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Alumni: what's one memory from Kings River-Hardwick Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
860
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINGS RIVER-HARDWICK UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061977002379
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary
10300 Excelsior Ave., Hanford, CA 93230 · (559) 584-4475 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL860 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
260 students
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 | 144 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (144) is 62% larger than its 8th grade class (89).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
69.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.4pp since 2014
Math
67.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.6% | 37.8% | 21.9% | 8.8% |
| Math | 37.5% | 29.9% | 20.6% | 12.0% |
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 | 69.4% | 67.4% |
| 2023-24 | 66.2% | 60.5% |
| 2022-23 | 66.7% | 58.8% |
| 2021-22 | 66.4% | 55.3% |
| 2020-21 | 62.3% | 52.4% |
| 2018-19 | 72.9% | 62.7% |
| 2017-18 | 72.8% | 60.1% |
| 2016-17 | 70.6% | 61.3% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Kings River-Hardwick Elementary
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings River-Hardwick Elementary this school | 860 | 30.2% | 66.0% |
| Olive Drive Elementary Bakersfield | 797 | 33.8% | 48.3% |
| Richland Elementary San Marcos | 883 | 30.8% | 65.3% |
| Independence Elementary Bakersfield | 709 | 29.6% | 49.8% |
| Fair Oaks Elementary Oakdale | 785 | 36.9% | 50.6% |
| Inland Leaders Charter Yucaipa | 997 | 27.2% | 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 Kings River-Hardwick Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #837 of 5,151 | #2 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #713 of 5,172 ▲ 285 | #1 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #774 of 5,172 ▲ 131 | #1 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,014 of 5,116 | #10 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 860 | #234 of 5,915 | #1 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,103 of 5,352 | #22 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #2,220 of 5,354 | #5 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #4,748 of 5,625 | #29 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #679 of 1,139 | 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
860
+66 (+8%) vs 2020
+202% since 1990-91, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 860 | 37.2 | 23.1:1 | 30% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 850 | 36.1 | 23.5:1 | 33% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 823 | 35 | 23.5:1 | 30% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 32 | 24.8:1 | 23% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 34 | 23.7:1 | 34% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 790 | 34 | 23.2:1 | 32% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | N/A | N/A | 39% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 562 | 29 | 19.4:1 | 32% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 285 | 12 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kings River-Hardwick Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (807 to 860); teachers up 9% (34 to 37.2).
About Kings River-Hardwick Elementary
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Hanford, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 860 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary belongs to Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary is White (48%). Other groups make up 45% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Kings County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
The school reported 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 23.1:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 30% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The average for public schools in Kings County is 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Kings River-Hardwick Elementary is A. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Kings River-Hardwick Elementary is +4.2 points: 66.0% actual, 61.8% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kings County, median household income is about $70,995, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kings River-Hardwick Elementary is one of 67 public schools in Kings County, which together enroll about 28,742 students.
The shortest distance from Kings River-Hardwick Elementary to another public school is about 2.3 miles, to Pioneer Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Kings River-Hardwick Elementary places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics. Federal records list Kings River-Hardwick Elementary as a charter school.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 860 was 8% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 794. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 23.1:1.
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Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,298
Census ACS
Median income
$70,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
28,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanford
- Hanford HighHigh · 1,498 students
- Hanford West HighHigh · 1,331 students
- Sierra Pacific HighHigh · 1,183 students
- Kings Valley Academy IICombined · 1,090 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Frontier ElementaryElementary · 619 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Middle2.3 mi · 550
- Laton High3.2 mi · 163
- Laton Middle3.3 mi · 154
- Laton Elementary3.3 mi · 274
- Laton Online Academy3.3 mi · 12
- George Washington Elementary3.4 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Kings River-Hardwick ElementaryHow large is Kings River-Hardwick Elementary?
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary enrolls approximately 860 students in grades KG-08.
Is Kings River-Hardwick Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Kings River-Hardwick Elementary have?
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary?
At Kings River-Hardwick Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 45% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Kings River-Hardwick Elementary?
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary is overseen by Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.