Harmony School of Innovation-Katy, a public charter school at 21650 Bellaire Blvd. in Richmond, has earned top honors and national recognition from U.S. News & World Report – as the number one high school in Katy, as the top-ranked charter school in the Houston metro area and as a Top 100 school in Texas. In total, five Harmony Public High Schools were ranked the Top High School in their city in last week's highly prestigious U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of Top High Schools in America, according to a press release from the charter school system. In determining its top schools, U.S. News & World Report looks at a variety of factors, including college readiness (30%), math and reading proficiency (20%), math and reading performance (20%), underserved student performance (10%), and college curriculum breadth (10%). In total, 11 Harmony campuses were ranked within the Top 10 in their communities. All 24 Harmony high schools statewide made the U.S. News rankings. 'Top 10 in City' Harmony High Schools: · No. 1 in Beaumont (Harmony Science Academy-Beaumont) · No. 1 in Carrollton (Harmony Science Academy-Carrollton) · No. 1 in Euless (Harmony Science Academy-Euless) · No. 1 in Garland (Harmony School of Innovation-Garland) · No. 1 in Katy (Harmony School of Innovation-Katy) · No. 2 in Laredo (Harmony School of Excellence-Laredo) · No. 5 in Fort Worth (Harmony School of Innovation-Fort Worth) · No. 6 in Brownsville (Harmony School of Innovation-Brownsville) · No. 8 in El Paso (Harmony Science Academy-El Paso) · No. 9 in El Paso (Harmony School of Innovation-El Paso) · No. 10 in Austin (Harmony School of Endeavor-Austin) Harmony also had two campuses place among the Top 100 high schools in Texas: · Harmony School of Innovation-Katy (33)

· Harmony School of Innovation-Sugar Land (88) Harmony was also the top-ranked charter school in the following cities: · Beaumont (Harmony Science Academy-Beaumont) · Carrollton (Harmony Science Academy-Carrollton) · El Paso (Harmony Science Academy-El Paso) · Euless (Harmony Science Academy-Euless) · Garland (Harmony School of Innovation-Garland) · Houston Metro (Harmony School of Innovation-Katy) · Laredo (Harmony School of Excellence-Laredo) · Pflugerville (Harmony Science Academy-Pflugerville) · Waco (Harmony School of Innovation-Waco) Harmony's curriculum places a heavy focus on STEM skills, Character Education, project-based learning and college readiness. The system has a 98 percent graduation rate for its high school seniors, and 100 percent college acceptance rate among its graduating seniors. Harmony Public Schools is currently accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year for students and team members.