State/Public Elementary Open

Harding Grade School

๐Ÿ“ 1643 N 40th Rd, Earlville, LaSalle County, 60518

140
Pupils
16.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Harding Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Earlville, LaSalle County. The school has 140 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chris Bjork. It is part of the Serena CUSD 2 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“4 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Chris Bjork
School district
Serena CUSD 2

Enrollment & staffing

Harding Grade School enrolls 140 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.

Male students
74 (53%)
Female students
66 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
8.4
Student-teacher ratio
16.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White11683%
Hispanic or Latino107.1%
Two or more races85.7%
Asian42.9%
Black or African American21.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

61 of the school's 140 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“4Title I

Harding Grade School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 45, state house district 90.

School district: Serena CUSD 2

Harding Grade School is one of 4 schools in Serena CUSD 2, based in Serena, Illinois. The district serves 611 students district-wide and employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 140 students, Harding Grade School is close to the district average of about 153 students per school.

611
District students
4
Schools
52
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

45%
Reading proficient
35%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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