Harper Elementary

Summary:

Harper Elementary is a public elementary school located in Harper, Texas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 217 students. The school is part of the Harper Independent School District, which is ranked 95 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harper Elementary has consistently performed well on STAAR tests, with higher proficiency rates than the state average in both reading and math for grades 3 and 4. For example, in 2023-2024, 69.35% of 4th-grade students at Harper Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state average of 50.66%. The school also ranked 1 out of 3,006 Texas elementary schools for its Gifted and Talented program in the 2020-2021 school year, indicating a strong focus on supporting advanced learners. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Harper Elementary has consistently outperformed the state average on STAAR tests, suggesting the school is effectively supporting these students.

While the nearby schools, such as Daniels Elementary and Nimitz Elementary, also perform well, Harper Elementary generally outperforms them on STAAR tests, particularly in mathematics. This could be due to factors such as curriculum, instructional practices, or the school's focus on supporting advanced learners. However, the racial makeup of Harper Elementary has become less diverse over the past few years, with the percentage of white students increasing from 77.88% in 2021-2022 to 71.89% in 2022-2023, which could be a result of demographic changes in the local community or other factors that warrant further investigation.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 250 N School St
       Harper, TX  78631


(830) 864-4044

District: Harper Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
576th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,366 Help


Students who attend Harper Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Harper Middle
High:    Harper High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.8 Help
Number of students:  244

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.9%
Hispanic:
26.6%
Two or more races:
1.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50% Help


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Compare Details Harper Elementary ranks better than 87.7% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.81. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.9%), Hispanic (26.6%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harper Elementary is 15.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harper Elementary is $10,366.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harper Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Harper Elementary 576th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Harper Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Harper Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Harper Independent School District (Isd) 95th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Harper Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Harper Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 87.10 82nd 3465 97.6%
2005 81.38 381st 3475 89.0%
2006 79.57 437th 3476 87.4%
2007 79.54 467th 3724 87.5%
2008 77.63 609th 3768 83.8%
2009 84.95 208th 3884 94.6%
2010 82.90 290th 3937 92.6%
2011 83.43 265th 4095 93.5%
2012 72.54 1003rd 4206 76.2%
2013 74.84 914th 4221 78.3%
2014 60.67 1722nd 4260 59.6%
2015 49.75 2343rd 4320 45.8%
2016 59.43 1802nd 4286 58.0%
2017 81.21 660th 4329 84.8%
2018 81.65 623rd 4359 85.7%
2019 79.94 704th 4479 84.3%
2021 91.55 334th 4578 92.7%
2022 67.76 1234th 4581 73.1%
2023 85.78 540th 4647 88.4%
2024 84.81 576th 4675 87.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Harper Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 61.62 991st 3952 74.9%
2023 75.03 523rd 4086 87.2%
2024 43.19 2341st 4261 45.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harper Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.98 375th 4264 91.2%
2019 86.84 219th 4309 94.9%
2021 92.12 112th 4451 97.5%
2022 53.64 1910th 4477 57.3%
2023 74.02 704th 4521 84.4%
2024 50.57 2149th 4560 52.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Harper Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.81 567th 4306 86.8%
2019 76.96 742nd 4348 82.9%
2021 88.70 389th 4499 91.4%
2022 77.05 803rd 4561 82.4%
2023 87.59 418th 4588 90.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Harper Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 85.99 1st 3006 100.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Harper Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.86 2961st 4240 30.2%
2019 31.79 3271st 4295 23.8%
2021 70.85 698th 4331 83.9%
2022 55.05 1754th 4461 60.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Harper Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.34 739th 4319 82.9%
2019 78.40 688th 4357 84.2%
2021 91.37 311th 4498 93.1%
2022 56.48 1789th 4563 60.8%
2023 75.41 905th 4585 80.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harper Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.40 1093rd 4168 73.8%
2019 68.88 926th 4188 77.9%
2021 80.61 489th 4329 88.7%
2023 57.56 1618th 4401 63.2%
2024 42.43 2592nd 4431 41.5%
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Rank History for White students at Harper Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.57 918th 3127 70.6%
2019 63.88 1019th 3142 67.6%
2021 76.03 520th 3082 83.1%
2022 55.07 1374th 3082 55.4%
2023 72.06 715th 3106 77.0%
2024 69.82 765th 3078 75.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Harper Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 95 0 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 103
1990 98 0 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 108
1991 93 1 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 102
1992 107 1 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 118
1993 109 1 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 124
1994 135 1 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 149
1995 152 1 0 18 0 n/a n/a 0 171
1996 152 1 0 18 0 n/a n/a 0 171
1997 149 1 0 22 1 n/a n/a 0 173
1998 165 3 0 22 0 n/a n/a 0 190
1999 166 2 0 21 0 n/a n/a 0 189
2000 134 1 0 18 0 n/a n/a 0 153
2001 159 0 2 30 0 n/a n/a 0 191
2002 174 0 0 40 1 n/a n/a 0 215
2003 174 0 0 40 1 n/a n/a 0 215
2004 161 0 0 35 2 n/a n/a 0 198
2005 178 1 0 37 3 n/a n/a 0 219
2006 196 0 0 44 3 n/a n/a 0 243
2007 209 0 0 34 3 n/a n/a 0 246
2008 197 1 3 36 2 n/a n/a 0 239
2009 207 0 6 40 2 n/a n/a 0 255
2010 213 0 4 37 0 n/a n/a 0 254
2011 201 0 2 39 0 0 1 0 243
2012 202 1 2 31 0 0 0 0 236
2013 206 1 1 35 0 0 0 0 243
2014 217 1 1 33 0 0 2 0 254
2015 223 1 1 30 0 0 1 0 256
2016 195 0 0 29 0 0 1 0 225
2017 182 0 0 31 0 1 1 0 215
2018 180 0 0 33 0 0 2 0 215
2019 178 0 0 27 0 0 2 0 207
2020 176 2 0 35 0 0 2 0 215
2021 165 0 0 35 0 0 3 0 203
2022 162 1 0 43 0 0 2 0 208
2023 156 1 0 54 0 0 6 0 217
2024 173 1 1 65 0 0 4 0 244

