Harder Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.3% |
| Met Standard | 11.2% |
| Below Standard | 85.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for Harder Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.3% of students exceeded standard while 11.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.7 points below the Hayward Unified district average of 10.0%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.8% exceeded — 6.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 98 | 6.1% | 15.3% | 21.4% |
| 4th | 77 | 2.6% | 10.4% | 13.0% |
| 5th | 99 | 1.0% | 15.2% | 16.2% |
| 6th | 81 | 4.9% | 14.8% | 19.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 98 | 3.1% | 15.3% | 18.4% |
| 4th | 80 | 2.5% | 5.0% | 7.5% |
| 5th | 101 | 1.0% | 6.9% | 7.9% |
| 6th | 82 | 4.9% | 6.1% | 11.0% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.6