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Schools in Hardy

Hardy’s public schools

Highland School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hardy. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▲ 5% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,499 students on the public path
In brief

Hardy’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hardy’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Cherokee Elementary School places highest (better than 83%); Highland High School lowest (58%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hardy, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Cherokee Elementary SchoolHighland School DistrictA−
5–8Highland Middle SchoolHighland School DistrictB
9–12Highland High SchoolHighland School DistrictB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Highland School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Highland School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,499 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$14,274AR $13,585 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 39.9% · 947 students tested
Math48%
State average 38.3% · 947 students tested

Hardy vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Hardy’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hardy—Highland
HighlandAHighland

Every school in Hardy

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hardyin other towns
Cherokee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
581 students13:1Rate it →
Highland Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B
442 students14:1Rate it →
Highland High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
476 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Hardy’s schools

Are Hardy’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hardy. Highland School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hardy. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hardy in?

Highland School District.

Where do Hardy kids go to high school?

Highland High School.

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What Hardy families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.