Is Kings River-Hardwick Elementary a good school?

Kings River-Hardwick Elementary ranks 1298 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kings River-Hardwick Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 850 students attended Kings River-Hardwick Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kings River-Hardwick Elementary?

Students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary are 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Kings River-Hardwick Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kings River-Hardwick Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Hanford High

Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Summary:

Kings River-Hardwick Elementary is a public charter school located in Hanford, California, serving 823 students in grades K-8. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the state and nearby schools in academic achievement, particularly for Hispanic and low-income students.

Kings River-Hardwick Elementary has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, indicating consistent high performance. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics are significantly above the state averages, ranging from 57.65% to 73.63% in ELA and 40% to 70.33% in Math, compared to the state averages of 42.8% to 47.37% in ELA and 31.57% to 45.64% in Math. The school also performs well in Science, with proficiency rates ranging from 28.24% to 46% compared to the state average of 28.95% to 32.68%.

Compared to nearby schools in the Hanford Elementary and Pioneer Union Elementary districts, Kings River-Hardwick Elementary outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency across most grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 69.74% compared to 34.85%-63.38% at the nearby schools, and its 3rd grade Math proficiency was 67.11% compared to 34.78%-73.24% at the nearby schools. Additionally, Kings River-Hardwick Elementary has lower chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.1% to 10.7%, compared to the nearby schools, which range from 12.1% to 28.3%.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

10300 Excelsior Ave.
Hanford, CA 93230-9108

(559) 584-4475

District: Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1298^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Kings River-Hardwick Elementary usually attend:

High:

Hanford High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.5

Number of students: 850

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.5%

Hispanic:

46.0%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kings River-Hardwick Elementary ranks better than 77.9% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.73. (See more...)

Compare Details Kings River-Hardwick Elementary ranks better than 87.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.68. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (46.5%), Hispanic (46%), two or more races (6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary is 23.5. (See more...)

Compare Kings River-Hardwick Elementary employs 36.1 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kings River-Hardwick Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kings River-Hardwick Elementary 1298^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Kings River-Hardwick Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Kings River-Hardwick Elementary 349^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Kings River-Hardwick Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary 201^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	64.91	1495^th	4809	68.9%
2005	64.47	1562^nd	4822	67.6%
2006	67.71	1435^th	4818	70.2%
2007	72.50	1266^th	5113	75.2%
2008	60.47	1827^th	5113	64.3%
2009	41.63	2962^nd	5193	43.0%
2010	41.62	3074^th	5314	42.2%
2011	54.67	2315^th	5377	56.9%
2012	70.57	1491^st	5390	72.3%
2013	77.43	1197^th	5530	78.4%
2015	78.10	1188^th	5611	78.8%
2016	86.33	835^th	5614	85.1%
2017	87.61	778^th	5692	86.3%
2018	87.03	797^th	5662	85.9%
2019	85.42	889^th	5789	84.6%
2021	81.49	255^th	1417	82.0%
2022	79.63	1201^st	5883	79.6%
2023	83.31	1038^th	5874	82.3%
2024	76.73	1298^th	5862	77.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.66	336^th	5084	93.4%
2019	80.16	709^th	5173	86.3%
2021	77.85	165^th	1110	85.1%
2022	67.29	1297^th	5264	75.4%
2023	84.15	609^th	5374	88.7%
2024	80.02	823^rd	5511	85.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.16	757^th	5413	86.0%
2019	87.54	690^th	5492	87.4%
2021	79.00	245^th	1267	80.7%
2022	75.08	1319^th	5635	76.6%
2023	81.52	1036^th	5617	81.6%
2024	81.34	1037^th	5605	81.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.21	789^th	5431	85.5%
2019	80.68	1038^th	5510	81.2%
2021	80.55	241^st	1272	81.1%
2022	81.01	1066^th	5663	81.2%
2023	80.39	1078^th	5650	80.9%
2024	68.99	1560^th	5636	72.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.95	231^st	4830	95.2%
2019	88.76	346^th	4963	93.0%
2022	85.74	511^th	5084	89.9%
2023	84.37	570^th	5098	88.8%
2024	83.16	616^th	5102	87.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.19	746^th	2737	72.7%
2019	74.46	656^th	2834	76.9%
2022	63.37	1032^nd	2726	62.1%
2023	69.04	831^st	2662	68.8%
2024	60.80	1106^th	2647	58.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	70.30	423^rd	1769	76.1%
2005	57.38	655^th	1777	63.1%
2006	48.82	841^st	1804	53.4%
2007	57.22	737^th	1999	63.1%
2008	65.04	598^th	2005	70.2%
2009	56.70	822^nd	2063	60.2%
2010	54.58	916^th	2179	58.0%
2011	61.75	763^rd	2236	65.9%
2012	70.61	557^th	2259	75.3%
2013	69.82	604^th	2379	74.6%
2015	75.11	528^th	2477	78.7%
2016	85.56	316^th	2497	87.3%
2017	81.25	433^rd	2508	82.7%
2018	87.14	308^th	2480	87.6%
2019	81.36	451^st	2715	83.4%
2021	82.19	125^th	894	86.0%
2022	87.83	322^nd	2740	88.2%
2023	85.26	370^th	2802	86.8%
2024	86.68	349^th	2777	87.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.09	321^st	2230	85.6%
2019	80.63	292^nd	2369	87.7%
2021	74.51	126^th	721	82.5%
2022	80.60	293^rd	2458	88.1%
2023	86.95	215^th	2549	91.6%
2024	85.40	262^nd	2575	89.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.97	277^th	2262	87.8%
2019	76.08	507^th	2380	78.7%
2021	78.99	124^th	738	83.2%
2022	87.17	294^th	2509	88.3%
2023	78.75	462^nd	2547	81.9%
2024	85.76	334^th	2546	86.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.33	297^th	2273	86.9%
2019	82.96	365^th	2407	84.8%
2021	82.29	106^th	763	86.1%
2022	86.56	326^th	2527	87.1%
2023	86.70	321^st	2558	87.5%
2024	85.51	339^th	2547	86.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.93	106^th	2072	94.9%
2019	88.91	160^th	2213	92.8%
2022	93.74	81^st	2359	96.6%
2023	81.87	277^th	2391	88.4%
2024	88.61	162^nd	2383	93.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.50	387^th	1496	74.1%
2019	65.80	530^th	1602	66.9%
2022	79.15	263^rd	1555	83.1%
2023	83.71	175^th	1552	88.7%
2024	77.67	276^th	1535	82.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	208	2	1	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	248
1989	212	2	1	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	270
1990	226	2	1	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
1991	208	1	1	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	285
1992	206	0	2	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	291
1993	200	2	4	105	0	n/a	n/a	0	311
1994	258	3	3	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	359
1995	341	3	7	123	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1996	341	3	7	123	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1997	379	6	11	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
1998	374	8	8	150	0	n/a	n/a	0	540
1999	393	2	11	170	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
2000	387	7	18	168	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
2001	374	12	21	155	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
2002	415	14	25	175	2	n/a	n/a	2	633
2003	415	14	25	175	2	n/a	n/a	2	633
2004	424	22	27	168	2	n/a	n/a	0	643
2005	419	19	26	181	1	n/a	n/a	0	646
2006	399	25	25	180	0	n/a	n/a	0	629
2007	383	23	23	176	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
2008	397	21	26	198	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	642
2009	402	17	27	205	2	1	1	0	655
2010	429	13	17	217	0	1	1	0	678
2011	426	16	19	237	1	0	1	0	700
2012	435	12	17	245	1	0	8	0	718
2013	451	11	14	253	1	0	14	0	744
2014	451	6	12	265	0	0	16	0	750
2015	463	6	8	282	0	0	19	0	778
2016	468	3	8	292	0	0	19	0	790
2017	478	2	6	316	1	0	24	0	827
2018	436	3	4	335	1	0	28	0	807
2019	437	4	9	331	1	0	34	0	816
2020	434	8	11	349	2	0	36	0	840
2021	407	4	10	339	1	0	33	0	794
2022	408	4	15	353	2	0	33	0	815
2023	385	3	15	378	1	0	41	0	823
2024	395	2	10	391	1	0	51	0	850

