Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE HALL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051414001152
HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
700 SCHOOLWOOD DRIVE, REDFIELD, AR 72132 · (501) 397-2450 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
124 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within WHITE HALL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
41.4%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.4% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.9% | 41.4% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 224 | 55.4% | 43.1% |
| ARMOREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLYTHEVILLE | 234 | 62.0% | 45.5% |
| ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKINS | 283 | 49.8% | 58.8% |
| RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE CITY | 300 | 55.0% | 42.9% |
| SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCRANTON | 237 | 52.7% | 39.2% |
| OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OZARK | 251 | 62.9% | 39.0% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #145 of 461 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #175 of 465 ▲ 2 | #1 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #158 of 465 ▼ 60 | #2 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #465 of 531 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #26 of 480 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #326 of 480 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #386 of 513 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #223 of 311 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
224
-14 (-6%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 224 | 17.6 | 12.8:1 | 55% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 18.5 | 14.0:1 | 61% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 17.9 | 14.1:1 | 61% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 16 | 14.9:1 | 54% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 20.2 | 12.2:1 | 30% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 20 | 12.1:1 | 52% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 52% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | 23% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 16 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the public schools in REDFIELD, Arkansas. It is a small elementary school. In all, 224 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. The school is 46% below the average for elementary schools in Arkansas.
In WHITE HALL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6 schools enroll a combined 3,046 students.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the White share is about 37%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.8 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Arkansas is 16.0:1. About 55% of students at HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 77% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
The model predicts 39.3% for a school in Arkansas with HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 43.1%.
In the surrounding county, Jefferson County, median household income comes to about $51,096, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county's public schools total 28, with about 8,520 students.
HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL (about 10.5 miles). Compared with its nearest neighbors, HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 224, from 238 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.9 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,802
Census ACS
Median income
$51,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHITE HALL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WHITE HALL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 954 students
- WHITE HALL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 721 students
- MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 408 students
- TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
- GANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 366 students
Other Hardin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hardin Elementary. HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hardin Elementary SchoolHARDIN, TX · 564 students
Nearby schools
- EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL10.5 mi · 439
- EAST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.6 mi · 442
- EAST END INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL11.9 mi · 416
- WHITE HALL HIGH SCHOOL12.2 mi · 954
- MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.2 mi · 408
- DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.7 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 224 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WHITE HALL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.