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Harding Elementary School

Q: Is Harding Elementary School a good school?

Harding Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Harding Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Harding Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Harding Elementary School?

Students at Harding Elementary School are 60% African American, 22% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Harding Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Harding Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : East Middle at PRBerry High : East High School

Public Grades K-5

1537^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Harding Elementary School is a K–5 school at 1903 Cordova Ave in Youngstown, Ohio, serving 324 students as part of the Youngstown City School District, which itself ranks near the bottom of Ohio's 773 districts. In 2025–2026, Harding ranked 1,537th of 1,560 ranked Ohio schools — the 1st percentile — and this is not a one-year dip: the school has spent ten reported years between the 1st and 11th percentile, earned a star only once (2015–2016), and landed at the 1st percentile in each of the last three years.

In 2025–2026, Harding trailed its district in every subject and grade tested, and both trailed the state. Fifth-grade math is the starkest: 5.4% of students were proficient against 19.1% in the district and 59.1% statewide. Fourth-grade English language arts followed the same pattern — 14.5% at Harding, 32.6% in the district, 61.8% statewide. Chronic absenteeism stood at 62.9%, above the district's 56.7%, reversing three years of improvement. Every reported student group — male, female, African American, Hispanic, low-income, and special education — ranks in the bottom single digits of percentile; special education is the most acute at the 0th percentile, 911st of 914 schools.

The most instructive comparison is M L King Elementary School, three miles away in the same district. It spends roughly $1,250 less per student and has more students per teacher (14.6 versus 12.9), yet in 2025–2026 it ranked in the 9th percentile versus Harding's 1st, with lower absenteeism (53.6% vs. 62.9%) and higher scores in every comparable subject. Harding's own per-student spending of $13,728 (2018–2019, the most recent reported) is the highest in the local set, suggesting resources are not the deciding factor. Nearby charters show higher proficiency is achievable in this area — Stambaugh Charter Academy and Youngstown Community School both reached the 28th percentile, and Youngstown Preparatory Academy the 42nd — though their small enrollments warrant caution. Harding's one bright spot is Grade 3, where it beat M L King in math (19% vs. 14.3%) and ELA (26.2% vs. 20.9%), but that edge disappears by Grade 5.

324

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,204

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

83.8%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1903 Cordova Ave
Youngstown, OH 44504-1809

(330) 744-7517

District: Youngstown City

Students who attend Harding Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Middle at PRBerry
High:	East High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.9%

Hispanic:

21.9%

White:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (16% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg30%

Ohio avg64%

1,537^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Youngstown City

709^th of 773Youngstown City among Ohio districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	1537 of 1560	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.9	1535 of 1558	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	1558 of 1577	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1439 of 1596	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1541 of 1588	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1484 of 1610	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1576 of 1676	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1579 of 1636	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	1553 of 1651	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.3	1495 of 1678	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	1362 of 1684	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.6	1501 of 1687	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	1503 of 1701	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	1458 of 1709	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	1526 of 1686	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	1561 of 1662	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	39.8	1190 of 1610	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.3	1254 of 1582	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.5	1281 of 1609	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.7	1307 of 1504	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	2.8	1465 of 1501	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.6	1317 of 1471	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	609 of 631	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	592 of 615	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	570 of 603	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	490 of 610	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	537 of 601	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	389 of 533	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	452 of 605	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	537 of 598	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	1409 of 1452	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	1400 of 1452	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	1452 of 1466	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1419 of 1483	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1430 of 1488	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1365 of 1467	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1421 of 1502	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1483 of 1518	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	306 of 315	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	192 of 233	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	213 of 216	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	1447 of 1467	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	1452 of 1473	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	1470 of 1484	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1304 of 1447	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1374 of 1419	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1279 of 1404	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1357 of 1465	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1427 of 1465	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.0	1452 of 1467	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.1	1452 of 1466	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	1473 of 1485	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1334 of 1498	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1490 of 1518	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1389 of 1499	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1412 of 1535	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	1502 of 1536	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	911 of 914	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	923 of 935	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	7.5	975 of 1037	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	1038 of 1050	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-45 vs state

