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Harden Middle ranks 1971 st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Harden Middle?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,104 students attended Harden Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Harden Middle?

Students at Harden Middle are 93% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Harden Middle attend?

Students who attend Harden Middle usually go on to attend North Salinas High

Harden Middle School in Salinas CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Harden Middle ranks worse than 71.9% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Salinas Union High School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.49. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.6%), White (2.4%), Asian (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harden Middle is 20.1, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Salinas Union High School District! (See more...)

Compare Harden Middle employs 54.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harden Middle is $9,544, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Salinas Union High School District!

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Harden Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Harden Middle 1971^st of 2740 California public middle schools. (See Harden Middle in the ranking list.)

Salinas Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Salinas Union High 943^rd of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harden Middle

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Rank History for all students at Harden Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	34.35	1101^st	1769	37.8%
2005	45.55	883^rd	1777	50.3%
2006	35.26	1136^th	1804	37.0%
2007	30.37	1377^th	1999	31.1%
2008	39.57	1170^th	2005	41.6%
2009	25.89	1576^th	2063	23.6%
2010	31.14	1541^st	2179	29.3%
2011	24.82	1776^th	2236	20.6%
2012	26.87	1738^th	2259	23.1%
2013	21.90	1951^st	2379	18.0%
2015	26.02	1784^th	2477	28.0%
2016	23.12	1908^th	2497	23.6%
2017	21.06	1991^st	2508	20.6%
2018	17.56	2085^th	2480	15.9%
2019	26.08	1960^th	2715	27.8%
2022	25.49	1971^st	2740	28.1%

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harden Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.14	736^th	1364	46.0%
2019	35.76	843^rd	1442	41.5%
2022	31.79	1159^th	1540	24.7%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harden Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.34	1891^st	2230	15.2%
2019	31.14	1645^th	2369	30.6%
2022	33.74	1554^th	2458	36.8%

Rank History for Female students at Harden Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.64	1952^nd	2262	13.7%
2019	26.96	1721^st	2380	27.7%
2022	22.95	1931^st	2509	23.0%

Rank History for Disabled students at Harden Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.26	1338^th	1369	2.3%
2019	26.46	1145^th	1491	23.2%
2022	24.25	1289^th	1531	15.8%

Rank History for Male students at Harden Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.67	1949^th	2273	14.3%
2019	23.91	1843^rd	2407	23.4%
2022	28.00	1734^th	2527	31.4%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Harden Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.85	1709^th	2072	17.5%
2019	32.36	1467^th	2213	33.7%
2022	34.23	1484^th	2359	37.1%

Rank History for White students at Harden Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.79	1090^th	1496	27.1%
2019	52.93	740^th	1602	53.8%
2022	38.71	936^th	1555	39.8%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Harden Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1993	261	42	95	742	7	n/a	n/a	0	1147
1994	250	37	95	768	9	n/a	n/a	0	1159
1995	182	34	92	896	5	n/a	n/a	0	1209
1996	182	34	92	896	5	n/a	n/a	0	1209
1997	182	50	95	992	8	n/a	n/a	0	1327
1998	184	43	102	1018	5	n/a	n/a	0	1352
1999	156	44	98	952	3	n/a	n/a	60	1313
2000	175	46	110	1019	10	n/a	n/a	1	1361
2001	176	38	107	1073	6	n/a	n/a	0	1400
2002	156	43	91	813	3	n/a	n/a	4	1110
2003	156	43	91	813	3	n/a	n/a	4	1110
2004	152	46	111	907	2	n/a	n/a	4	1222
2005	132	54	118	886	7	n/a	n/a	2	1199
2006	105	43	117	896	6	n/a	n/a	1	1168
2007	90	45	98	966	3	n/a	n/a	15	1217
2008	79	45	108	928	4	n/a	n/a	0	1164
2009	73	46	94	886	0	6	1	0	1106
2010	73	37	72	919	1	10	1	0	1113
2011	40	19	41	985	0	1	82	0	1168
2012	59	27	96	998	4	5	6	0	1195
2013	64	19	82	1045	4	3	3	0	1220
2014	76	20	67	1030	3	4	8	0	1208
2015	81	16	52	1035	4	2	4	0	1194
2016	134	17	60	977	3	3	3	0	1197
2017	122	18	53	1030	0	2	0	0	1225
2018	63	12	39	1159	1	3	2	0	1279
2019	37	8	46	1131	1	2	14	0	1239
2020	36	17	37	1119	0	4	10	0	1223
2021	43	19	28	1097	2	2	3	0	1194
2022	27	12	24	1022	4	2	12	1	1104

