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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED·NCES 063255005033
Harding Elementary
7230 Fairmont Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530 · (510) 231-1413 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
165 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 39% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.0pp since 2014
Math
49.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.2% | 27.8% | 18.4% | 22.6% |
| Math | 28.5% | 20.7% | 26.3% | 24.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 46.9% |
| 2022-23 | 62.7% | 53.9% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 44.8% |
| 2018-19 | 60.1% | 53.6% |
| 2017-18 | 57.9% | 49.0% |
| 2016-17 | 56.7% | 52.3% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 43.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for California 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 California'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 Harding Elementary
Harding Elementary's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harding Elementary this school | 481 | 34.3% | 53.0% |
| Maya Lin Alameda | 475 | 38.5% | 60.8% |
| Capri Elementary Campbell | 457 | 31.7% | 65.4% |
| Tesoro del Valle Elementary Valencia | 503 | 32.2% | 75.4% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary Elk Grove | 393 | 36.1% | 62.9% |
| High Tech Elementary Mesa San Diego | 423 | 38.5% | N/A |
Matched among California 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 Harding Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,517 of 5,151 | #59 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,644 of 5,172 ▲ 54 | #62 of 153 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,402 of 5,172 ▲ 96 | #59 of 153 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #2,412 of 5,116 | #54 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #2,674 of 5,915 | #79 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,795 of 5,352 | #117 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.4% | #49 of 5,354 | #2 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #4,588 of 5,625 | #100 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #628 of 1,139 | #18 of 42 |
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
481
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 481 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 34% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 20 | 23.7:1 | 29% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 25% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 19 | 23.8:1 | 31% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 19.1 | 23.5:1 | 38% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 20 | 19.6:1 | 31% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | N/A | N/A | 38% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 43% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 565 | 21 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harding Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (448 to 481); teachers up 5% (19.1 to 20).
About Harding Elementary
This page covers Harding Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in El Cerrito, California. Enrollment totals 481 students across kindergarten through 6.
Harding Elementary sits within West Contra Costa Unified, which has 52 schools and 25,133 students.
White students account for 31% of enrollment at Harding Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 18% multiracial, and 5% Black. By comparison, Contra Costa County residents are about 41% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 76%.
A staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 24.1:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Contra Costa County, the average is 45%.
The model predicts 59.4% for a school in California with Harding Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Harding Elementary posts 53.0%.
In the wider Contra Costa County area, median household income comes to about $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Contra Costa County counts 280 public schools with about 167,423 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Harding Elementary from the closest public school, El Cerrito High. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Harding Elementary ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 53.0% versus a 63.8% average.
Harding Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% rise, from 453 to 481.
You can use this page to share news and ask questions about open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Contra Costa Unified
- El Cerrito HighHigh · 1,460 students
- Richmond HighHigh · 1,280 students
- Pinole Valley HighHigh · 1,245 students
- De Anza HighHigh · 1,047 students
- Hercules HighHigh · 767 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 740 students
Other schools in El Cerrito
- El Cerrito HighHigh · 1,460 students
- Fred T. Korematsu MiddleMiddle · 708 students
- Summit Public School K2High · 554 students
- Fairmont ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Madera ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Invictus Academy of RichmondHigh · 403 students
Other Harding Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Harding Elementary. Harding Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Harding ElementaryEl Centro, CA · 601 students
- Harding ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 542 students
- Harding Elementary SchoolLebanon, PA · 555 students
- Harding Elementary SchoolMason City, IA · 387 students
- Harding Elementary SchoolYoungstown, OH · 324 students
Nearby schools
- El Cerrito High0.3 mi · 1,460
- Albany Middle0.3 mi · 911
- MacGregor High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 4
- Albany High0.5 mi · 1,122
- Fairmont Elementary0.7 mi · 537
- Cornell Elementary0.9 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Harding ElementaryHow many students attend Harding Elementary?
Harding Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Harding Elementary serve?
Harding Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harding Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harding Elementary is approximately 24.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harding Elementary?
At Harding Elementary, the student body is approximately 31% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% Black, 22% Asian, 18% Two or more.
What district is Harding Elementary in?
Harding Elementary is part of West Contra Costa Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.