📍 23122 W Hwy 290, Harper, Gillespie County, 78631
Harper Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Harper, Gillespie County. The school has 179 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephen Krupicka. It is part of the Harper Isd school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harper Middle enrolls 179 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 148 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
67 of the school's 179 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 12 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 Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. 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 Middle 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 179 students, Harper Middle 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