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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the R. O. Hardin Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
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
F
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Scored higher than 1% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
389 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
12.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.6pp since 2014
Math
10.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 12 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 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.2% | 9.2% | 20.7% | 66.8% |
| Math | 0.9% | 9.9% | 18.1% | 71.0% |
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 | 12.4% | 10.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.2% | 11.2% |
| 2022-23 | 21.9% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.3% | 11.9% |
| 2018-19 | 29.9% | 19.3% |
| 2017-18 | 32.7% | 28.1% |
| 2016-17 | 33.6% | 30.6% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% 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 →
Schools most like R. O. Hardin Elementary
R. O. Hardin Elementary's state test result (12.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. O. Hardin Elementary this school | 461 | 84.4% | 12.4% |
| Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (PK-8) Duarte | 470 | 83.8% | 31.8% |
| Otay Elementary Chula Vista | 455 | 84.6% | 35.6% |
| Marina West Elementary Oxnard | 440 | 84.3% | 29.7% |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary Dinuba | 488 | 84.4% | 40.2% |
| Harmony Elementary Delhi | 452 | 83.8% | 42.3% |
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 R. O. Hardin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Benito County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #5,046 of 5,151 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #5,005 of 5,172 ▼ 39 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #5,107 of 5,172 ▼ 132 | #10 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #1,217 of 5,116 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #2,895 of 5,915 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,025 of 5,352 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #4,488 of 5,354 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #1,724 of 5,625 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #730 of 1,139 | #5 of 8 |
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
461
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 461 | 20 | 23.1:1 | 84% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 19.1 | 24.0:1 | 80% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 19.5 | 23.4:1 | 74% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 19 | 23.1:1 | 87% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 17.7 | 24.8:1 | 80% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 19 | 23.3:1 | 86% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | N/A | N/A | 70% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 814 | 41 | 19.9:1 | 51% (414) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 26 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R. O. Hardin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (437 to 461); teachers up 13% (17.7 to 20).
About R. O. Hardin Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Hollister, California, R. O. Hardin Elementary is part of Hollister. School enrollment was 461 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
District-wide, Hollister has 10 schools and 5,908 students.
Hispanic students make up 90% of enrollment at R. O. Hardin Elementary. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial and 3% White. In San Benito County overall, about 62% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at R. O. Hardin Elementary total 20 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school counts 389 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 84%. The average for public schools in San Benito County is 60%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, R. O. Hardin Elementary receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
R. O. Hardin Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 12.4%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 30.1%, so the school is 17.7 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Census Bureau estimates for San Benito County show that the median household income is $114,394, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 28 public schools in San Benito County, enrolling about 11,633 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Hollister Prep, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, R. O. Hardin Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes R. O. Hardin Elementary as Town: Distant.
Enrollment climbed 5% from its 2020-21 level of 438.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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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.
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