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Grace E Hardeman Elementary

Q: Is Grace E Hardeman Elementary a good school?

Grace E Hardeman Elementary ranks 1317 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Grace E Hardeman Elementary is a public elementary school in Watauga, Texas, serving 595 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Birdville Independent School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 1317 out of 4651 schools. Grace E Hardeman's STAAR test scores are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in 5th grade reading and math.

Grace E Hardeman has a diverse student population, with 36.3% Hispanic, 27.6% White, 18.5% African American, and 10.9% Asian students. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 62.35% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Grace E Hardeman also has a high percentage of English Language Learners, ranking in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools for this subgroup. The school spends $9,734 per student, which is higher than the district average, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.9.

Compared to nearby schools within the Birdville Independent School District, Grace E Hardeman generally outperforms the other elementary schools in academic performance, with higher STAAR test scores and a higher overall ranking. However, when compared to schools in the Keller Independent School District, Grace E Hardeman faces some academic and resource challenges, likely due to the higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students it serves.

600

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,105

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6100 Whispering Ln
Watauga, TX 76148-2899

(817) 547-2800

District: Birdville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Grace E Hardeman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Watauga Middle
High:	Haltom High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.3%

Hispanic:

36.3%

African American:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

1,317^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Birdville Independent School District (Isd)

410^th of 961Birdville Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	1317 of 4651	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	1196 of 4710	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	838 of 4647	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	978 of 4581	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	1058 of 4578	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	570 of 4479	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	426 of 4359	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	74.0	904 of 4329	79.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.9	652 of 4286	84.8%	★★★★☆
2015	76.4	935 of 4320	78.4%	★★★★☆
2014	77.5	841 of 4260	80.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.3	1113 of 4221	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	63.5	1504 of 4206	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.3	2385 of 4095	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	1957 of 3937	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.6	1786 of 3884	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.5	2010 of 3768	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	71.2	989 of 3724	73.4%	★★★★☆
2006	66.1	1222 of 3476	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.3	1041 of 3475	70.0%	★★★★☆
2004	45.6	2238 of 3465	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	746 of 1905	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	629 of 2443	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	838 of 2443	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	537 of 2421	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	386 of 2444	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	248 of 2515	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	103 of 2483	95.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	342 of 814	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	508 of 1045	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.2	165 of 1015	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	35.3	730 of 957	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	793 of 967	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	795 of 1009	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.3	385 of 1005	61.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	73.9	660 of 4461	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	958 of 4331	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	175 of 4295	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	169 of 4240	96.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	806 of 2918	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	571 of 3668	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	240 of 3556	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	319 of 3487	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	71.6	564 of 3446	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	228 of 3333	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	245 of 3226	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	660 of 3744	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	935 of 4658	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	686 of 4588	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	850 of 4561	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	1277 of 4499	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	807 of 4348	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	469 of 4306	89.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	574 of 2619	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	486 of 2980	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	547 of 2958	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	1685 of 3006	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.0	885 of 3184	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	621 of 3106	80.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	1656 of 3644	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	1401 of 4465	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	982 of 4401	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	700 of 4376	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	1371 of 4329	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.1	464 of 4188	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	372 of 4168	91.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	648 of 3705	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	590 of 4594	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	305 of 4521	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	447 of 4477	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	565 of 4451	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	159 of 4309	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	131 of 4264	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	1400 of 3739	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	1237 of 4647	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	1021 of 4585	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	1190 of 4563	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	880 of 4498	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	382 of 4357	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	467 of 4319	89.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	81.1	145 of 1099	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	423 of 1004	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.2	866 of 961	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.8	369 of 1112	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	286 of 1046	72.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	1164 of 3549	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	1437 of 4292	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	747 of 4086	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	1729 of 3952	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	1556 of 3799	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.6	296 of 3684	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	408 of 3558	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	737 of 2612	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	1075 of 3108	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	929 of 3106	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	1362 of 3082	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	865 of 3082	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	502 of 3142	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	545 of 3127	82.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)87th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)85th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)78th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+9 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

