Summary:
Zip code 61450 has one listed elementary school, La Harpe Elementary School, serving PK–8 and enrolling 181 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades results were below Illinois in both subjects: 51% in English Language Arts (ELA), compared with 56% statewide, and 32% in mathematics, compared with 40%. The clearest overall concern is mathematics, where the school trails the state by 8 percentage points, versus 5 points in ELA.
Because La Harpe is the only school listed, there is no local top or bottom school to compare; its grade-level results offer a more detailed picture. ELA was notably stronger than the state in grades 3 and 4: 64% versus 48% in grade 3, a 16-point advantage, and 75% versus 56% in grade 4, a 19-point advantage. Grade 3 mathematics was also slightly higher than the state, at 50% versus 49%. These results show that the below-state all-grades figures do not reflect every reported grade equally.
Recent results show a widening ELA gap with Illinois, while mathematics remained further below the state. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, La Harpe’s ELA score fell from 53% to 51%, while the state rose from 53% to 56%; the school went from nearly even with Illinois to 5 points behind. Mathematics edged up from 31% to 32%, close to the state’s increase from 39% to 40%. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from the 47th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 68th in 2025–2026, a 21-point rise; that ranking is a relative measure, distinct from test scores. Other context: the student–teacher ratio was 10.4 in 2024–2025, and 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. Chronic absenteeism was 12% in 2025–2026, 12 percentage points below the state rate.
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