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Hardin Park Elementary School

Public | PK-8 | 737 students

 
 
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4 stars

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Posted January 10, 2013

When I was a student here in 2005, Some of the teachers and staff (even the administration) were great. Some teachers would do their jobs. Others would not. I did have problems with the Special Education here at this school though. They had a few good Special Edcuation teachers. The one Special Education Teacher I was assigned to was not very caplable of doing her job in helping her students succeed in the classroom. I would avoid sending any child who does have a disability to this school because of the problems about some of the teachers and staff not doing their jobs properly . If you want to go to a good school in this district that has a great support system and the teachers that are willing to help any students with disablities, I would recommend sending your children to Watauga High School instead.


Posted June 9, 2012

Enrolling my children at Hardin Park was the worst thing I have done. My daughter is currently in the 5th grade, and her teacher has taken her out in the hallway and screamed at her, as loud as she could, just because she forgot her spelling homework. My son, who is 8, has also had a hard time at this school. He is constantly bullied by a group of "popular" boys. The schools guidance counselor has been no help. She dosen't believe him, because the bullies are always polite and nice in front of teachers. This school has been a very negative experiance and I am warning everyone reading this to not send your child to Hardin Park.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted October 15, 2011

i have no complians about this school so far. my kids love it and are doing very well in thier grades, the teachers don't compare, they are just great! keep on rocking!!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted October 13, 2011

This school rocks. Don't diss our school gidance councelor. She does an excelent job of enforsing our anit bullying policy. And personally, as a student I see no bullying at all in our class. This is my last year here and our teachers are great.


Posted March 29, 2011

I wrote the glowing review of June 29, 2009. True, for that year. Since then, many experiences prompt a revised review. The school has an anti-bullying policy which they review with students but look the other way when students taunt, mock and tease one another. We are now homeschooling and if I could re-do the last year and a half to give my child back confidence, a joy of learning and a sense of self, I would NOT have enrolled my child at this school. Too big and "punitive" to Special Needs population instead of functional and supportive.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted October 20, 2008

This school is awful. We were not pleased and the teacher our son had no patience. We would not recommend this school to anyone. If you want your child to go to a bad school where it is to large to meet the demands of the children then by all means go there. Bad bad bad school.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 2, 2008

We have been with Hardin Park for years and are so happy with it. The amount, and quality, of help available to the students is amazing. If you are a parent of a child who is academically 'outside the box' either way, Hardin Park staff can help your child, meet them where they are. It has been a great choice for our kids and our family.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted February 9, 2008

Excellent school with outstanding administrators. Great teachers. The two areas that could use improvement are communication and technology. Efforts have been made to improve those areas with the installation of new automated schedule notification systems. A voice mail system to improve message delivery would be nice. A better way of informing parents of upcoming events, like posting a calendar, permission forms, etc. to a designated school web space by grade would enhance communication.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted February 1, 2008

I love this school!! I am in 8th grade and this school rocks!
—Submitted by a student


Posted September 30, 2007

I have taught at Hardin Park and been a parent of a student at the school. with an added bonus of having a parent teach at the school, and I can tell you that Hardin Park is an incredible school with a wonderful caring staff. I especially love the idea of having PE everyday, as I am now in Fl, and that is not the case down here. I do have to disagree with the last parent though.....Hardin Park is by no means the first school in the county to have PE everyday. That has been county policy for years; as a student at Parkway way back, we went out each day to play and has a blast. I think it's healthy, and I commend the county for that decision.


Posted June 3, 2006

We are highly pleased with Hardin Park as first year Kindergarten parents. Our child's experience has included a curriculum rich in academics, music, physical activity, foreign language and social development. As a former middle school teacher, I am pleased to be a part of a school where the principals, special area teachers, and even teachers in other grade levels know my child by name. This atmosphere makes each child feel special as a part of a community. I do not feel that the Kindergarten has any unnecessary parties or serves junk food on a regular basis. I am proud of teachers and schools who recognize the merits of making school a fun place to be in addition to a learning place. My only complaints are really more of a county wide problem...not enough computer time in Kindergarten and no art class in K-2 classes. Spanish, music and PE have been great.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 12, 2006

Hardin Park has some of the most fabulous teachers I've seen anywhere, and wonderful, caring principals who set high expectations for the kids. The bus drivers are wonderful too - all are mature adults who really love the kids. HP has daily PE (the first school in the county to do this); terrific early-intervention reading program (the only school in the county); weekly computer lab, music, art, and foreign language for every class. Some negatives: it's big (800 kids), tho the layout has PreK-3, 4-5, and 6-8 grades each in their own wings so it never feels that way. Some rooms have lousy air quality - no AC, leaky roof, plus poor air circulation (walls were added after it opened as an 'open classroom' school when it was built in th 70s). Lots of teachers show TV during lunch, & some K teachers do lotsa parties plus ignore principal's rule against feeding junk.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted August 28, 2005

We just moved up here from Wake County School in North Carolina. The school size is much smaller and the kids are nicer and well behaved. We have yet to see how staff performed. So far it has been good.
—Submitted by a parent


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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 83% in 2012.

76 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
91%

2011

 
 
88%

2010

 
 
90%

2009

 
 
>95%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 69% in 2012.

76 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
72%

2011

 
 
84%

2010

 
 
80%

2009

 
 
82%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

95 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
94%

2011

 
 
87%

2010

 
 
92%

2009

 
 
94%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 72% in 2012.

95 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
79%

2011

 
 
81%

2010

 
 
76%

2009

 
 
75%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 82% in 2012.

75 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
89%

2011

 
 
84%

2010

 
 
91%

2009

 
 
82%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 72% in 2012.

75 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
89%

2011

 
 
78%

2010

 
 
84%

2009

 
 
78%
Science

The state average for Science was 76% in 2012.

75 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
87%

2011

 
 
81%

2010

 
 
84%

2009

 
 
78%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2012.

89 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
87%

2011

 
 
86%

2010

 
 
88%

2009

 
 
83%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 75% in 2012.

89 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
81%

2011

 
 
84%

2010

 
 
90%

2009

 
 
85%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2012.

75 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
93%

2011

 
 
89%

2010

 
 
88%

2009

 
 
>95%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 68% in 2012.

75 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
84%

2011

 
 
87%

2010

 
 
85%

2009

 
 
82%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

83 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
93%

2011

 
 
89%

2010

 
 
94%

2009

 
 
94%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 71% in 2012.

83 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
84%

2011

 
 
79%

2010

 
 
86%

2009

 
 
87%
Science

The state average for Science was 77% in 2012.

83 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
89%

2011

 
 
85%

2010

 
 
86%

2009

 
 
82%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students91%
Female90%
Male91%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic83%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White93%
Economically disadvantaged83%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities64%
Non-disabled students>95%
Limited English proficiency>95%
Proficient in English90%
Academically gifted>95%

Reading

All Students72%
Female81%
Male67%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic25%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White83%
Economically disadvantaged47%
Not economically disadvantaged89%
Students with disabilities43%
Non-disabled students79%
Limited English proficiency20%
Proficient in English76%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students94%
Female94%
Male94%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic82%
Multiracial>95%
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White>95%
Economically disadvantaged83%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities85%
Non-disabled students>95%
Limited English proficiency86%
Proficient in English94%
Academically gifted>95%

Reading

All Students79%
Female87%
Male71%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic53%
Multiracial>95%
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White83%
Economically disadvantaged57%
Not economically disadvantaged92%
Students with disabilities62%
Non-disabled students82%
Limited English proficiency43%
Proficient in English82%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students89%
Female92%
Male87%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic75%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White91%
Economically disadvantaged79%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities57%
Non-disabled students>95%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English92%
Academically gifted>95%

Reading

All Students89%
Female92%
Male87%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic75%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White89%
Economically disadvantaged79%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities79%
Non-disabled students92%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English92%
Academically gifted>95%

Science

All Students87%
Female86%
Male87%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic50%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White89%
Economically disadvantaged75%
Not economically disadvantaged94%
Students with disabilities57%
Non-disabled students93%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English88%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students87%
Female86%
Male87%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic54%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White92%
Economically disadvantaged68%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities71%
Non-disabled students90%
Limited English proficiency50%
Proficient in English91%
Academically gifted>95%

Reading

All Students81%
Female81%
Male80%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic46%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
White84%
Economically disadvantaged58%
Not economically disadvantaged93%
Students with disabilities65%
Non-disabled students85%
Limited English proficiency40%
Proficient in English86%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students93%
Female>95%
Male87%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic91%
Multiracial>95%
American Indiann/a
White95%
Economically disadvantaged85%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities64%
Non-disabled students>95%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English94%
Academically gifted>95%

Reading

All Students84%
Female91%
Male74%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic64%
Multiracial80%
American Indiann/a
White89%
Economically disadvantaged63%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities27%
Non-disabled students94%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English87%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students93%
Female93%
Male93%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic91%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White94%
Economically disadvantaged85%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities55%
Non-disabled students>95%
Limited English proficiency83%
Proficient in English94%
Academically gifted>95%

Reading

All Students84%
Female85%
Male84%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic55%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White89%
Economically disadvantaged65%
Not economically disadvantaged93%
Students with disabilities55%
Non-disabled students89%
Limited English proficiency17%
Proficient in English90%
Academically gifted>95%

Science

All Students89%
Female85%
Male93%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic64%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White94%
Economically disadvantaged77%
Not economically disadvantaged95%
Students with disabilities73%
Non-disabled students92%
Limited English proficiency33%
Proficient in English94%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Algebra I

The state average for Algebra I was 79% in 2012.

27 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
>95%

2011

 
 
>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Course (EOC) tests to assess high school students in Algebra I, English I, and Biology. The EOC tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Algebra I

All Students>95%
Female>95%
Male>95%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White>95%
Economically disadvantagedn/a
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilitiesn/a
Non-disabled students>95%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English>95%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Course (EOC) tests to assess high school students in Algebra I, English I, and Biology. The EOC tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 74% 53%
Hispanic 14% 13%
Two or more races 5% 4%
Asian 3% 2%
Black 3% 26%
American Indian/Alaska Native 1% 2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 37%N/A50%
Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 11N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

School basics

School Leader's name
  • Mary Smalling
Associations
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Fax number
  • (828) 265-3609
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361 Jefferson Rd
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