📍 950 S. Seventh St., El Centro, Imperial County, 92243
Harding Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Centro, Imperial County. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marilyn Morales. It is part of the El Centro Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
Harding Elementary enrolls 551 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% White and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 523 | 95% |
| White | 14 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
376 of the school's 551 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harding Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Harding Elementary is one of 13 schools in El Centro Elementary, based in El Centro, California. The district serves 5,157 students district-wide and employs 226 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 551 students, Harding Elementary is larger than the district average of about 397 students per school.