Hardin High School

Summary:

Hardin High School is a public high school in Hardin, Texas, serving 394 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 700 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hardin High School stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 98.6% to 100% over the past five years, which outperform the state average. However, the school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course exams is mixed, with strong results in Biology and U.S. History but struggles in Algebra I, where proficiency rates are significantly below the state and district averages. Additionally, Hardin High School has a relatively high percentage of students (46.81% to 56.85%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students compared to the state average.

When compared to nearby schools like Tarkington High School, Premier H.S. of Dayton, Dayton High School, and West Hardin High School, Hardin High School stands out for its higher percentage of white students and stronger graduation rates, but its performance on standardized tests is more mixed. Despite its higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, Hardin High School's academic outcomes do not consistently reflect this investment, suggesting opportunities for improvement in the school's programs and resource allocation.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 501 Fm 834 E
       Hardin, TX  77561-0330


(936) 298-2118

District: Hardin Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1122nd of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,523 Help


Feeder schools for Hardin High School:

Elementary:    Hardin Elementary
Middle:    Hardin J H

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  394

Racial breakdown:

White:
73.9%
Hispanic:
18.0%
Two or more races:
3.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hardin High School ranks worse than 56.5% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.32. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hardin High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.9%), Hispanic (18%), two or more races (3.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hardin High School is 16.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hardin High School is $14,523.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hardin High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hardin High School 1122nd of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Hardin High School in the ranking list.)

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Hardin Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Hardin Independent School District (Isd) 700th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hardin High School

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Rank History for all students at Hardin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.72 978th 1427 31.5%
2005 50.37 860th 1429 39.8%
2006 55.76 776th 1430 45.7%
2007 43.50 1037th 1497 30.7%
2008 40.44 1104th 1510 26.9%
2009 54.52 875th 1539 43.1%
2010 53.62 938th 1568 40.2%
2011 53.08 1013th 1672 39.4%
2012 51.46 783rd 1603 51.2%
2013 44.73 1028th 1652 37.8%
2014 46.43 1015th 1734 41.5%
2015 47.56 1028th 1743 41.0%
2016 46.92 1030th 1762 41.5%
2017 43.54 919th 1777 48.3%
2018 42.81 966th 1797 46.2%
2019 54.20 762nd 1857 59.0%
2021 66.71 493rd 1861 73.5%
2022 49.76 882nd 1876 53.0%
2023 45.15 1060th 1961 45.9%
2024 42.32 1122nd 1987 43.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hardin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 16.76 583rd 664 12.2%
2023 8.10 630th 677 6.9%
2024 46.83 357th 730 51.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hardin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 30.06 860th 1278 32.7%
2023 26.76 986th 1371 28.1%
2024 25.80 1073rd 1435 25.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hardin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.21 595th 1347 55.8%
2019 19.30 1251st 1357 7.8%
2021 34.09 915th 1382 33.8%
2022 50.07 544th 1418 61.6%
2023 36.86 898th 1478 39.2%
2024 56.00 495th 1547 68.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hardin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.47 1120th 1794 37.6%
2019 51.44 754th 1818 58.5%
2021 66.44 399th 1848 78.4%
2022 49.04 794th 1847 57.0%
2023 38.25 1155th 1897 39.1%
2024 33.44 1242nd 1883 34.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Hardin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.82 1072nd 1781 39.8%
2019 51.30 862nd 1798 52.1%
2021 69.38 420th 1815 76.9%
2022 57.03 684th 1841 62.8%
2023 45.79 1014th 1891 46.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Hardin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.15 661st 1145 42.3%
2021 72.70 287th 1177 75.6%
2022 61.28 574th 1172 51.0%
2023 56.07 717th 1182 39.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Hardin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.10 953rd 1784 46.6%
2019 43.73 925th 1810 48.9%
2021 68.86 321st 1829 82.4%
2022 49.28 692nd 1837 62.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Hardin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.83 1004th 1803 44.3%
2019 53.18 745th 1824 59.2%
2021 61.27 579th 1840 68.5%
2022 39.69 1062nd 1853 42.7%
2023 40.54 1096th 1913 42.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Hardin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.06 115th 1013 88.6%
2019 10.49 943rd 1024 7.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hardin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.16 850th 1691 49.7%
2019 57.60 589th 1714 65.6%
2021 66.06 412th 1743 76.4%
2022 35.35 1118th 1762 36.5%
2023 55.55 651st 1820 64.2%
2024 36.17 1113th 1804 38.3%
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Rank History for White students at Hardin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.62 1193rd 1539 22.5%
2019 39.84 987th 1526 35.3%
2021 45.76 834th 1510 44.8%
2022 37.92 982nd 1525 35.6%
2023 24.33 1249th 1576 20.7%
2024 27.67 1176th 1556 24.4%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Hardin High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 269 18 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 299
1990 267 15 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 293
1991 278 12 0 15 0 n/a n/a 0 305
1992 233 8 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 254
1993 270 12 1 13 1 n/a n/a 0 297
1994 268 10 1 16 1 n/a n/a 0 296
1995 286 13 3 18 1 n/a n/a 0 321
1996 286 13 3 18 1 n/a n/a 0 321
1997 279 14 3 24 0 n/a n/a 0 320
1998 292 14 2 26 0 n/a n/a 0 334
1999 295 16 2 24 0 n/a n/a 0 337
2000 280 12 2 31 0 n/a n/a 0 325
2001 299 9 2 29 0 n/a n/a 0 339
2002 294 18 1 25 0 n/a n/a 0 338
2003 294 18 1 25 0 n/a n/a 0 338
2004 325 23 0 31 0 n/a n/a 0 379
2005 306 24 0 26 0 n/a n/a 0 356
2006 319 17 0 23 1 n/a n/a 0 360
2007 333 19 0 26 0 n/a n/a 0 378
2008 327 16 0 24 0 n/a n/a 0 367
2009 295 13 0 22 0 n/a n/a 0 330
2010 312 19 0 29 0 n/a n/a 0 360
2011 304 15 1 23 0 1 1 0 345
2012 289 13 1 29 0 1 3 0 336
2013 297 18 1 37 1 1 8 0 363
2014 273 16 1 39 1 1 7 0 338
2015 271 17 0 43 1 0 4 0 336
2016 261 11 0 58 2 0 7 0 339
2017 290 11 1 70 3 0 5 0 380
2018 269 7 2 53 3 0 3 0 337
2019 274 14 1 58 3 0 3 0 353
2020 293 13 1 53 3 0 4 0 367
2021 258 9 2 59 3 0 7 0 338
2022 275 9 2 60 4 0 11 0 361
2023 291 10 2 71 5 0 15 0 394

