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La Harpe Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

404 W Main St, La Harpe, IL 61450 · (217) 659-7739 · Part of La Harpe Community School District 347

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Directions
Students
181
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about La Harpe Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 28.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for La Harpe Township kids: Illini West High School

On the path

Where La Harpe Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8La Harpe Elementary SchoolYou are here
9–12Illini West High Schoolin Carthage

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

404 W Main St, La Harpe

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten19
Grade 116
Grade 223
Grade 317
Grade 417
Grade 516
Grade 618
Grade 715
Grade 820
Enrollment over time
141’20
134’21
200’22
190’23
181’24

Up 28.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about La Harpe Elementary School from La Harpe Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; La Harpe Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.