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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN ISD·NCES 482238002244
Hardin Elementary School
11285 HWY 146N, HARDIN, TX 77561 · (936) 298-2114 · Liberty County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
399 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 72 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 63% · 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 HARDIN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% | 47.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 0.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 33.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
Schools most like Hardin Elementary School
Hardin Elementary School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Elementary School this school | 564 | 70.7% | 31.5% |
| Mauriceville Elementary School ORANGE | 507 | 68.4% | 36.2% |
| Central Elementary School POLLOK | 633 | 65.9% | 33.2% |
| Woden Elementary School WODEN | 471 | 67.1% | 41.5% |
| Central Elementary School MABANK | 723 | 71.1% | 53.0% |
| Hayes Primary School WHITESBORO | 449 | 67.5% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hardin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Liberty County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #3,526 of 4,401 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,162 of 4,466 ▼ 18 | #16 of 17 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,677 of 4,466 ▼ 181 | #8 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #1,912 of 4,938 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #3,560 of 4,622 | #14 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #2,780 of 4,628 | #9 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #2,519 of 4,789 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #671 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
564
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 564 | 34.4 | 16.4:1 | 71% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 35.8 | 15.9:1 | 71% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 33.7 | 18.0:1 | 67% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 51 | 10.8:1 | 64% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 47.8 | 16.1:1 | 56% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 55% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 72% (353) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 53% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 31 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hardin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (769 to 564); teachers down 28% (47.8 to 34.4).
About Hardin Elementary School
Hardin Elementary School, located in HARDIN, Texas, is a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 564 students on the rolls.
The district, HARDIN ISD, has 1,257 students enrolled across 3 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Hardin Elementary School is White: 70%. Enrollment also includes 23% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 13 points above the 57% share among Liberty County residents. The diversity index for Hardin Elementary School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Hardin Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1, with 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Liberty County, the average is 80%.
Hardin Elementary School scores 31.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Liberty County show that median household income comes to about $68,703, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Liberty County counts 41 public schools with about 27,599 students.
Hardin Junior High School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Hardin Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Hardin Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 31.5% against a local average of 35.7%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Hardin Elementary School had 552 students in 2020-21 and 564 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.8:1 to 16.4:1 over the same years.
Hardin Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Liberty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,380
Census ACS
Median income
$68,703
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
27,599 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARDIN ISD
- Hardin High SchoolHigh · 396 students
- Hardin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 297 students
Other schools in HARDIN
- Hardin High SchoolHigh · 396 students
- Hardin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 297 students
Other Hardin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hardin Elementary. Hardin Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLREDFIELD, AR · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Hardin Junior High School0.6 mi · 297
- Hardin High School0.7 mi · 396
- Hull-Daisetta Elementary School6.2 mi · 266
- Hull-Daisetta High School6.7 mi · 105
- Hull-Daisetta Junior High School6.7 mi · 58
- Liberty High School6.7 mi · 768
Frequently asked questions
About Hardin Elementary SchoolHow large is Hardin Elementary School?
Hardin Elementary School enrolls approximately 564 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hardin Elementary School serve?
Hardin Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hardin Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Hardin Elementary School.
How diverse is Hardin Elementary School?
Hardin Elementary School reports a student body of 70% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hardin Elementary School in?
Hardin Elementary School is part of HARDIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.