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What do students at R. O. Hardin Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLISTER·NCES 061734002180
R. O. Hardin Elementary
881 Line St., Hollister, CA 95023 · (831) 636-4440 · San Benito County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
389 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
16.2%
CA avg 47.1% . +0.2pp since 2014
Math
11.2%
CA avg 35.6% . -0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
461
+24 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 24.8:1
% White
3%
was 3%
% Hispanic
90%
was 93%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About R. O. Hardin Elementary
Located at 881 Line St., in Hollister, California, R. O. Hardin Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary campus that teaches 461 students (grades K through 5), part of Hollister.
Hollister runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,908 students. R. O. Hardin Elementary is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, R. O. Hardin Elementary shows that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 4% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 62% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 84% of students at R. O. Hardin Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of San Benito County's rate of about 60%.
With demographic context factored in, R. O. Hardin Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 29.2%; this one comes in at 13.3%, -15.9 points off the demographic line.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (San Benito County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $114,394 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Benito County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,633 students), R. O. Hardin Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Hollister Prep is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts R. O. Hardin Elementary at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 42.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 437 students in 2018 compared to 461 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the R. O. Hardin Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Benito County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,290
Census ACS
Median income
$114,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
11,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hollister
- Hollister Dual Language AcademyElementary · 858 students
- Ladd Lane ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Rancho SantanaElementary · 678 students
- Rancho San JustoMiddle · 653 students
- Cerra Vista ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Sunnyslope ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Other schools in Hollister
- Hollister HighHigh · 3,316 students
- Hollister Dual Language AcademyElementary · 858 students
- Ladd Lane ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Spring Grove ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Rancho SantanaElementary · 678 students
- Rancho San JustoMiddle · 653 students
Nearby schools
- Hollister Prep0.0 mi · 538
- Hollister High0.6 mi · 3,316
- Calaveras Elementary0.7 mi · 556
- Accelerated Achievement Academy0.7 mi · 151
- Rancho San Justo0.9 mi · 653
- San Andreas Continuation High1.0 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About R. O. Hardin ElementaryHow many students attend R. O. Hardin Elementary?
R. O. Hardin Elementary enrolls approximately 461 students in grades KG-05.
Is R. O. Hardin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
R. O. Hardin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does R. O. Hardin Elementary have?
R. O. Hardin Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
How diverse is R. O. Hardin Elementary?
R. O. Hardin Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is R. O. Hardin Elementary public or private?
R. O. Hardin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hollister.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.