Elementary Schools in Harper Independent School District (Isd)

Summary:

The Harper Independent School District (ISD) in Texas has one standout elementary school, Harper Elementary. This school has consistently performed at a high level, ranking in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years.

Harper Elementary has demonstrated strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in reading and mathematics that exceed the state averages for 3rd and 4th-grade students. Despite having a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, the school is able to provide a high-quality education, as evidenced by its higher-than-average per-student spending and lower-than-average student-teacher ratio. These factors suggest that the Harper ISD is effectively allocating resources to support student learning and success.

Overall, Harper Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution within the Harper Independent School District, consistently outperforming the state average in academic achievement and providing a supportive environment for its diverse student population.

District Detail

61 N Ranch Rd 783
Harper, TX 78631

(830) 864-4044

SchoolDigger Rank:
127^th of 961 Texas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 591

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)		STAAR Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	Total
Harper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	250 N School St	Harper	78631	Gillespie County	Harper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 864-4044	223	15	14.7	51.1%	147 (65.9%)	1 (0.4%)	67 (30.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	81.2	716^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.6%		84.8	579^th of 4710 public elementary schools	87.7%	137	59.5	76.9	48.7	84.6	$6,385

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Doss Consolidated Central School District	12.04 mi	1
University Of Texas University Charter School	12.76 mi	22	880^th
Big Springs Charter School	14.23 mi	2
Ingram Independent School District (Isd)	15.64 mi	3	170^th
Kerrville Independent School District (Isd)	16.41 mi	10	291^st

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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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