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Hardin Park Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

361 Jefferson Road, Boone, NC 28607 · (828) 264-8481 · Part of Watauga County Schools

Boone’s School Grade A− better than 80% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
854
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Hardin Park Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Boone kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Hardin Park ElementaryYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

361 Jefferson Road, Boone

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten86
Grade 194
Grade 292
Grade 386
Grade 499
Grade 588
Grade 685
Grade 7106
Grade 8100
Enrollment over time
844’20
835’21
851’22
859’23
854’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 17%Asian 6%Two or more races 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hardin Park Elementary from Boone families.

Other schools in Watauga County Schools

The district →
Parkway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boone
A−
610 students15:1
Blowing Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Blowing Rock
A
409 students15:1
Valle Crucis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boone
B
345 students13:1
Green Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boone
B−
292 students11:1
Cove Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Vilas
B−
289 students13:1
Mabel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Zionville
C
140 students9:1

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 North Carolina’s other public schools; Boone’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.