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Harper Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 103 n/a n/a n/a
1990 108 7.0 15.4 n/a
1991 102 6.6 15.4 n/a
1992 118 8.0 14.7 33.1
1993 124 9.0 13.8 41.1
1994 149 8.9 16.7 37.6
1995 171 10.1 16.9 27.5
1996 171 10.1 16.9 27.5
1997 173 11.3 15.3 30.1
1998 190 12.4 15.3 38.9
1999 189 14.3 13.2 48.1
2000 153 13.2 11.6 51.6
2001 191 14.1 13.5 49.7
2002 215 14.2 15.1 42.3
2003 215 14.2 15.1 42.3
2004 198 14.4 13.8 38.4
2005 219 14.3 15.3 42.5
2006 243 14.2 17.1 38.3
2007 246 15.0 16.4 37
2008 239 15.9 15.0 40.2
2009 255 16.0 15.9 38.8
2010 254 15.8 15.9 46.1
2011 243 17.2 14.1 43.2
2012 236 16.5 14.2 44.5
2013 243 16.9 14.3 46.5
2014 254 17.1 14.7 48
2015 256 16.0 16.0 39.8
2016 225 14.0 16.0 45.3
2017 215 14.3 14.9 46.5
2018 215 15.1 14.1 38.6
2019 207 15.2 13.6 45.4
2020 215 14.8 14.4 46.5
2021 203 15.8 12.7 44.3
2022 208 15.8 13.1 42.3
2023 217 17.1 12.6 42.9
2024 244 15.3 15.8 50

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Harper Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 103 n/a n/a n/a
1990 108 7.0 15.4 n/a
1991 102 6.6 15.4 n/a
1992 118 8.0 14.7 33.1
1993 124 9.0 13.8 41.1
1994 149 8.9 16.7 37.6
1995 171 10.1 16.9 27.5
1996 171 10.1 16.9 27.5
1997 173 11.3 15.3 30.1
1998 190 12.4 15.3 38.9
1999 189 14.3 13.2 48.1
2000 153 13.2 11.6 51.6
2001 191 14.1 13.5 49.7
2002 215 14.2 15.1 42.3
2003 215 14.2 15.1 42.3
2004 198 14.4 13.8 38.4
2005 219 14.3 15.3 42.5
2006 243 14.2 17.1 38.3
2007 246 15.0 16.4 37
2008 239 15.9 15.0 40.2
2009 255 16.0 15.9 38.8
2010 254 15.8 15.9 46.1
2011 243 17.2 14.1 43.2
2012 236 16.5 14.2 44.5
2013 243 16.9 14.3 46.5
2014 254 17.1 14.7 48
2015 256 16.0 16.0 39.8
2016 225 14.0 16.0 45.3
2017 215 14.3 14.9 46.5
2018 215 15.1 14.1 38.6
2019 207 15.2 13.6 45.4
2020 215 14.8 14.4 46.5
2021 203 15.8 12.7 44.3
2022 208 15.8 13.1 42.3
2023 217 17.1 12.6 42.9
2024 244 15.3 15.8 50

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Harper Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,014 (9.9%) $9,246 (90.1%) $10,260
2020 $1,077 (11.6%) $8,245 (88.4%) $9,322
2021 $881 (8.5%) $9,485 (91.5%) $10,366

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Harper Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 704th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 540th of 4647 Elementary schools
 4.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Harper Elementary)5169
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Harper Independent School District (Isd))5169
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Harper Elementary)5965
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Harper Independent School District (Isd))5965
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Harper Elementary)5756
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Harper Independent School District (Isd))5756
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Harper Elementary)5667
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Harper Independent School District (Isd))5667
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students207217
 4.8%
African American01
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic2754
 100%
Pacific Islander00
White178156
 12.4%
Two or More Races26
 200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.4%42.9%
 2.6%


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Harper Elementary ranks 576th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Harper Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harper Middle
High : Harper High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 244 students attended Harper Elementary.

Students at Harper Elementary are 71% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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