Harding Elementary School

Harding Elementary School is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in Mason City, Iowa, one of the schools within Mason City Comm School District, with 387 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

Within Mason City Comm School District, which oversees 9 schools and 3,406 students, Harding Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Harding Elementary School lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Harding Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.3%, the actual is 66.8%, a residual of -2.5 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cerro Gordo County indicate median household income runs about $68,189, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cerro Gordo County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,248 students), of which Harding Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is John Adams Middle School, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harding Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 67.0%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Harding Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 345 (now 387). Black enrollment moved from 13% to 6% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Harding Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.