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Harding Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Harding Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lebanon School District, serving 572 students in grades PK-5. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school consistently performs below state and district averages in academic assessments, with particularly low proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts.

Harding Elementary School faces significant challenges, with its student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, performing significantly worse than their peers across the state. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families. While the school's spending per student is higher than the state average, it is lower than some of the nearby schools in the Annville-Cleona and Cornwall-Lebanon school districts, which demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement.

Harding Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools for the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This persistent low performance across multiple years and metrics suggests that the school may face systemic challenges that require a comprehensive, long-term approach to address. The nearby schools in the Lebanon School District, such as Southeast Elementary, Houck Elementary, and Southwest Elementary, also perform below the state averages, but they generally outperform Harding Elementary School.

555

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,254

Per pupil spending ?

103.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

622 Chestnut St
Lebanon, PA 17042-5221

(717) 273-9391

District: Lebanon School District

Students who attend Harding Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lebanon Intermediate School
High:	Lebanon Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

White:

14.4%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg21%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,264^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Lebanon School District

511^th of 606Lebanon School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1264 of 1511	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1277 of 1526	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1316 of 1534	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1246 of 1534	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1188 of 1433	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1258 of 1544	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1169 of 1530	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	1336 of 1547	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	1285 of 1554	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	1174 of 1474	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.5	1274 of 1467	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	1319 of 1519	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	1402 of 1599	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.7	1447 of 1597	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	1464 of 1579	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	1365 of 1549	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.6	1421 of 1551	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	1338 of 1555	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	1379 of 1545	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.2	1213 of 1299	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.6	1167 of 1308	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.4	1086 of 1302	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	787 of 1030	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	897 of 1084	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	869 of 1043	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	175 of 207	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	145 of 200	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	121 of 196	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1262 of 1466	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1229 of 1488	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	240 of 429	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	316 of 454	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	347 of 432	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	1095 of 1369	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1136 of 1432	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1181 of 1414	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1179 of 1475	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1271 of 1495	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	1083 of 1229	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2024)12th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-22 vs state

Math22%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	622 Chestnut St	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	555	40	14.0	103.1%	80 (14.4%)	23 (4.1%)	428 (77.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	15.9	1264^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.3%		15.8	1277^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.3%	13	30.3	22.7	15.0	22.5	31.6	25.0	22.6	26.2	$14,254	$1,726	$12,529
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	499 East Pershing Ave	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	438	28	15.7	107.8%	80 (18.3%)	11 (2.5%)	325 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	26.2	1125^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.5%		28.3	1124^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.3%	1	47.1	36.7	13.9	32.0	27.9	41.0	26.4	31.4	$13,154	$1,306	$11,848
Houck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E Lehman St	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	348	22	15.8	106.3%	70 (20.1%)	14 (4.0%)	248 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	46.7	871^st of 1511 public elementary schools	42.4%		38.2	1028^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.6%	157	58.7	54.0	6.6	40.4	54.3	65.3	11.1	44.3	$15,189	$1,900	$13,289
Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Woodland St	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	390	27	14.6	106.2%	70 (17.9%)	10 (2.6%)	291 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	19.6	1210^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.9%		36.4	1050^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.2%	160	33.9	24.1	14.1	24.0	38.6	32.2	19.3	30.0	$13,755	$1,323	$12,433
Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Old Forge Road	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	557	44	12.6	104.7%	81 (14.5%)	8 (1.4%)	445 (79.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	6.6	1431^st of 1511 public elementary schools	5.3%		5.3	1459^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.4%	28	18.6	15.5	4.0	12.5	18.6	16.9	6.7	13.8	$15,397	$2,244	$13,153
Ebenezer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Colonial Cir	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 272-1969	500	37	13.5	56.6%	303 (60.6%)	15 (3.0%)	145 (29.0%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	57.3	705^th of 1511 public elementary schools	53.3%		53	825^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.9%	120	56.2	57.2	40.5	51.0	56.1	47.3	47.7	50.6	$17,042	$1,267	$15,775
Cleona Elementary School	Public	K-2	50 E Walnut St	Cleona	17042	Lebanon County	Annville-Cleona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 867-7640	302	22	13.8	51.3%	212 (70.2%)	5 (1.7%)	61 (20.2%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)									$22,185	$842	$21,343
Union Canal Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Narrows Dr	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 270-7227	386	32	12.2	66.3%	190 (49.2%)	11 (2.8%)	163 (42.2%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	26.7	1119^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.9%		40.5	1003^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	34.3%	116	27.2	26.2	37.0	30.2	32.3	31.2	38.4	34.1	$17,522	$1,554	$15,968
South Lebanon Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 S 5th Ave	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-4546	554	40	14.0	44.9%	337 (60.8%)	22 (4.0%)	156 (28.2%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	65.8	561^st of 1511 public elementary schools	62.9%		70.1	492^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	67.8%	69	53.7	58.4	50.5	53.9	53.7	68.5	52.3	57.7	$15,749	$460	$15,289
Cornwall Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Burd Coleman Rd	Cornwall	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 273-4571	541	37	14.6	37.3%	381 (70.4%)	13 (2.4%)	98 (18.1%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	75.2	371^st of 1511 public elementary schools	75.4%		77.4	343^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	77.5%	28	60.0	70.6	49.5	59.2	63.9	70.6	60.0	64.5	$15,220	$337	$14,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Harding Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Harding Elementary School?

Students at Harding Elementary School are 77% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Harding Elementary School in?

Lebanon School District

Is Harding Elementary School a good school?

Harding Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Harding Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lebanon Intermediate School
High : Lebanon Senior High School

How many students attend Harding Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Harding Elementary School.

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