📍 585 Willow Ave., Hayward, Alameda County, 94541
Harder Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hayward, Alameda County. The school has 675 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cynthia Ortiz. It is part of the Hayward Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
Harder Elementary enrolls 675 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian and 5.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 502 | 74% |
| Asian | 60 | 8.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 35 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 4.9% |
| White | 9 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
524 of the school's 675 students (78%) 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.
Harder Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Harder Elementary is one of 29 schools in Hayward Unified, based in Hayward, California. The district serves 17,377 students district-wide and employs 850 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 675 students, Harder Elementary is close to the district average of about 599 students per school.