Science44%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Grace E Hardeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 Whispering Ln	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2800	600	40	15.0	65.0%	218 (36.3%)	63 (10.5%)	218 (36.3%)	48 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	44 (7.3%)	65.8	1317^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.7%		68.5	1196^th of 4710 public elementary schools	74.6%	121								44.4	56.8	62.8				55.0	45.6	62.5				44.2			$10,105
Watauga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5937 Whitley Rd	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2700	700	47	14.9	82.7%	133 (19.0%)	33 (4.7%)	498 (71.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (3.0%)	43	2574^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.7%		46.8	2381^st of 4710 public elementary schools	49.4%	193	36.0	31.8	50.0	76.0	45.5	20.0	10.0	46.3	52.6	45.5				45.7	43.6	38.6				23.8			$9,140
Newman International Academy Watauga	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7200 Denton Hwy	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 214-2085	306	12	26.0	35.9%	118 (38.6%)	87 (28.4%)	47 (15.4%)	37 (12.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	36.1	3040^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.6%		46.2	2431^st of 4710 public elementary schools	48.4%	609								54.8	52.4	37.5	69.2	30.0	33.3	20.7	27.3	25.0	53.9	40.0	33.3	6.3	16.7	0.0	$14,922
Whitley Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7600 Whitley Rd	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 744-5800	323	28	11.6	58.8%	151 (46.7%)	29 (9.0%)	102 (31.6%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	26 (8.0%)	62.7	1451^st of 4651 public elementary schools	68.8%		57.6	1717^th of 4710 public elementary schools	63.5%	266								58.1	52.6					62.9	42.5	100.0							$11,783
Foster Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Springdale Ln	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-3100	430	28	15.5	60.7%	172 (40.0%)	58 (13.5%)	144 (33.5%)	26 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	59.1	1624^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.1%		57.7	1709^th of 4710 public elementary schools	63.7%	85								52.7	60.3	60.0				41.8	61.3	43.1				26.7			$10,227
Bluebonnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Teal Dr	Fort Worth	76137	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 744-4500	546	41	13.4	46.7%	212 (38.8%)	62 (11.4%)	179 (32.8%)	34 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.6%)	55.3	1820^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.9%		58.5	1677^th of 4710 public elementary schools	64.4%	143								48.5	71.3	48.5				52.0	47.8	52.1				18.6			$8,868
John D Spicer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Estes Park Rd	Haltom City	76137	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-3300	431	29	14.6	67.7%	103 (23.9%)	146 (33.9%)	114 (26.5%)	39 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	39.8	2786^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.1%		49.4	2205^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.2%	581								40.7	42.9	55.4				49.2	43.1	38.5				12.3			$10,805
Park Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5100 Glen Canyon Rd	Fort Worth	76137	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-5400	479	31	15.5	30.5%	228 (47.6%)	43 (9.0%)	125 (26.1%)	36 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.8%)	81.5	708^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.8%		84.1	609^th of 4710 public elementary schools	87.1%	99								64.1	75.5					67.4	44.8	96.3							$9,491
North Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7331 Holiday Ln	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-3200	510	34	15.0	36.7%	286 (56.1%)	33 (6.5%)	140 (27.5%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.7%)	76.2	897^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.7%		77.1	870^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.5%	27								70.7	74.4	60.3				63.5	53.9	39.7				64.4			$10,346
Snow Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Vance Rd	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2200	380	26	14.8	38.9%	190 (50.0%)	36 (9.5%)	112 (29.5%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	73.6	976^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.0%		63.1	1453^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	69.2%	477								63.8	66.0	72.1				47.4	50.0	48.5				52.2			$10,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Grace E Hardeman Elementary

Is Grace E Hardeman Elementary a good school?

Grace E Hardeman Elementary ranks 1317^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Grace E Hardeman Elementary in?

Birdville Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Grace E Hardeman Elementary?

Students at Grace E Hardeman Elementary are 36% White, 36% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Grace E Hardeman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grace E Hardeman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Watauga Middle
High : Haltom High School

How many students attend Grace E Hardeman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Grace E Hardeman Elementary.

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