Enrollment
110
Elementary
DISTRICT 103 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN-CENTRAL C-2·NCES 291368000596
HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM.
500 NE 1ST ST, HARDIN, MO 64035 · (660) 398-4394 · Ray County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
45 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM.→HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH
Based on grade levels within HARDIN-CENTRAL C-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +37.6pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
MO avg 48.7% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 38 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
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
110
+26 (+31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 7.5:1
% White
98%
was 98%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM.
HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. is one of the minimally staffed primary schools in HARDIN, Missouri, one of the schools within HARDIN-CENTRAL C-2, with 110 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 65% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
Across the 2 schools in HARDIN-CENTRAL C-2 (205 students total), HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%).
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 51.2%, a residual of +0.7 points.
Across the wider county, Ray County reports that median household income runs about $74,573, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. is one of 12 public schools in Ray County (combined enrollment of about 3,423 students).
Nearest neighbor: HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.8%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Five-year trend. HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM.'s enrollment has edged up 31% since 2018, when it stood at 84 (now 110). Class-load math has loosened: from 7.5:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Ray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,145
Census ACS
Median income
$74,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- HARDIN-CENTRAL HIGH0.0 mi · 95
- SUNRISE ELEM.6.0 mi · 460
- LESLIE BELL ELEM.6.5 mi · 339
- DEAR ELEM.6.9 mi · 300
- LEXINGTON MIDDLE7.0 mi · 244
- LEXINGTON HIGH7.0 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM.What is the total enrollment at HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM.?
HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. enrolls approximately 110 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. serve?
HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. is approximately 9.5:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM.?
HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. reports a student body of 98% White, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM.?
HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM. is overseen by HARDIN-CENTRAL C-2 in Ray County.
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