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Harper Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1317 Walnut, Harper, KS 67058 · (620) 896-7614 · Part of Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361

Harper’s School Grade B− better than 49% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
255
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Harper Elem

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Harper kids: Chaparral Jr/Sr High

On the path

Where Harper kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Harper ElemYou are here
7–12Chaparral Jr/Sr Highin Anthony

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1317 Walnut, Harper

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten35
Grade 126
Grade 234
Grade 339
Grade 428
Grade 539
Grade 626
Enrollment over time
244’20
248’21
251’22
251’23
255’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harper Elem from Harper families.

Other schools in Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361

The district →
Anthony Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Anthony
B+
210 students11:1
Chaparral Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Anthony
D
348 students12:1
Chaparral Virtual School
High · Grades 7–12 · Anthony
16 students

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 Kansas’s other public schools; Harper’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.