Enrollment
181
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA HARPE CSD 347·NCES 170138105943
La Harpe Elementary School
404 W Main St, La Harpe, IL 61450 · (217) 659-7739 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
150 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 5% smaller than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
52.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
30.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 18.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 La Harpe Elementary School
La Harpe Elementary School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Harpe Elementary School this school | 181 | 82.9% | 41.7% |
| Dallas City Elementary School Dallas City | 156 | 78.8% | 42.7% |
| Salt Fork South Elementary School Sidell | 154 | 76.6% | 41.5% |
| Willow Elementary School Pekin | 192 | 75.0% | 37.0% |
| Odell Grade School Odell | 155 | 75.5% | 38.7% |
| Bethel Grade School Mount Vernon | 154 | 76.6% | 39.1% |
Matched among Illinois 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 La Harpe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #859 of 1,925 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #1,252 of 2,077 ▼ 21 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #906 of 2,077 ▲ 105 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #2,110 of 2,419 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #448 of 2,132 | #1 of 7 |
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
181
+40 (+28%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 150
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 | 181 | 17.4 | 10.4:1 | 83% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 18 | 10.6:1 | 98% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 15.8 | 12.6:1 | 53% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 141 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 11.3 | 12.7:1 | 63% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 14 | 11.9:1 | 63% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | 14 | 10.7:1 | 51% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Harpe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (144 to 181); teachers up 54% (11.3 to 17.4).
About La Harpe Elementary School
La Harpe Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in La Harpe, Illinois. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 181 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
The school's district is La Harpe CSD 347.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at La Harpe Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Hancock County, where about 94% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
Based on 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, La Harpe Elementary School has a ratio of 10.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hancock County is 54%.
La Harpe Elementary School outperforms its prediction by 18.1 points. The model expects 23.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Illinois; the school's rate is 41.7%.
In Hancock County, home to about 17,281 people, median household income comes to about $65,865, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,703, La Harpe Elementary School among them.
La Harpe Elementary School's nearest public school is Dallas City Elementary School (about 9.9 miles). Compared with its nearest neighbors, La Harpe Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies La Harpe Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 181, compared with 141 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,281
Census ACS
Median income
$65,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Dallas City Elementary School9.9 mi · 156
- West Central Middle School11.4 mi · 169
- Illini West High School14.0 mi · 349
- Carthage Primary School14.0 mi · 238
- Carthage Middle School14.3 mi · 167
- West Prairie South Elementary School14.7 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About La Harpe Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at La Harpe Elementary School?
La Harpe Elementary School enrolls approximately 181 students in grades PK-08.
Is La Harpe Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
La Harpe Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at La Harpe Elementary School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at La Harpe Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Harpe Elementary School?
At La Harpe Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees La Harpe Elementary School?
La Harpe Elementary School is overseen by La Harpe CSD 347 in Hancock County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.