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If you had an hour of school board time for Harper Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
690
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123002524
Harper Elementary School
93 Valley Hill Rd SW, Riverdale, GA 30274 · (678) 479-2654 · Clayton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Georgia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
690 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (126).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
19.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.1pp since 2021
Math
18.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.4% | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.2% | 14.3% |
| 2022-23 | 16.1% | 17.2% |
| 2021-22 | 10.2% | 8.8% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harper Elementary School
Harper Elementary School's state test result (16.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Elementary School this school | 690 | 100.0% | 16.3% |
| Roberta T. Smith Elementary School Rex | 720 | 100.0% | 18.0% |
| Sanders Elementary School Austell | 626 | 100.0% | 32.4% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School Hampton | 813 | 100.0% | 23.7% |
| Altama Elementary School Brunswick | 672 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Riverdale Elementary School Riverdale | 559 | 100.0% | 21.7% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #1,122 of 1,208 | #32 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,102 of 1,215 ▲ 36 | #29 of 37 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #1,030 of 1,215 ▲ 58 | #23 of 37 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.2pp | #169 of 1,183 | #13 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #390 of 1,324 | #9 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #528 of 1,301 | #10 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #782 of 1,301 | #14 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #104 of 1,312 | #29 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #216 of 854 | #19 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
690
-66 (-9%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 814
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 690 | 53 | 13.0:1 | 100% (690) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 53 | 13.3:1 | 100% (702) |
| 2022-23 | 722 | 53.2 | 13.6:1 | 90% (653) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 51 | 14.8:1 | 93% (703) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 55 | 15.9:1 | 99% (868) |
| 2015-16 | 914 | 56 | 16.3:1 | 99% (909) |
| 2010-11 | 814 | 55 | 14.8:1 | 87% (707) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (873 to 690); teachers down 4% (55 to 53).
About Harper Elementary School
Harper Elementary School, located in Riverdale, Georgia, is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 690 students, covering pre-K through 5.
The 68 schools of Clayton County, including Harper Elementary School, enroll 51,326 students.
The share of Black students at Harper Elementary School is 63%, a majority. It is also 32% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
Harper Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.0 students per teacher, from 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is similar, at 13.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Harper Elementary School, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Harper Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 13% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Harper Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 16.3%, compared with a predicted 25.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Clayton County area, median household income comes to about $59,806, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clayton County counts 73 public schools with about 63,156 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Sequoyah Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 19.5%; Harper Elementary School's is 16.3%, ranking 7th of 8.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 756 to 690. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.8:1 to 13.0:1 over the same years.
Harper Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,924
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
63,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton County
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
Other schools in Riverdale
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
- Dubois Integrity AcademyElementary · 1,341 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 students
- Church Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
- Riverdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 560 students
Other Harper Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Harper Elementary. Harper Elementary School is the largest of the 7.
- Harper Elementary SchoolThomasville, GA · 263 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 642 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolWilmette, IL · 366 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolEvansville, IN · 344 students
- Harper ElemHarper, KS · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Sequoyah Middle School0.2 mi · 765
- Riverdale High School0.9 mi · 1,359
- Riverdale Middle School1.0 mi · 560
- Riverdale Elementary School1.4 mi · 559
- Charles R. Drew High School1.5 mi · 1,708
- Church Street Elementary School1.6 mi · 706
Frequently asked questions
About Harper Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Harper Elementary School?
Harper Elementary School enrolls approximately 690 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Harper Elementary School serve?
Harper Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harper Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harper Elementary School is approximately 13.0:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harper Elementary School?
Student demographics at Harper Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 32% Hispanic, 63% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Harper Elementary School public or private?
Harper Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clayton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.