Harding Middle School
4801 Golf St Ne
Cedar Rapids IA, 52402, Linn County
Phone: 319-558-2254
Ranking: 
(196 out of 696, top 28%)*
(196 out of 696, top 28%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Cedar Rapids Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 63 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 58 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 836 | 883 | 871 | 894 | 835 | 871 | 880 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 266 | 31.8% | 279 | 31.6% | 294 | 33.8% | 313 | 35.0% | 277 | 33.2% | 305 | 35.0% | 262 | 29.8% |
| Grade 7: | 279 | 33.4% | 292 | 33.1% | 310 | 35.6% | 278 | 31.1% | 304 | 36.4% | 264 | 30.3% | 321 | 36.5% |
| Grade 8: | 291 | 34.8% | 312 | 35.3% | 267 | 30.7% | 303 | 33.9% | 254 | 30.4% | 302 | 34.7% | 297 | 33.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 415 | 49.6% | 431 | 48.8% | 433 | 49.7% | 453 | 50.7% | 422 | 50.5% | 467 | 53.6% | 464 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 421 | 50.4% | 452 | 51.2% | 438 | 50.3% | 441 | 49.3% | 413 | 49.5% | 396 | 45.5% | 412 | 46.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 26 | 3.1% | 27 | 3.1% | 23 | 2.6% | 25 | 2.8% | 25 | 3.0% | 29 | 3.3% | 29 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 53 | 6.3% | 43 | 4.9% | 30 | 3.4% | 24 | 2.7% | 20 | 2.4% | 16 | 1.8% | 20 | 2.3% |
| Black: | 58 | 6.9% | 74 | 8.4% | 73 | 8.4% | 74 | 8.3% | 82 | 9.8% | 81 | 9.3% | 83 | 9.4% |
| White: | 658 | 78.7% | 710 | 80.4% | 725 | 83.2% | 768 | 85.9% | 703 | 84.2% | 740 | 85.0% | 741 | 84.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 35 | 4.2% | 24 | 2.7% | 14 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 289 | 34.6% | 287 | 32.5% | 240 | 27.6% | 214 | 23.9% | 203 | 24.3% | 195 | 22.4% | 195 | 22.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 5.4% | 55 | 6.2% | 47 | 5.4% | 63 | 7.0% | 62 | 7.4% | 50 | 5.7% | 38 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.18 | 13.47 | 14.38 | 14.67 | 14.75 | 15.00 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.56% | 67.93% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.99% | 69.70% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.12% | 59.93% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.65% | 60.56% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.80% | 79.98% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.38% | 76.44% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 68.85% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.37% | 62.64% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.90% | 73.99% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.56% | 72.93% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.92% | 66.57% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.97% | 67.35% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 45.5% | 56.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 54.5% | 41.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.9% | 15.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.1% | 84.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,026.0 | $48,040.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,011.0 | $34,037.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,678.0 | $50,553.0 |
* Harding Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.