Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPARRAL SCHOOLS·NCES 200339000750
Harper Elem
1317 Walnut, Harper, KS 67058 · (620) 896-7614 · Harper County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Kansas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
160 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 51%
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 | 28 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 35% larger than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Harper Elem→Chaparral Jr/Sr High
Based on grade levels within Chaparral Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 39.7% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Elem
Harper Elem's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Elem this school | 255 | 62.7% | 46.5% |
| North Elementary Goodland | 254 | 59.4% | 32.3% |
| Lincoln Elem McPherson | 221 | 62.0% | 36.1% |
| Oberlin Elem Oberlin | 232 | 60.3% | 46.1% |
| Lincoln Elem Hays | 274 | 59.5% | 47.9% |
| Lincoln Elem Great Bend | 275 | 57.8% | 48.9% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #274 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #271 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #320 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #452 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #81 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #305 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #226 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #376 of 377 |
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
255
+11 (+5%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 255 | 21.9 | 11.7:1 | 63% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 19.5 | 12.9:1 | 68% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 67% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 18 | 13.6:1 | 60% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 16.7 | 15.3:1 | 64% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 27 | 10.5:1 | 68% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 76% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 40% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 23 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harper Elem.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (256 to 255); teachers up 31% (16.7 to 21.9).
About Harper Elem
Harper Elem is a small elementary school in Harper, Kansas, under Chaparral Schools. It educates 255 students in pre-K through 6.
Harper Elem is in Chaparral Schools, a district with 829 students across 4 schools.
White students make up a majority at Harper Elem, at 71%. Other students are 24% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 89% White share among all Harper County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 21.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.7:1. That is lower than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 63%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Harper Elem 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.
Harper Elem's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (46.5%) and its predicted rate (32.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
Among Harper County residents, the median household income is $53,488, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Harper Elem is one of 6 public schools in the county.
Chaparral Virtual School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Harper Elem holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 35.3% on proficiency, and Harper Elem is above that at 46.5%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school enrolled 255 students in 2024-25, 11 more than the 244 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.6:1 to 11.7:1.
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Harper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,400
Census ACS
Median income
$53,488
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
998 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chaparral Schools
- Chaparral Jr/Sr HighHigh · 348 students
- Anthony ElemElementary · 210 students
- Chaparral Virtual SchoolHigh · 16 students
Other Harper Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Harper Elementary. Harper Elem is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Harper Elementary SchoolRiverdale, GA · 690 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 642 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolWilmette, IL · 366 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolEvansville, IN · 344 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolThomasville, GA · 263 students
Nearby schools
- Chaparral Virtual School4.6 mi · 16
- Chaparral Jr/Sr High4.6 mi · 348
- Anthony Elem9.2 mi · 210
- Puls Elem11.2 mi · 122
- Attica High11.2 mi · 47
- Argonia Elem14.7 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Harper ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Harper Elem?
Harper Elem enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Harper Elem serve?
Harper Elem serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Harper Elem?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Harper Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harper Elem?
At Harper Elem, the student body is approximately 71% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Harper Elem in?
Harper Elem is part of Chaparral Schools.
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