Enrollment
258
Combined
STATE 384
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARPER SD 66·NCES 410612000758
Harper Charter School
2987 Harper/Westfall Rd, Harper, OR 97906 · (541) 358-2473 · Malheur County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 22.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
61 students
STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 14 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 44% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
38.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 38.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 31.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
258
+82 (+47%) vs 2020
+269% since 1990-91, when it was 70
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 258 | 13.8 | 18.8:1 | 24% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 12.5 | 20.0:1 | 24% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 11.5 | 19.0:1 | 28% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 176 | 9 | 19.6:1 | 35% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 9.6 | 11.3:1 | 66% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 102 | 8 | 12.8:1 | 66% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 63 | 8 | 7.9:1 | 92% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 82 | 9 | 9.1:1 | 62% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 70 | 7 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harper Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 137% (109 to 258); teachers up 43% (9.6 to 13.8).
About Harper Charter School
Harper Charter School is a combined-grade school with a street address in Harper, Oregon. It enrolled 258 students in kindergarten through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, combined schools in Oregon average about 384 students each.
Harper Charter School reports to Harper SD 66.
Harper Charter School's enrollment is 80% White. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Malheur County, the White share is about 69%. The chance that two students picked at random at Harper Charter School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.8:1, with 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, combined schools in Oregon average 22.5:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 24%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Malheur County is 89%.
A school in Oregon with Harper Charter School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 53.4%. Harper Charter School scores 34.3%.
Federal survey data for Malheur County show that median household income is about $54,519, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harper Charter School is among the 25 public schools in Malheur County.
The nearest public school is Vale Middle School, at about 19.4 miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Harper Charter School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Harper Charter School had 176 students in 2020-21 and 258 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Malheur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,954
Census ACS
Median income
$54,519
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Vale Middle School19.4 mi · 120
- Vale High School19.4 mi · 293
- Vale Elementary School19.8 mi · 438
- Willowcreek Elementary School20.9 mi · 61
- Juntura Elementary School25.2 mi · 7
- Adrian Elementary School28.2 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About Harper Charter SchoolHow large is Harper Charter School?
Harper Charter School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Harper Charter School serve?
Harper Charter School serves grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Harper Charter School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Harper Charter School.
What is the student diversity at Harper Charter School?
Student demographics at Harper Charter School are roughly 80% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Harper Charter School?
Harper Charter School is overseen by Harper SD 66 in Malheur County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.