* US News and World Report Silver Medal School * Received a spot in the Newsweek’s prestigious 2015 “Beating the Odds” list * Was chosen as a 2015 Honor Roll School * One of 16 districts in the UnitedSCHOOL States to be PROFILE awarded the 201 US 3Department-2014 of Education Race to the Top grant * Earned 6 distinctions in Accountability system for the 2017-2018 academic years * Earned “A” rating as a district 2017-2018 in Texas Accountability system * Rated as “A” School in the greater area by Children At Risk

College Prep Public Charter School CEEB/ACT Code: 443546 TX CDC-School Number: 101-846-001 Title I School Principal: Seth Haytiyev, M.Ed. ([email protected]) Head Counselor: Syed Hasan, M.Ed ([email protected]) College Guidance Counselors: Berna Celepcikay , Fadime Dogan , Fatih Gozuacik , Huseyin Yildirim , Numan Kuzey

HARMONY AT A GLANCE: Harmony Science Academy is a comprehensive four year college preparatory public charter high school serving grades 9-12. Its mission is to prepare each student for higher education by providing a safe, caring, and collaborative atmosphere featuring a quality, student-centered educational program with a strong emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The school was opened in the fall of 2000 and graduated its first senior class in the spring of 2005. Harmony Science Academy is a designated T-STEM academy and is accredited by . Students are enrolled through a lottery process and applications are open to the public. Harmony Public Schools educates nearly 36,000 students in grades K through 12 on 54 campuses in Texas. The school operates on a two-semester system with nine week quarters.

BASIC SCHOOL STATS: STUDENT BODY POPULATION: Class of 2018: GPA # of Range Students  Year Established 2000  Hispanic 57%  Enrollment 626  Asian 18% 4.00+ 22  Grades Served 9-12  African American 20% 3.99-3.75 16  Free/Reduced Lunch 77%  White 5% 3.74-3.50 9  Student to Faculty Ratio 13-1 3.49-3.00 43  Student to Counselor (12) 23:1  Student to Counselor (9-11) 130:1 2.99-2.50 26 2.49-2.00 11

RANKING: Harmony Science Academy does not rank due to the depth of the curriculum and rigorous work. Rank can be shown if it is for the benefit of the student. Graduation Requirements: HSA follows the graduation requirements set by TEA. Students are required to complete 100 community services hours and gain acceptance from a 4 year college. GPA CALCULATION: GPA is computed using the grading scale below. All courses, including local credit courses, whether passed or failed, are included in the

computation. AP, Project Lead the Way (PLTW), and dual-enrollment courses are weighted on equal scale.

COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM: GRADING SCALE (up to New Course Weight Scale (Effective 2016- 2016-17 school year) 17 school year) Discipline RHP DHP A - 90 – 100 4.0 Letter Grade AP/PLTW/DUAL Pre- On English 4.0 4.0 Excellent Grade Range Credit AP Level B – Above 80 – 89 3.0 Mathematics 4.0 4.0 Course A 90 – 5.0 4.5 4 Science 4.0 4.0 C – Average 70 - 79 2.0 100 Social Studies 3.5 3.5 B 80 – 89 4.0 3.5 3 Economics 0.5 0.5 F – Fail 69 and 0.0 Physical Education 1.0 1.0 below C 75 - 79 3.0 2.5 2 LOTE 2.0 3.0

Fine Arts 1.0 1.0 D 70 - 74 2.0 1.5 1 Speech 0.5 0.5 Elective Courses 5.5 4.5 F 69 and 0 0 0 below TOTAL 26 26

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Class of 2018 SAT Score Ranges (Mid 50%) AP PROGRAM Participation Rates:

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 SAT Math (Highest) 480 – 590 (790) 32% 45% 34% 36% 32% 36% 40% Mean: 543 SAT Evidenced Based 470 – 590 (740) Reading &Writing Mean: 530 AP Scholar Designation 2018 # of Students at HSA receiving distinction SAT Combined 950 – 1170 (1510) AP Scholar 28 (Highest) Mean: 1073 AP Scholar with Honor 7 AP Scholar with Distinction 6 National AP Scholar 1 Class of 2018 ACT Score Ranges (Mid 50%) ACT Combined (Highest) 21 - 28 (33) Mean: 24

COLLEGE ENROLLMENT The following are some institutions that Harmony students have been accepted to. Institutions in bold are institutions Harmony students have been attending. Sam Houston State Amherst College University Lehigh University Swarthmore College

The University of Texas, San Austin College Emory University Lamar University Antonio Southwestern Adventist Baylor University University Macalester College Trinity University Massachusetts Institute of Boston University St. Edward's University Technology Tufts University St. John's University - Queens

Brandeis University Campus New York University University of California at Berkeley

St. John's University - Staten Brown University Island Campus North American University University of Houston St. Mary's University of San University of Houston (The Honors Carnegie Mellon University Antonio Northwestern University College) California Institute of Technology Swarthmore College Oklahoma Wesleyan University University of Houston, Downtown Pennsylvania State University, Columbia College Chicago Texas A&M University University Park University of North Texas

Texas A&M University,

Columbia University Corpus Christi Princeton University of Notre Dame Cornell University Houston Baptist University Pomona College University of Rochester Houston Community College Georgetown University System Purdue University University of St. Thomas Georgia State University Johns Hopkins University Rhode Island School of Design University of Pennsylvania Rutgers, The State University of

New Jersey at New Brunswick Kansas State University University of Texas at Austin Rochester Institute of Duke University Texas Southern University Technology Yale University Emory University Texas Tech University The University of Texas, Austin The University of Texas, Dallas

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AP and DUAL CREDIT COURSES OFFERED to Class of 2018 Advanced Placement and Dual Credit courses offered locally year by year and applicable grades are shown below.

09th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade Course Name 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 AP Biology 1 1 1 1 AP Calculus AB/BC * 1 1 1 AP Chemistry * 1 1 1 AP Computer Science * 1 0 1 AP Computer Science Principles 0 0 1 1 AP English Language * 1 * * AP English Literature * * 1 1 AP European History 0 1 0 0 AP Human Geography * * * * AP LOTE French * * 1 0 AP Macroeconomics * * 1 1 AP Physics I 1 1 1 1 AP Physics II * 1 0 0 AP Psychology 1 1 1 1 AP Spanish Language * 1 1 1 AP Spanish Literature * 1 1 1 AP Statistics * 1 1 1 AP Studio Art Drawing 0 1 1 1 AP US Government * * 1 1 AP US History * 1 * * AP World History 1 * * * GOVT 2305 Dual 0 * 1 1 ECON 2301 Dual 0 * 1 1 ENGLISH 1301/1302 Dual * 1 1 1 MUSI 1306 Dual * 1 0 0 SPCH 1315 Dual * 1 1 0 PSYC 2301 Dual * 1 1 0 Total AP/Duals offered to Class of 18 4/0 14/4 14/5 15/3

Legend: 0 = course is not offered * = Course is offered but not to class of 18 1 = Course is offered to class of 18.

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