ADDRESS

Highway 290 Main
P. O. Box 68
Harper, TX 78631

TELEPHONE

(830) 864-4044

(830) 864- 4748 (fax)

ADMINISTRATION
Superintendent...................... Mrs. Pari Whitten
High School Principal ...... Mr. Chris Stevenson

Elementary Principal................. Mr. Jay Harper

Assistant Principal.................. Mr. Dean Eckert

Special Ed. Coordinator............ Mr. Jay Harper

Athletic Director......................... Mr. Cody White

Counselor ............................... Mr. Wade Boone

Curriculum Director.......... Mrs. Bonnie Stewart

ACCOUNTABILITY RATING (2006-2007)

(TAKS scores, attendance rate, dropout rate)
Harper I. S. D................................. Recognized

Harper Elementary.......................... Exemplary

Harper Middle School..................... Exemplary

Harper High School...................... Recognized

SECONDARY SCHOOL DESCRIPTION
Public, 4-year high school, 6-8 Middle School
Technical and college preparatory
Total Enrollment High School:  .................. 209

Total Enrollment Middle School:................ 133
Size of 2007-2008 senior class:  ................ 53
Faculty:  .......................................................... 31

SECONDARY CURRICULUM

Varied course offerings allow students to meet individual needs and interests.  AP/Pre-AP courses: Literature and Composition, Language and Composition, Pre-AP English, Pre-AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Pre-AP Chemistry, and Calculus AB, AP Art History.  Advanced courses include Accounting II, Pre-calculus, Spanish 3, Anatomy and Physiology, Forensics and Computer Science II.  Co-enrollment courses include US History II, U.S. Government, Composition I and II, British Literature II, College Algebra, Spanish I, II, III and others upon administrative approval.  Electives are offered in fine arts, business, computers, and agriculture.

ELEMENTARY DISCRIPTION
Public, PK-5 elementary school

Total enrollment:............................... 242

Faculty:................................................ 13

Instructional Aides............................... 6

Phonics-based reading program:  (McGraw Hill Reading Series, Sequoyah Literacy Systems)
Saxon math curriculum

2007 SENIOR CLASS.................... 32

63% ...  recommended or distinguished diploma

59%.... 2 or 4-year colleges

02%.... vocational/technical colleges

0%     military vocation

ACT STATISTICS – 2006-2007

21.4… average composite (state average 20.5)

SAT STATISTICS – 2006-2007

536 – average verbal

503 – average math

501 – average writing

1029 – average math/verbal

1532 – average math/verbal/writing

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

28 credits

Minimum, Recommended, and Distinguished Achievement programs available