Mathematics14%-49 vs state

Science14%-49 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Harding Elementary School	Public	K-5	1903 Cordova Ave	Youngstown	44504	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7517	324	25	12.9	82.4%	30 (9.3%)	194 (59.9%)	71 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.6%)	2.9	1537^th of 1560 public elementary schools	1.5%		2.9	1535^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.5%	2	13.5		19.0	16.1	5.4				26.2	14.5	18.9				83.8%	0%	$18,204
E J Blott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4115 Shady Rd	Youngstown	44505	Trumbull County	Liberty Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 759-1053	351	34	10.3	—	153 (43.6%)	108 (30.8%)	47 (13.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.7%)								(n/a)			52.9						70.9						95.8%	2.8%	$13,654
Youngstown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	810 Oak St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 402-1372	126	2	63.0	71.4%	6 (4.8%)	98 (77.8%)	18 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	49.2	901^st of 1560 public elementary schools	42.2%		20.2	1254^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.5%	353	45.5		84.0	63.2	45.5	30.8			80.0	63.2	72.7	30.8					$9,466
Stambaugh Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2420 Donald Ave	Youngstown	44509	Mahoning County	Stambaugh Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 792-4806	472	40	11.8	86.9%	46 (9.7%)	233 (49.4%)	118 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.7%)	31.4	1117^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.4%		13.1	1353^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	13.2%	236	26.2	37.5	52.7	50.0	50.0	32.4	17.8	50.0	65.5	65.0	40.5	23.5	40.0	45.8	68.7%	0%	$14,168
Youngstown Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Essex St	Youngstown	44502	Mahoning County	Youngstown Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-2240	356	26	13.6	85.1%	8 (2.2%)	293 (82.3%)	28 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	30.6	1126^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.8%		11.2	1382^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	11.3%	256	22.7	41.2	65.9	55.6	40.9	20.0	3.4	23.5	56.8	50.0	59.1	31.4	37.9	58.8	91.1%	0%	$12,848
Prospect Elementary School	Public	K-3	700 E Prospect St	Girard	44420	Trumbull County	Girard City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 545-3854	498	27	18.7	—	395 (79.3%)	74 (14.9%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)								(n/a)			57.5						70.9						99%	1%	$10,698
Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1408 Rigby St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-3970	243	11	22.0	75.7%	27 (11.1%)	116 (47.7%)	88 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	10.5	1401^st of 1560 public elementary schools	10.2%		11	1387^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.0%	14	26.3	37.5	19.0	20.0	15.8	8.0	11.8	50.0	47.6	48.0	31.6	15.4	35.3	37.5	74.5%	2.1%	$10,490
Southside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1400 Oak Hill Ave	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Southside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 774-5562	177	10	17.7	95.5%	9 (5.1%)	131 (74.0%)	18 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.9%)	45	968^th of 1560 public elementary schools	37.9%		34.3	1075^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.0%	107	0.0	5.6	81.8	83.3	54.5	42.1	21.4	0.0	54.5	83.3	50.0	26.3	28.6	33.3	66.7%	5.6%	$14,090
M L King Elementary School	Public	K-5	2724 Mariner Ave	Youngstown	44505	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7823	307	21	14.6	74.9%	20 (6.5%)	103 (33.6%)	165 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	9	1422^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	8.8%		5.6	1488^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.5%	66	28.6		14.3	28.2	14.3				20.9	43.6	39.3				88.9%	2.2%	$15,502
Summit Academy-Youngstown	Public, Charter	K-7	144 N Schenley Ave	Youngstown	44509	Mahoning County	Summit Academy-Youngstown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 259-0421	124	17	7.5	75.8%	47 (37.9%)	45 (36.3%)	17 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.5%)	6.4	1476^th of 1560 public elementary schools	5.4%		5	1503^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	3.5%	27	11.1		16.7	42.1	5.6	6.3	5.3		0.0	36.8	33.3	12.5	15.8		81.3%	12.5%	$8,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Harding Elementary School

How many students attend Harding Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Harding Elementary School.

Is Harding Elementary School a good school?

Harding Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Harding Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Harding Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle at PRBerry
High : East High School

What is the racial makeup of Harding Elementary School?

Students at Harding Elementary School are 60% African American, 22% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Harding Elementary School in?

Youngstown City

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