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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Harding El Sch this year?
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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEBANON SD·NCES 421344006616
Harding Elementary School
622 Chestnut St, Lebanon, PA 17042 · (717) 273-9391 · Lebanon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
572 students
DISTRICT 130% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 128 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 54% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Lebanon SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
22.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.3% | 22.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 19.2% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 →
Where Harding Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lebanon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #1,190 of 1,396 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #1,255 of 1,511 ▲ 18 | #15 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #1,260 of 1,511 ▲ 3 | #15 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #374 of 1,638 | #3 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,079 of 1,528 | #11 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #809 of 1,531 | #14 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #170 of 1,600 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #494 of 1,045 | #5 of 17 |
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
555
-58 (-9%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 555 | 39.5 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 38.8 | 14.7:1 | 100% (572) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 38.3 | 15.7:1 | 78% (469) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 100% (612) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 37.7 | 17.0:1 | 100% (642) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 100% (633) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 82% (489) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 47% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 29 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harding Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (643 to 555); teachers up 5% (37.7 to 39.5).
About Harding Elementary School
Harding Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. It teaches 555 students in pre-K through 5. It has 25% more students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
Enrollment across the 8 schools in Lebanon SD totals 4,754 students.
Federal enrollment data show Harding Elementary School is 77% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 14% White, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Lebanon County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Harding Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 19% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Harding Elementary School is 5.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 28.4%. Predicted: 33.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lebanon County show that the median household earns about $78,425 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Lebanon County has 37 public schools with about 18,804 students, including Harding Elementary School.
About 0.5 miles separate Harding Elementary School from the closest public school, Lebanon Intermediate School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment fell 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Harding Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lebanon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
144,186
Census ACS
Median income
$78,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,804 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lebanon SD
- Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,393 students
- Lebanon Junior High SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Lebanon Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 380 students
Other schools in Lebanon
- Cedar Crest High SchoolHigh · 1,676 students
- Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,393 students
- Cedar Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,224 students
- Lebanon Junior High SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- South Lebanon Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
Other Harding Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Harding Elementary. Harding Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Harding ElementaryEl Centro, CA · 601 students
- Harding ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 542 students
- Harding ElementaryEl Cerrito, CA · 481 students
- Harding Elementary SchoolMason City, IA · 387 students
- Harding Elementary SchoolYoungstown, OH · 324 students
Nearby schools
- Lebanon Intermediate School0.5 mi · 380
- Lebanon SHS0.8 mi · 1,393
- Southeast Elementary School1.0 mi · 438
- Lebanon Junior High School1.0 mi · 693
- Houck Elementary School1.0 mi · 348
- Southwest Elementary School1.0 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Harding Elementary SchoolHow large is Harding Elementary School?
Harding Elementary School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Harding Elementary School serve?
Harding Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harding Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harding Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harding Elementary School?
Harding Elementary School reports a student body of 14% White, 77% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Harding Elementary School?
Harding Elementary School is overseen by Lebanon SD in Lebanon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.