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Harden Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	1147	42.8	26.8	50.8
1994	1159	50.4	23.0	58.3
1995	1209	53.0	22.8	59.6
1996	1209	53.0	22.8	59.6
1997	1327	54.1	24.5	57
1998	1352	59.8	22.6	58.5
1999	1313	55.9	23.5	65.5
2000	1361	59.2	23.0	51.6
2001	1400	63.2	22.2	61
2002	1110	51.0	21.8	50.1
2003	1110	51.0	21.8	50.1
2004	1222	55.9	21.9	52.8
2005	1199	55.6	21.6	62.1
2006	1168	54.8	21.3	0
2007	1217	48.5	25.1	59
2008	1164	54.6	21.3	66.3
2009	1106	48.0	20.1	68
2010	1113	49.1	22.6	68.1
2011	1168	n/a	n/a	70.9
2012	1195	48.6	24.5	n/a
2013	1220	52.3	23.2	76.1
2014	1208	53.3	22.6	67.2
2015	1194	53.0	22.5	73.7
2016	1197	54.0	22.1	75.5
2017	1225	52.0	23.5	73.4
2018	1279	56.5	22.6	75
2019	1239	58.6	21.1	70.5
2020	1223	n/a	n/a	76.4
2021	1194	53.5	22.3	89
2022	1104	54.8	20.1	85.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Harden Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	1147	42.8	26.8	50.8
1994	1159	50.4	23.0	58.3
1995	1209	53.0	22.8	59.6
1996	1209	53.0	22.8	59.6
1997	1327	54.1	24.5	57
1998	1352	59.8	22.6	58.5
1999	1313	55.9	23.5	65.5
2000	1361	59.2	23.0	51.6
2001	1400	63.2	22.2	61
2002	1110	51.0	21.8	50.1
2003	1110	51.0	21.8	50.1
2004	1222	55.9	21.9	52.8
2005	1199	55.6	21.6	62.1
2006	1168	54.8	21.3	0
2007	1217	48.5	25.1	59
2008	1164	54.6	21.3	66.3
2009	1106	48.0	20.1	68
2010	1113	49.1	22.6	68.1
2011	1168	n/a	n/a	70.9
2012	1195	48.6	24.5	n/a
2013	1220	52.3	23.2	76.1
2014	1208	53.3	22.6	67.2
2015	1194	53.0	22.5	73.7
2016	1197	54.0	22.1	75.5
2017	1225	52.0	23.5	73.4
2018	1279	56.5	22.6	75
2019	1239	58.6	21.1	70.5
2020	1223	n/a	n/a	76.4
2021	1194	53.5	22.3	89
2022	1104	54.8	20.1	85.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Harden Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$9,544

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Harden Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 1960^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 1971^st of 2740 Middle schools	0.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Harden Middle)	34.8	35.5	0.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Salinas Union High)	35.5	38.4	2.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	49.2	2.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Harden Middle)	23.6	18.8	4.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (Salinas Union High)	22.2	18.9	3.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	32	5.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Harden Middle)	32.4	28.7	3.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Salinas Union High)	36.1	36.5	0.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	46.6	2.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Harden Middle)	14	11.8	2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Salinas Union High)	25.4	16.5	8.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.2	7.4%
8th Grade Science (Harden Middle)	23.4	18.8	4.6%
8th Grade Science (Salinas Union High)	21.3	18.8	2.5%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	29.2	1.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1239	1194	3.6%
African American	8	19	137.5%
American Indian	1	2	100%
Asian	46	28	39.1%
Hispanic	1131	1097	3%
Pacific Islander	2	2
White	37	43	16.2%
Two or More Races	14	3	78.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	70.5%	89%	18.6%

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