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hardin High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 299 n/a n/a n/a
1990 293 25.0 11.7 n/a
1991 305 24.7 12.3 n/a
1992 254 27.2 9.3 18.5
1993 297 28.0 10.6 12.5
1994 296 30.1 9.8 23.3
1995 321 33.7 9.5 21.2
1996 321 33.7 9.5 21.2
1997 320 32.5 9.8 24.7
1998 334 34.1 9.8 21
1999 337 32.3 10.4 23.1
2000 325 30.9 10.5 22.5
2001 339 31.0 10.9 28.3
2002 338 27.9 12.1 27.8
2003 338 27.9 12.1 27.8
2004 379 29.2 13.0 31.7
2005 356 27.0 13.2 29.8
2006 360 28.8 12.5 31.9
2007 378 28.7 13.2 31.5
2008 367 32.5 11.3 32.4
2009 330 28.5 11.6 38.8
2010 360 30.0 11.9 43.1
2011 345 29.9 11.5 46.4
2012 336 31.0 10.8 38.1
2013 363 28.5 12.6 39.7
2014 338 27.5 12.2 32.5
2015 336 26.0 12.9 43.5
2016 339 28.0 12.1 41
2017 380 32.0 11.8 42.9
2018 337 31.0 10.8 43
2019 353 28.4 12.3 45.9
2020 367 30.7 11.9 45.8
2021 338 30.9 10.9 48.8
2022 361 27.5 13.1 46.8
2023 394 23.3 16.8 56.9

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 Hardin High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 299 n/a n/a n/a
1990 293 25.0 11.7 n/a
1991 305 24.7 12.3 n/a
1992 254 27.2 9.3 18.5
1993 297 28.0 10.6 12.5
1994 296 30.1 9.8 23.3
1995 321 33.7 9.5 21.2
1996 321 33.7 9.5 21.2
1997 320 32.5 9.8 24.7
1998 334 34.1 9.8 21
1999 337 32.3 10.4 23.1
2000 325 30.9 10.5 22.5
2001 339 31.0 10.9 28.3
2002 338 27.9 12.1 27.8
2003 338 27.9 12.1 27.8
2004 379 29.2 13.0 31.7
2005 356 27.0 13.2 29.8
2006 360 28.8 12.5 31.9
2007 378 28.7 13.2 31.5
2008 367 32.5 11.3 32.4
2009 330 28.5 11.6 38.8
2010 360 30.0 11.9 43.1
2011 345 29.9 11.5 46.4
2012 336 31.0 10.8 38.1
2013 363 28.5 12.6 39.7
2014 338 27.5 12.2 32.5
2015 336 26.0 12.9 43.5
2016 339 28.0 12.1 41
2017 380 32.0 11.8 42.9
2018 337 31.0 10.8 43
2019 353 28.4 12.3 45.9
2020 367 30.7 11.9 45.8
2021 338 30.9 10.9 48.8
2022 361 27.5 13.1 46.8
2023 394 23.3 16.8 56.9

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hardin High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,077 (8.6%) $11,375 (91.4%) $12,452
2020 $915 (6.8%) $12,554 (93.2%) $13,469
2021 $1,284 (8.8%) $13,239 (91.2%) $14,523

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hardin High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 762nd of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1060th of 1961 High schools
 13%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Hardin High School)7125
 46%
   End of Course Algebra I (Hardin Independent School District (Isd))7131
 40%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Hardin High School)5754
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Hardin Independent School District (Isd))5754
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Hardin High School)6050
 10%
   End of Course English I Reading (Hardin Independent School District (Isd))6050
 10%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Hardin High School)4259
 17%
   End of Course English II Reading (Hardin Independent School District (Isd))4259
 17%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Hardin High School)7678
 2%
   End of Course U.S. History (Hardin Independent School District (Isd))7678
 2%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students353394
 11.6%
African American1410
 28.6%
American Indian35
 66.7%
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic5871
 22.4%
Pacific Islander00
White274291
 6.2%
Two or More Races315
 400%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.9%56.9%
 11%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hardin High School

Hardin High School ranks 1122nd of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Hardin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hardin Elementary
Middle : Hardin J H

Students at Hardin High School are 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 394 students attended Hardin High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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