📍 250 N School St, Harper, Gillespie County, 78631
Harper el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harper, Gillespie County. The school has 217 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrea Fiedler. It is part of the Harper Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harper el enrolls 217 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 156 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
93 of the school's 217 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 80 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harper el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 73.
Harper el is one of 3 schools in HARPER ISD, based in HARPER, Texas. The district serves 591 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 217 students, Harper el is close to the district average of about 197 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote