Hardy MS

Hardy MS is a substantial middle school in Washington, District of Columbia, one of the schools within District of Columbia Public Schools. The school instructs 631 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, District of Columbia's public schools average about 345 students each, so Hardy MS sits 83% above that benchmark.

Within District of Columbia Public Schools, which oversees 117 schools and 52,030 students, Hardy MS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hardy MS records that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 29% Black, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with District of Columbia as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hardy MS has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages around 10.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for District of Columbia shows the typical household earns roughly $109,870 per year, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hardy MS is one of 247 public schools in District of Columbia (combined enrollment of about 94,385 students).

Duke Ellington School of the Arts is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Hardy MS's enrollment has rose 61% since 2018, when it stood at 392 (now 631). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 51% to 29% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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