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Harding Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4801 Golf ST NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 · (319) 558-2254 · Part of Cedar Rapids Community School District

Cedar Rapids’ School Grade D better than 12% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
710
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Harding Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Next stop for Cedar Rapids kids: 6 high schools

On the path

Where Cedar Rapids kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–523 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Harding Middle SchoolYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency61%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4801 Golf ST NE, Cedar Rapids

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6239
Grade 7228
Grade 8243
Enrollment over time
706’20
712’21
713’22
695’23
710’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 10%Black 7%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harding Middle School from Cedar Rapids families.

Other schools in Cedar Rapids Community School District

The district →
Viola Gibson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Rapids
A−
565 students17:1
West Willow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Rapids
B−
555 students16:1
Maple Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Rapids
B−
539 students15:1
Kenwood Leadership Academy School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Rapids
C−
386 students13:1
Grant Wood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Rapids
D
356 students15:1
Cedar River Academy at Taylor
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cedar Rapids
D−
355 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Cedar Rapids’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.