📍 9311 Hardy Cir, Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, 23430
Hardy Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County. The school has 526 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Isle of Wight County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hardy Elementary enrolls 526 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 29% Black or African American and 9.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 286 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 153 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 9.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
258 of the school's 526 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. 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.
Hardy Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA-20, state senate district 3, state house district 64.
Hardy Elementary is one of 9 schools in Isle of Wight County Public Schools, based in Smithfield, Virginia. The district serves 5,519 students district-wide and employs 393 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 526 students, Hardy Elementary is close to the district average of about 613 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe