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R. O. Hardin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

R. O. Hardin Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 461 students in the Hollister School District, located in a high-need community where over 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 2% of all California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English and math below 13%, which is dramatically lower than other schools in the same district like Ladd Lane Elementary and Sunnyslope Elementary. A particularly striking comparison is with Hollister Prep, a charter school that shares the same address but achieves proficiency rates over 45 percentage points higher, highlighting a significant performance gap within the same neighborhood.

Despite spending more per student than several nearby schools, R. O. Hardin Elementary has seen a rapid decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. The school shows a relative strength in supporting English Language Learners, but severe performance gaps persist for other student groups, and chronic absenteeism remains a concern. These factors suggest the school requires targeted, evidence-based interventions to address its unique and acute challenges.

461

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,451

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

881 Line St.
Hollister, CA 95023-4514

(831) 636-4440

District: Hollister

Students who attend R. O. Hardin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Accelerated Achievement Academy
	Rancho San Justo
High:	Hollister High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.0%

Two or more races:

4.1%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 36 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg31%

California avg41%

5,760^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Hollister

1069^th of 1,543Hollister among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	5760 of 5857	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	5593 of 5869	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5339 of 5859	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	5672 of 5883	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	5154 of 5789	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	4206 of 5662	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.6	3638 of 5692	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.5	4311 of 5614	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	5149 of 5611	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	5246 of 5530	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	4819 of 5390	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	4643 of 5377	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.8	4659 of 5314	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.0	4354 of 5193	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	4219 of 5113	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.8	4879 of 5113	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.6	4248 of 4818	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	4323 of 4822	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.7	4294 of 4809	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	2354 of 3162	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	2092 of 3245	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	2835 of 3311	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1188 of 3275	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	803 of 3246	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5454 of 5597	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	5056 of 5612	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4689 of 5609	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	5422 of 5635	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4734 of 5492	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	3928 of 5413	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	4978 of 5107	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	4725 of 5107	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4567 of 5087	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	4853 of 5084	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	4260 of 4963	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	3194 of 4830	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	5386 of 5460	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	5211 of 5517	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4892 of 5363	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	5174 of 5264	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4646 of 5173	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3587 of 5084	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	5568 of 5628	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	5506 of 5643	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	5360 of 5638	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	5474 of 5663	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5041 of 5510	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	4247 of 5431	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	69 of 78	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	62 of 74	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	58 of 68	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	2703 of 2847	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2593 of 2635	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1609 of 2420	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile+21 vs school

Migrant (2025)12th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-36 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

Science8%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
R. O. Hardin Elementary	Public	K-5	881 Line St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4440	461	20	23.0	84.4%	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	415 (90.0%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	7.5	5760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.7%		11.4	5593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.7%	167																	7.8		7.8	11.4	15.4	10.0				12.4	13.9	10.3	7.8				10.9	96.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	$16,451	$14,926	$1,525
Hollister Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	881 Line St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 313-0772	538	19	28.1	47.2%	45 (8.4%)	3 (0.6%)	466 (86.6%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	68.7	1655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%		76.7	1303^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	352																	32.2	35.0	33.6	54.2	50.0	55.9	50.0	72.4	63.3	57.7	44.1	75.9	67.8	50.0	69.0	60.0	61.1
Calaveras Elementary	Public	K-8	1151 Buena Vista Rd. Ste. 100	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4460	556	23	24.7	75.9%	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	504 (90.6%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	20.2	4812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		21.4	4732^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	80																	7.6	3.3	6.3	18.4	46.8	15.6	12.9	28.1	23.3	25.7	20.7	37.5	7.6	3.2	15.6	10.0	19.0						$15,112	$13,776	$1,336
Hollister Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	873 Santa Ana Rd. Ste. 200	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 634-4930	858	36	23.6	62.0%	39 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	810 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	34.9	3598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%		35.6	3470^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.9%	128	3.5	3.8	6.0	4.4	9.3	6.3	19.1	11.7	10.5	13.9	19.1	14.5	4.7	3.8	3.6	4.0	19.3	20.0	19.7	47.7	18.4	30.1	42.5	41.0	36.7	36.0	61.6	21.8	25.3	21.3	36.1	11.1	29.5	98.4		98.4			$16,443	$15,206	$1,237
Ladd Lane Elementary	Public	K-8	161 Ladd Ln.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4490	767	33	22.9	53.6%	173 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	536 (69.9%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	20 (2.6%)	44.2	2935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%		38.9	3241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.8%	306																	26.9	18.2	25.4	44.0	47.9	50.0	18.2	28.6	36.4	44.1	42.7	34.2	27.9	13.6	19.1	0.0	31.1						$15,086	$13,846	$1,240
Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-5	1475 Memorial Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4420	602	27	22.2	70.8%	34 (5.6%)	9 (1.5%)	513 (85.2%)	17 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.5%)	58.9	2123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		43.8	2930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.1%	807																	48.8		48.8	47.4	44.8	61.2				50.7	39.8	42.7	40.7				41.1	97.1	98.0		97.1		$16,258	$14,872	$1,386
Cerra Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2151 Cerra Vista Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4470	602	23	26.0	52.8%	94 (15.6%)	8 (1.3%)	424 (70.4%)	30 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	34 (5.6%)	37.4	3385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.2%		29	4016^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.6%	631																	34.8		34.8	36.0	47.1	46.7				43.0	20.2	28.7	23.3				23.9	95.9			96.9		$14,569	$13,186	$1,383
Rancho Santana	Public	K-8	1454 Santana Ranch Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 630-6300	678	25	26.6	53.5%	99 (14.6%)	9 (1.3%)	500 (73.7%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	31 (4.6%)	36.6	3435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		28.7	4047^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.0%	612																	27.9	10.2	20.5	33.8	45.6	36.4	33.9	27.3	16.3	33.5	46.1	32.9	16.2	27.1	10.9	6.1	25.1						$14,456	$13,038	$1,418
Southside Elementary	Public	K-8	4991 Southside Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Southside Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-4439	267	11	24.1	45.3%	78 (29.2%)	3 (1.1%)	179 (67.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	52.6	2456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.1%		57.7	2164^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.1%	292																	30.8	33.3	32.1	30.3	42.3	53.9	72.0	59.4	44.4	49.7	39.4	50.0	26.9	48.0	43.8	37.0	40.8	91.3					$19,458	$18,182	$1,276
Tres Pinos Elementary	Public	K-8	5635 Airline Hwy.	Tres Pinos	95075	San Benito County	Tres Pinos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-0503	61	2	26.1	63.9%	25 (41.0%)	1 (1.6%)	35 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										17.5							12.5						$20,026	$19,716	$310

Frequently Asked Questions about R. O. Hardin Elementary

What is the racial makeup of R. O. Hardin Elementary?

Students at R. O. Hardin Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What district is R. O. Hardin Elementary in?

Hollister

How many students attend R. O. Hardin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended R. O. Hardin Elementary.

Is R. O. Hardin Elementary a good school?

R. O. Hardin Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.7% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of R. O. Hardin Elementary attend?

Students who attend R. O. Hardin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Accelerated Achievement Academy
Middle : Rancho San Justo
High : Hollister High

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