Harding Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.3% |
| Met Standard | 18.8% |
| Below Standard | 71.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Harding Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.3% of students exceeded standard while 18.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 11.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 14.1% | 21.7% | 35.9% |
| 4th | 60 | 16.7% | 25.0% | 41.7% |
| 5th | 104 | 4.8% | 25.0% | 29.8% |
| 6th | 71 | 9.9% | 21.1% | 31.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 9.8% | 20.6% | 30.4% |
| 4th | 60 | 10.0% | 16.7% | 26.7% |
| 5th | 104 | 5.8% | 7.7% | 13.5% |
| 6th | 70 | 4.3% | 12.9% | 17.1% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.8