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Harper Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
23122 W Hwy 290
Harper, TX 78631
Phone
(830) 864-4044
District
HARPER ISD
County
GILLESPIE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
166
Classroom Teachers
14

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.5% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Harper Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
41%
52%
53%
57%
29%
46%
41%
52%
53%
57%
29%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
39%
57%
41%
36%
36%
47%
39%
57%
41%
36%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
65%
41%
79%
54%
51%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
61%
47%
60%
56%
61%
37%
61%
47%
60%
56%
61%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 37 22.3%
Grade 6 45 27.1%
Grade 7 38 22.9%
Grade 8 46 27.7%
Total 166 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.7% 83.4% 27.3%
Black 1.2% 0.5% 13.2%
Hispanic 14.1% 16.1% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 36.1% 33.8% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 28.9% 29.8% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 3.9% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 3,990 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 10.3 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.5% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.4% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.8% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.0% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 29.3% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,441 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 2.3% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.0% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.9% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.6% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.8% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 6.9% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.1% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.9% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.2% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 3.5% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,435 $3,655,080 53.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $261 $148,248 2.2%
Staff $382 $216,976 3.2%
General Administration $447 $253,896 3.7%
School Administration $776 $440,768 6.4%
Operation $1,526 $866,768 12.7%
Transportation $423 $240,264 3.5%
Other $505 $286,840 4.2%
Total Support $4,320 $2,453,760 35.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,306 $741,808 10.8%
Total Expenditures $12,062 $6,851,216 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%