Harper Middle School
Public middle school in Harper, Texas · Harper ISD · Grades 5–8
Harper Middle School serves 197 students in grades 5–8 in Harper (Gillespie County). It is one of 3 schools in Harper ISD. By enrollment it is the 1539th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 15.52 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Harper ISD |
| County | Gillespie County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482259007007 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harper ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 197 | 591 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 11.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38.1% | 40.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 24% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Harper Middle School in context
Size
Harper Middle School is the only middle school in Harper ISD. Its 197 students are 33.3% of the district's 591. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 25.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 221; Harper Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 62 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 38, against an average of 49 per grade. This year grade 8 has 31% fewer students than grade 5 (43 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 79.7% here and 75.1% across Harper ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 17.8%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
38.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 40.4% across Harper ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 15.52 full-time-equivalent teachers for 197 students, Harper Middle School has 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 197 students would have about 13.7 teachers, so Harper Middle School has 1.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Harper Middle School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Pathways 3H Campus, 12.7 miles away in University of Texas University Charter School. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 79.7% |
| Hispanic | 17.8% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 62 |
| Grade 6 | 38 |
| Grade 7 | 54 |
| Grade 8 | 43 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
23122 W Hwy 290, Harper, TX 78631
Phone: (830)864-4044
Website: harperisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harper Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathways 3H Campus | University of Texas University Charter School | 12.7 mi | 18 | 7.6 | – |
| Ingram Middle School | Ingram ISD | 15.6 mi | 270 | 13.2 | 60.4% |
| Peterson Middle School | Kerrville ISD | 19.6 mi | 1,001 | 15.2 | 53% |
| Fredericksburg Middle School | Fredericksburg ISD | 22.4 mi | 622 | 13.1 | 63.3% |
| Center Point Middle School | Center Point ISD | 27.8 mi | 102 | 9.3 | 61.8% |
| Comfort Middle School | Comfort ISD | 30.0 mi | 231 | 11.3 | 56.3% |
| Mason Junior High School | Mason ISD | 30.6 mi | 210 | 12.9 | 45.7% |
| Junction Middle School | Junction ISD | 34.4 mi | 118 | 8.5 | 58.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Harper ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 223 |
| Harper High School | High | 9–12 | 171 |