Harper Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Harper ISD
- Harper, TX
- 5th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Harper ISD: A
Total students
166
Avg. teacher experience
14.3 years
Harper ISD: 15.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Harper ISD: 95.5%
Statewide: 90%
Harper Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Harper, TX, in the Harper ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 166 students. 36.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,190, which is $8,697 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.3 years of experience.
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Website
Address
23122 W Hwy 290Harper, TX 78631
Office phone number
Principals
- Stephen Krupicka
- jharper@harperisd.net
- (830) 864-4044
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Harper Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 15. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 15.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
166
African American
2 (1.2%)
Harper ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Harper ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Harper ISD: 0%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
23 (13.9%)
Harper ISD: 15.7%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Harper ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
138 (83.1%)
Harper ISD: 82.5%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
3 (1.8%)
Harper ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 2.9%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
36.1 %
Harper ISD: 35.6%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
36.1 %
Harper ISD: 33.8%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
2.4 %
Harper ISD: 3.6%
Statewide: 21.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
2.4 %
Harper ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
12.7 %
Harper ISD: 7.9%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
12 %
Harper ISD: 11.8%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
B
Harper ISD: A
Student achievement (2021-2022)
B
Harper ISD: A
School progress (2021-2022)
C
Harper ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
Harper ISD: B
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
6.4 %
Harper ISD: 8.2%
Statewide: 15%
African American
Masked
Harper ISD: Masked
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
N/A
Harper ISD: N/A
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
Masked
Harper ISD: Masked
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
14.8 %
Harper ISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Harper ISD: N/A
Statewide: 17.9%
White
5.3 %
Harper ISD: 7%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
Masked
Harper ISD: 0%
Statewide: 13.9%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
13.4
African American
0 (0%)
Harper ISD: 0%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Harper ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Harper ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
0 (0%)
Harper ISD: 2%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Harper ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
13.4 (100%)
Harper ISD: 96%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Harper ISD: 2%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Harper ISD: 2%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
10.3 (76.4%)
Harper ISD: 80.2%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
3.2 (23.6%)
Harper ISD: 17.8%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Harper ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.
Students per teacher
12.3
Harper ISD: 11.1
Statewide: 14.6
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
14.3 years
Harper ISD: 15.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$50,190
Harper ISD: $53,901
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$36,480
Harper ISD: $49,255
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$39,709
Harper ISD: $40,408
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$45,889
Harper ISD: $46,657
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$56,846
Harper ISD: $54,809
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$67,043
Harper ISD: $65,723
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$64,810
Harper ISD: $65,873
Statewide: $71,111