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Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Hardwick.

Hardwick’s Schools page →

Students
860
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,748
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$3.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 35% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.9M, about $4,535 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Hardwick 58

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hardwick. Grade by grade →

9–123 high schoolsHanford Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency55%
State average 33.1% · 526 students tested
Reading / language arts67%
State average 46.7% · 526 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 94% at Hanford Joint Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,748 per student · 35% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 81%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
794’20
815’21
823’22
850’23
860’24

Up 8.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 48%Hispanic 45%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Kings River-Hardwick Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Hanford
A−
860 students23:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.