Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180345000468
Harper Elementary School
21 S Alvord Blvd, Evansville, IN 47714 · (812) 476-1308 · Vanderburgh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
198 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 130% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
39.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
43.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Elementary School this school | 344 | 57.6% | 38.5% |
| Fairlawn Elementary School Evansville | 450 | 60.4% | 8.9% |
| Pine Tree Elementary School Avon | 450 | 58.4% | 57.4% |
| North View Elementary School Muncie | 384 | 60.9% | 33.8% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Jeffersonville | 326 | 53.1% | 45.2% |
| Green Valley Elementary School New Albany | 404 | 63.6% | 39.6% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Indiana | In Vanderburgh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #555 of 983 | #7 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #528 of 986 | #8 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #480 of 986 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #736 of 1,079 | #19 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #91 of 991 | #7 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #137 of 996 | #8 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #414 of 1,058 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #146 of 597 | #7 of 16 |
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
344
+57 (+20%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 344 | 28.3 | 12.1:1 | 58% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 24.8 | 13.3:1 | 67% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 24.5 | 13.8:1 | 74% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 26 | 11.0:1 | 64% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 28.3 | 15.6:1 | 72% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 72% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 70% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 53% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 30 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harper Elementary School.
About Harper Elementary School
Harper Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Indiana, with an address in Evansville. It enrolled 344 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students each.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp oversees Harper Elementary School and 37 other schools, with 21,589 students in total.
White students form the largest group at Harper Elementary School, 49% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 23% Black, 15% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. Among people living in Vanderburgh County, the White share is about 81%. The chance that two students picked at random at Harper Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.1:1, with 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Vanderburgh County is 48%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Harper Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Harper Elementary School would be expected to post about 34.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.5%.
Federal survey data for Vanderburgh County show that median household income is about $61,648, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harper Elementary School is among the 44 public schools in Vanderburgh County.
Joshua Academy is the public school closest to Harper Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 19.9%; Harper Elementary School's is 38.5%, ranking 1st of 8.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 287 in 2020-21 and 344 in 2024-25, a increase of 57 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.0:1 to 12.1:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Vanderburgh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,117
Census ACS
Median income
$61,648
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in Evansville
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other Harper Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Harper Elementary. Harper Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Harper Elementary SchoolRiverdale, GA · 690 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 642 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolWilmette, IL · 366 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolThomasville, GA · 263 students
- Harper ElemHarper, KS · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Joshua Academy0.9 mi · 254
- Vogel Elementary School1.0 mi · 484
- Washington Middle School1.1 mi · 331
- Dexter Elementary School1.1 mi · 384
- Benjamin Bosse High School1.2 mi · 868
- McGary Middle School1.7 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Harper Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harper Elementary School?
Harper Elementary School enrolls approximately 344 students in grades KG-05.
Is Harper Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harper Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harper Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harper Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harper Elementary School?
Harper Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 11% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Harper Elementary School?
Harper Elementary School is overseen by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp in Vanderburgh County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.