HARPER DAEP

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, HARPER DAEP is an one-room-style secondary school, part of HOUSTON ISD. It caters to 76 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 90% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

HOUSTON ISD comprises 273 schools with combined enrollment of 176,727 students; HARPER DAEP is among them.

On the student-mix side, HARPER DAEP shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%. Other groups include 43% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HARPER DAEP is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

GARDEN OAKS MONTESSORI is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.