John D Hardy

John D Hardy is a small elementary school that serves part of Wellesley, Massachusetts. It has an enrollment of 280 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

John D Hardy is one school in Wellesley, a system of 10 schools with 4,127 students.

Federal enrollment data show John D Hardy is 54% White. Enrollment also includes 31% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 16 points below the 70% share among Norfolk County residents. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at John D Hardy are from different groups.

John D Hardy lists 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.6 students per teacher. The school's 10.6:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Looking at the county, Norfolk County, the median household earns about $130,739 a year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Norfolk County has 198 public schools with about 101,300 students, including John D Hardy.

A public school about 0.6 miles away, Katharine Lee Bates, is the closest to John D Hardy. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of John D Hardy.

NCES assigns John D Hardy the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2020-21, John D Hardy enrolled 223 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 280.

The discussion board for John D Hardy is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.