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Hardin Northern Elementary School

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Hardin Northern Elementary School ranks 341 st of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Hardin Northern Elementary School is a small, rural K–6 public school serving 211 students — roughly 30 per grade — in Dola, a community in Hardin County, Ohio, and it is the only elementary school in the Hardin Northern Local district. For 2025–26 it ranked 341st of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools, placing it in the 78th percentile with 4 stars.

The school's results beat the state average in all nine tested subject-and-grade areas, averaging about 76.8% of students proficient against roughly 62.1% statewide — an edge of nearly 15 points. That standing is not a one-year fluke: after sitting at the 46th percentile with 2 stars in 2015–16, the school has spent the last six rated years between the 68th and 83rd percentiles, earning 4 stars in five of six. A dip to 3 stars in 2024–25 traced to a single sixth-grade class and reversed the following year. Fourth grade is the most consistent strength, with math proficiency between 85.7% and 96.4% across four different groups of students. Among ten nearby schools, Hardin Northern ranks fourth, behind Bluffton Elementary School, Ada Elementary School, and Arlington Local Elementary School, but ahead of similarly sized Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School and Cory-Rawson Elementary School (both 46th percentile), and well ahead of the much larger Kenton Elementary School.

The school has the smallest classes and highest per-pupil spending in its local peer group, though the spending figure dates to 2018–19 and hasn't produced a decisive advantage — Bluffton spends the least of the top local group and ranks highest. Chronic absenteeism is 11.6%, mid-pack locally but nearly six points below the district's 17.5%, suggesting attendance weakens after sixth grade. Low-income students are the school's strongest subgroup, ranking in the 85th percentile statewide. Because the school is small, single-year swings are best read cautiously unless they repeat.

211

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,583

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

11589 State Route 81
Dola, OH 45835-9706

(419) 759-3158

District: Hardin Northern Local

Students who attend Hardin Northern Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hardin Northern High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.5%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (77% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

Ohio avg62%

341^st of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

215^th of 773Hardin Northern Local 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	341 of 1560	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	502 of 1558	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.2	312 of 1577	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	393 of 1596	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	265 of 1588	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	381 of 1610	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	776 of 1676	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	537 of 1636	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.2	555 of 1651	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	904 of 1678	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.0	966 of 1684	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.3	974 of 1687	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.7	1025 of 1701	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.4	829 of 1709	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.3	1165 of 1686	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.9	1182 of 1662	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.0	1086 of 1610	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.7	923 of 1582	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.6	886 of 1609	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.3	767 of 1504	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.4	825 of 1501	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.2	829 of 1471	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	331 of 1452	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	497 of 1452	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	493 of 1466	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.7	332 of 1483	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	240 of 1488	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	386 of 1467	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	292 of 1502	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	662 of 1518	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	213 of 1467	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	60.8	613 of 1473	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.9	160 of 1484	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	197 of 1447	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	107 of 1419	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	71.5	352 of 1404	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	400 of 1465	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	193 of 1465	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	360 of 1467	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	420 of 1466	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	286 of 1485	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	388 of 1498	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	326 of 1518	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	523 of 1499	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	696 of 1535	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	484 of 1536	68.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	365 of 1181	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	472 of 1175	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	440 of 1190	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	405 of 1215	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	278 of 1242	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	475 of 1249	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	783 of 1271	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	596 of 1309	54.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+15 vs state

Mathematics76%+15 vs state

Science73%+10 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)				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 (2016)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th 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	Total
Hardin Northern Elementary School	Public	K-6	11589 State Route 81	Dola	45835	Hardin County	Hardin Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 759-3158	211	16	13.1	0.0%	191 (90.5%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	78.3	341^st of 1560 public elementary schools	78.1%		71.6	502^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	67.8%	161	72.7	77.1	86.4	72.7	69.0	74.3	81.8	87.9	69.0	$19,583
Arlington Local Elementary School	Public	K-5	336 S Main St	Arlington	45814	Hancock County	Arlington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 365-5121	363	23	16.1	0.0%	348 (95.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	79.2	323^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	79.3%		82.4	244^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.3%	79	65.9	86.7	91.5	72.1		77.8	83.1	81.8		$11,977
Kenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	631 Wildcat Way	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Kenton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 673-0775	1,022	65	15.7	60.2%	908 (88.8%)	13 (1.3%)	66 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.1%)	50.1	892^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	42.8%		42.6	998^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.9%	106	61.4	64.8	68.5	50.4		65.1	52.3	63.0		$10,170
Ada Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 W North Ave	Ada	45810	Hardin County	Ada Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 634-2341	461	28	16.4	0.0%	385 (83.5%)	11 (2.4%)	27 (5.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	82	243^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	84.4%		76.7	394^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.7%	151	75.0	80.9	93.8	78.1		82.4	80.0	82.8		$13,289
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	510 S Courtright St	Mc Guffey	45859	Hardin County	Upper Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 757-3231	257	17	15.1	0.0%	228 (88.7%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	52.9	850^th of 1560 public elementary schools	45.5%		62.9	669^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.1%	181	57.6	44.4	78.1	69.7	63.2	71.4	43.8	69.7	47.4	$11,947
Riverdale Elementary School	Public	K-2	20613 State Route 37	Mt Blanchard	45867	Hancock County	Riverdale Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 694-2211	197	11	17.9	0.0%	188 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)								(n/a)										$12,003
Riverdale Elementary School	Public	3-5	20613 State Route 37	Mt Blanchard	45867	Hancock County	Riverdale Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 694-2211	221	14	15.7	0.0%	206 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	61.5	701^st of 1560 public elementary schools	55.1%		59.3	745^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.2%	44	50.9	81.0	84.4	52.7		80.0	67.5	60.0		$9,701
Cory-Rawson Elementary School	Public	K-6	3930 County Road 26	Rawson	45881	Hancock County	Cory-Rawson Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 963-2121	236	16	14.7	0.0%	218 (92.4%)	5 (2.1%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	53.1	847^th of 1560 public elementary schools	45.7%		50.7	887^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.1%	40	65.0	52.4	64.3	50.0	57.9	47.6	53.6	85.0	68.4	$14,608
Bluffton Elementary School	Public	K-5	102 S Jackson St	Bluffton	45817	Allen County	Bluffton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 358-7951	534	29	18.4	0.0%	484 (90.6%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	91.6	43^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	97.2%		87.3	107^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.1%	64	86.3	96.3	93.9	90.0		92.7	92.7	95.0		$9,710
Allen East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	9105 Harding Hwy	Harrod	45850	Allen County	Allen East Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 648-3333	455	25	18.2	0.0%	411 (90.3%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	46.8	940^th of 1560 public elementary schools	39.7%		55.9	803^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	48.5%	137		68.7	67.1			58.3	44.9			$9,722

Frequently Asked Questions about Hardin Northern Elementary School

How many students attend Hardin Northern Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended Hardin Northern Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hardin Northern Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hardin Northern Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Hardin Northern High School

What district is Hardin Northern Elementary School in?

Hardin Northern Local

What is the racial makeup of Hardin Northern Elementary School?

Students at Hardin Northern Elementary School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Hardin Northern Elementary School a good school?

Hardin Northern Elementary School ranks 341^st of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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