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Schools in Harper

Harper’s public schools

Keota Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harper. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 2% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
279 students on the public path
In brief

Harper’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Harper’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Keota High School places highest (better than 63%); Keota Elementary School lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Harper, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Keota Elementary Schoolin KeotaC
7–12Keota High Schoolin KeotaB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Keota Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Keota Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 279 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,961IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 69.7% · 204 students tested
Math64%
State average 63.8% · 204 students tested

Harper vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Harper’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harper—Keota

Every school in Harper

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Harperin other towns
Keota Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Keota
C
165 students11:1Rate it →
Keota High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Keota
B
114 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Harper’s schools

Are Harper’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Harper. Keota Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harper. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Harper in?

Keota Community School District.

Where do Harper kids go to high school?

Keota High School.

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What Harper families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.