Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD·NCES 484500005126
West Hardin Elementary School
39227 HWY 105, SARATOGA, TX 77585 · (936) 274-5061 · Hardin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Texas 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.
- C-Beats 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 Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
206 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
West Hardin Elementary School→West Hardin High School
Based on grade levels within WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
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 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 25.0% | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% | 33.0% |
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% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 West Hardin Elementary School
West Hardin Elementary School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hardin Elementary School this school | 280 | 73.6% | 31.6% |
| Colmesneil Elementary School COLMESNEIL | 220 | 70.5% | 37.1% |
| Cross Plains Elementary School CROSS PLAINS | 207 | 73.9% | 58.8% |
| Chireno Elementary School CHIRENO | 245 | 73.1% | 44.7% |
| Hallie Randall Elementary School FRUITVALE | 209 | 67.5% | 42.5% |
| Rivercrest Elementary School BOGATA | 320 | 76.6% | 40.9% |
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 West Hardin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,520 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,399 of 4,466 ▲ 602 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,716 of 4,466 ▼ 561 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #4,309 of 4,938 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,091 of 4,622 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #3,604 of 4,628 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #2,353 of 4,789 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #1,709 of 2,838 | #4 of 6 |
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
280
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 280 | 17.8 | 15.7:1 | 74% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 21.8 | 12.8:1 | 76% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 26 | 10.8:1 | 77% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 22 | 12.3:1 | 72% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 19.1 | 17.1:1 | 64% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 59% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 59% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 52% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 23 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Hardin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (325 to 280); teachers down 7% (19.1 to 17.8).
About West Hardin Elementary School
Federal records list West Hardin Elementary School as an elementary school in SARATOGA, Texas. Enrolled students number 280 students, in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 46% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
West Hardin Elementary School is one of the 3 schools that make up WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD (535 students in total).
White students make up 86% of enrollment at West Hardin Elementary School. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Hardin County is about 84% White. West Hardin Elementary School's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 15.7 students per teacher and 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 74%. The rate at public schools in Hardin County averages 49%, lower than here.
West Hardin Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, West Hardin Elementary School is 10.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hardin County show that the median household income is $75,808, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. West Hardin Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is West Hardin High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, West Hardin Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
West Hardin Elementary School's enrollment grew from 270 in 2020-21 to 280 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.3:1 to 15.7:1.
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Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,642
Census ACS
Median income
$75,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,541 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD
- West Hardin High SchoolHigh · 254 students
- Hardin Co Alternative AEPHigh · 1 students
Other West Hardin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named West Hardin Elementary. West Hardin Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- West Hardin ElementaryAdamsville, TN · 205 students
Nearby schools
- West Hardin High School0.0 mi · 254
- Hull-Daisetta Elementary School9.1 mi · 266
- Hull-Daisetta Junior High School10.9 mi · 58
- Hull-Daisetta High School10.9 mi · 105
- Hardin High School12.5 mi · 396
- Hardin Junior High School12.5 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About West Hardin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Hardin Elementary School?
West Hardin Elementary School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does West Hardin Elementary School serve?
West Hardin Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Hardin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Hardin Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Hardin Elementary School?
At West Hardin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is West Hardin Elementary School in?
West Hardin Elementary School is part of WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.