📍 7230 Fairmont Ave., El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, 94530
Harding Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Cerrito, Contra Costa County. The school has 475 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Indira Bell. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
Harding Elementary enrolls 475 students across grades K–6. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% White, 25% Asian and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 148 | 31% |
| Asian | 119 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 108 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 79 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
121 of the school's 475 students (25%) 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 a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual.
Harding Elementary is one of 54 schools in West Contra Costa Unified, based in Richmond, California. The district serves 25,244 students district-wide and employs 1,231 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 475 students, Harding Elementary is close to the district average of about 467 students per school.