Harding Elementary School
1239 North Rhode Island Ave
Mason City IA, 50401, Cerro Gordo County
Phone: 641-421-4406
Ranking: (538 out of 696, bottom 23%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Mason City Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 361 | 352 | 368 | 388 | 413 | 419 | 403 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 41 | 11.4% | 32 | 9.1% | 33 | 9.0% | 37 | 9.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 66 | 18.3% | 67 | 19.0% | 70 | 19.0% | 74 | 19.1% | 76 | 18.4% | 73 | 17.4% | 57 | 14.1% |
Grade 1: | 61 | 16.9% | 66 | 18.8% | 72 | 19.6% | 84 | 21.6% | 72 | 17.4% | 59 | 14.1% | 78 | 19.4% |
Grade 2: | 59 | 16.3% | 60 | 17.0% | 83 | 22.6% | 65 | 16.8% | 53 | 12.8% | 74 | 17.7% | 66 | 16.4% |
Grade 3: | 63 | 17.5% | 69 | 19.6% | 59 | 16.0% | 52 | 13.4% | 71 | 17.2% | 65 | 15.5% | 70 | 17.4% |
Grade 4: | 71 | 19.7% | 58 | 16.5% | 51 | 13.9% | 76 | 19.6% | 68 | 16.5% | 69 | 16.5% | 75 | 18.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 197 | 54.6% | 189 | 53.7% | 195 | 53.0% | 212 | 54.6% | 223 | 54.0% | 217 | 51.8% | 204 | 50.6% |
Female: | 164 | 45.4% | 163 | 46.3% | 173 | 47.0% | 176 | 45.4% | 190 | 46.0% | 194 | 46.3% | 195 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.7% |
Hispanic: | 31 | 8.6% | 29 | 8.2% | 32 | 8.7% | 36 | 9.3% | 39 | 9.4% | 34 | 8.1% | 34 | 8.4% |
Black: | 27 | 7.5% | 23 | 6.5% | 23 | 6.3% | 21 | 5.4% | 40 | 9.7% | 42 | 10.0% | 46 | 11.4% |
White: | 274 | 75.9% | 282 | 80.1% | 292 | 79.3% | 312 | 80.4% | 326 | 78.9% | 335 | 80.0% | 315 | 78.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 23 | 6.4% | 14 | 4.0% | 16 | 4.3% | 16 | 4.1% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 214 | 59.3% | 219 | 62.2% | 228 | 62.0% | 217 | 55.9% | 219 | 53.0% | 210 | 50.1% | 206 | 51.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.8% | 28 | 8.0% | 29 | 7.9% | 30 | 7.7% | 48 | 11.6% | 45 | 10.7% | 37 | 9.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.28 | 11.38 | 12.11 | 13.38 | 12.55 | 13.00 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.64% | 75.20% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.85% | 77.04% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.64% | 71.20% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.21% | 72.22% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.55% | 72.14% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 74.80% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.82% | 70.23% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.15% | 72.76% | 75.51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.4% | 80.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 27.6% | 20.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.8% | 20.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.2% | 80.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,432.0 | $41,600.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,774.0 | $32,201.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,457.0 | $43,950.0 |
* Harding Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.