Harper Park Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Leesburg, Virginia

Harper Park Middle in Leesburg, Virginia enrolled 858 students in 2024-25 with 65.5 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Virginia middle-school median of 13.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 68% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

844 students in 2022-23, 880 students in 2023-24, 858 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 71.0 to 65.5.

Students enrolled at Harper Park Middle by school year2022-23: 844, 2023-24: 880, 2024-25: 85802505007501k2022-238442023-248802024-25858
Students enrolled at Harper Park Middle by school year2022-23: 844, 2023-24: 880, 2024-25: 85802505007501k2022-238442023-248802024-25858
Students enrolled at Harper Park Middle by school year2022-23: 844, 2023-24: 880, 2024-25: 85802505007501k2022-238442023-248802024-25858
Students enrolled at Harper Park Middle by school year2022-23: 844, 2023-24: 880, 2024-25: 85802505007501k2022-238442023-248802024-25858
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2384471.011.9
2023-2488072.712.1
2024-2585865.513.1

13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 of every 100 Virginia middle schools

Among the 331 Virginia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Harper Park Middle 13.1; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherHarper Park Middle 13.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Harper Park Middle 13.1; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherHarper Park Middle 13.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Harper Park Middle 13.1; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherHarper Park Middle 13.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; Harper Park Middle 13.1; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherHarper Park Middle 13.1state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 229 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harper Park Middle enrolled 915 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 229 of the 915 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.5% of students were White, 26.7% Hispanic, 13.4% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White46.5%
  2. Hispanic26.7%
  3. Asian13.4%
  4. Black6.6%
  5. Two or more races6.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Harper Park Middle scored proficient or above: 68% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math68%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Leesburg

4 public middle schools in Leesburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Harper Park Middle is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Belmont Ridge Middle1,07113.918.8%
Smart's Mill Middle88511.633.8%
J. Lupton Simpson Middle87412.026.7%
Harper Park Middle85813.131.0%

All public schools in Leesburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Harper Park Middle

  1. Belmont Ridge MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 1,071 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. J. Lupton Simpson MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 874 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Harper Park Middle with Belmont Ridge MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Loudoun County Public Schools spends per student$19,934 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,934
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaHarper Park Middle is the number 126 by size of 337 Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#126 of 337
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.1 for middle schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Harper Park Middle

  1. How many students attend Harper Park Middle?
    858 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 844 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Leesburg, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Harper Park Middle?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Harper Park Middle a Title I school?
    Harper Park Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Harper Park Middle do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Harper Park Middle scored proficient or above: 68% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Harper Park Middle in?
    Loudoun County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510225001913 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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