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	248	11.9	20.8	n/a
1989	270	12.9	20.9	n/a
1990	298	13.0	22.9	n/a
1991	285	12.9	22.0	n/a
1992	291	13.1	22.2	44.7
1993	311	14.0	22.2	45.7
1994	359	15.0	23.9	54.3
1995	474	17.0	27.9	38.4
1996	474	17.0	27.9	38.4
1997	552	25.0	22.1	36.1
1998	540	30.4	17.8	35
1999	576	31.0	18.6	28.1
2000	580	31.0	18.7	30.5
2001	562	29.0	19.4	32.4
2002	633	28.8	22.0	27.7
2003	633	28.8	22.0	27.7
2004	643	29.0	22.2	27.1
2005	646	29.0	22.3	25.5
2006	629	30.0	21.0	25.6
2007	605	28.0	21.6	25.1
2008	642	33.2	19.3	29.6
2009	655	33.0	18.7	34.2
2010	678	29.0	23.3	34.7
2011	700	n/a	n/a	38.7
2012	718	33.0	21.7	n/a
2013	744	33.0	22.5	35.6
2014	750	34.0	22.0	33.5
2015	778	35.0	22.2	33.9
2016	790	34.0	23.2	31.9
2017	827	33.0	25.0	31.2
2018	807	34.0	23.7	34.1
2019	816	33.5	24.3	28.6
2020	840	n/a	n/a	30.8
2021	794	32.0	24.8	22.5
2022	815	32.0	25.4	21.6
2023	823	35.0	23.4	30
2024	850	36.1	23.5	33.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kings River-Hardwick Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	248	11.9	20.8	n/a
1989	270	12.9	20.9	n/a
1990	298	13.0	22.9	n/a
1991	285	12.9	22.0	n/a
1992	291	13.1	22.2	44.7
1993	311	14.0	22.2	45.7
1994	359	15.0	23.9	54.3
1995	474	17.0	27.9	38.4
1996	474	17.0	27.9	38.4
1997	552	25.0	22.1	36.1
1998	540	30.4	17.8	35
1999	576	31.0	18.6	28.1
2000	580	31.0	18.7	30.5
2001	562	29.0	19.4	32.4
2002	633	28.8	22.0	27.7
2003	633	28.8	22.0	27.7
2004	643	29.0	22.2	27.1
2005	646	29.0	22.3	25.5
2006	629	30.0	21.0	25.6
2007	605	28.0	21.6	25.1
2008	642	33.2	19.3	29.6
2009	655	33.0	18.7	34.2
2010	678	29.0	23.3	34.7
2011	700	n/a	n/a	38.7
2012	718	33.0	21.7	n/a
2013	744	33.0	22.5	35.6
2014	750	34.0	22.0	33.5
2015	778	35.0	22.2	33.9
2016	790	34.0	23.2	31.9
2017	827	33.0	25.0	31.2
2018	807	34.0	23.7	34.1
2019	816	33.5	24.3	28.6
2020	840	n/a	n/a	30.8
2021	794	32.0	24.8	22.5
2022	815	32.0	25.4	21.6
2023	823	35.0	23.4	30
2024	850	36.1	23.5	33.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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