Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Harper ISD: A

Total students

166

Avg. teacher experience

14.3 years

Harper ISD: 15.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Harper ISD: 95.5%

Statewide: 90%

Harper Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Harper, TX, in the Harper ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 166 students. 36.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,190, which is $8,697 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.harperisd.net

Address

23122 W Hwy 290
Harper, TX 78631

Office phone number

(830) 864-4044

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harper Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 15. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 15.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

166

African American

2 (1.2%)

Harper ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harper ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Harper ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

23 (13.9%)

Harper ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harper ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

138 (83.1%)

Harper ISD: 82.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (1.8%)

Harper ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

13.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

83.1%

Two or more races

1.8%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

36.1 %

Harper ISD: 35.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

36.1 %

Harper ISD: 33.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.4 %

Harper ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

36.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

36.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

2.4 %

Harper ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

12.7 %

Harper ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12 %

Harper ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.4%

Gifted and talented

12.7%

Special education

12.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Harper ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Harper ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Harper ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Harper ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

6.4 %

Harper ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Harper ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Harper ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Harper ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.8 %

Harper ISD: 16.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harper ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

5.3 %

Harper ISD: 7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Harper ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

13.4

African American

0 (0%)

Harper ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harper ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Harper ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Harper ISD: 2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harper ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

13.4 (100%)

Harper ISD: 96%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Harper ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Harper ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

10.3 (76.4%)

Harper ISD: 80.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.2 (23.6%)

Harper ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Harper ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.3

Harper ISD: 11.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14.3 years

Harper ISD: 15.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$50,190

Harper ISD: $53,901

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$36,480

Harper ISD: $49,255

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$39,709

Harper ISD: $40,408

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$45,889

Harper ISD: $46,657

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,846

Harper ISD: $54,809

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,043

Harper ISD: $65,723

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$64,810

Harper ISD: $65,873

Statewide: $71,111

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