Harding Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.8% |
| Met Standard | 25.0% |
| Below Standard | 45.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "55% proficient" for Harding Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.8% of students exceeded standard while 25.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.5 points above the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.4% exceeded — 9.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 11.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 29.7% | 26.6% | 56.3% |
| 4th | 86 | 31.4% | 17.4% | 48.8% |
| 5th | 62 | 37.1% | 35.5% | 72.6% |
| 6th | 54 | 25.9% | 37.0% | 63.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 21.9% | 29.7% | 51.6% |
| 4th | 87 | 27.6% | 14.9% | 42.5% |
| 5th | 62 | 40.3% | 17.7% | 58.1% |
| 6th | 57 | 24.6% | 22.8% | 47.4% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 59.0