Hardy
Arlington, MA 02474
Phone: (781) 316-3781
Fax: (781) 316-3717
District: Arlington Public Schools
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 410 students
Hardy, a public school located in Arlington, MA, serves grades K-5 in the Arlington Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Hardy is a public school located in Arlington, MA. 410 students attend Hardy.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 9/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) data from Massachusetts Department of Education, and using 2025 MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering (MCAS STE) Tests data from Massachusetts Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 6/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student Growth - MA MCAS data from Massachusetts Department of Education. |
Posted: September 10, 2024
Putting my kids to this school was the biggest mistake I ever made. Compared to Somerville schools, this one is a year behind, academically. After Somerville coming to Hardy, my kids were bored out of their minds, especially at math. Math is ridiculously behind, at least 2-3 years, and not being taught as a hard science, but rather as sort of a literature: "please explain this". Observing my kids being bored, teachers did not react in a supportive way. One of the teachers started blaming my child that he was not explaining well. My kid was annoyed that he had to explain such an elementary math where he was so much ahead! All in all, this was a waste of life; kids didn't get any useful education out of Hardy. It is a glorified daycare.
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Posted: June 20, 2019
This has been a wonderful school for our kids and family. Teachers and staff are excellent. Afterschool program top notch. Great community of families attend this neighborhood school.
Posted: June 20, 2019
Not too much homework which I think is a good thing. Having lots of homework doesnt always translate to effective education- look at Finland.
Posted: June 20, 2019
Great community of teachers- caring, smart, compassionate and engaged in teaching
Posted: June 20, 2019
Posted: June 20, 2019
Love the new principal. Intelligent, caring, supportive and approachable
Posted: June 20, 2019
Posted: June 20, 2019
Posted: January 26, 2017
.A great school if both the child and the parent apply themselves. The teachers are excellent overall with a few that stand out only for lack of excellence. The principal is not always professional and this concerns me but my children respect her. The after school program is extremely effective as it instills love of learning and exercise into children who have already spent the day in a classroom. In fact, most of what my children feel that they have learned they learned in the after school program (but of course they don't count the basic reading and math as learning!)
Posted: October 1, 2015
Hardy is a great neighborhood school and has a wonderful feeling of community. The parents are involved and I love all the events the PTO runs...thank you! The teachers have been great, my kids have liked/loved every one and they have been very accessible whenever I have needed to ask a question. Great school, we love it!
Posted: October 1, 2015
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Posted: October 1, 2015
The 3 C's...Caring, Conscientious, and Confident- my children actually get a weekly report about how they have done with the 3 C's not just academics. I love that my daughter would do great with the first two but not as great with the "confident" part and it made her work on that and talk about it with me.
Posted: June 1, 2014
Great community, short walk to subway station after dropping off kids at school.The drawback is a classroom size. it can be up to 27 kids (with one teacher.) when the school of nearby town has kids around 20, Hardy tends to have around 24 kids per class. Not all the teachers can successfully manage a big classroom.
Posted: July 17, 2013
Great elementary school in a wonderful little community. Kids at Hardy are taught not only the main subjects but also instilled with the lessons of good character and positive behavior. The teachers so far have been great and many of the children seem to have very well educated, involved parents. Most of the kids walk to school with their parents and its been fun to meet and make friends with our child's friend's parents.
Posted: March 11, 2012
Good school. Many children of visiting scholars and researchers attend. Well-run with very few apparent problems. "No mean kids" is a comment I've heard from students.
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