Score breakdown
Compared against all 1,106 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
SOL pass rate of 72.6% across all subjects — 50th percentile statewide.
Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which credits schools for student growth — 53th percentile.
Chronic absenteeism of 15.2% — better attendance than 25% of peers statewide.
Hardy Elementary School & its school zone
Hardy Elementary School serves Isle of Wight County, VA 23430 students as a public elementary school in Isle of Wight County Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Hardy Elementary School are shopping this Isle of Wight County school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Isle of Wight County elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 5.2/10 — around the state average among Virginia's 1,106 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2024–25.
The school's overall SOL pass rate is 72.6%. Virginia's accreditation measures — which credit schools for student growth, not just pass rates — come in at 88% for English and 90% for Math. Chronic absenteeism is 15.2%, compared with the 11.7% state median for elementary schools.
For house hunters comparing Isle of Wight County school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Hardy Elementary School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Isle of Wight County Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.
How the VaHome School Score works
- Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
- Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
- Academic progress (30%): Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which gives schools credit for students showing growth.
- The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
- Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.
Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2024–2025) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.
At a glance
- School district
- Isle of Wight County Public Schools
- Grades served
- PK-4
- School type
- Regular public school
- Principal
- Shante Denson
- Established
- 1961 · this campus 2023
- Enrollment
- 649 students (2024-2025)
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13:1
- Classroom teachers
- 50 FTE
- Accreditation
- Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
- NCES school ID
- 510201000873
Academic performance
SOL pass rates · 2024-2025Attendance
2024-202515.23% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).
About Hardy Elementary School
Hardy Elementary School is an Isle of Wight County Public Schools elementary school on Old Stage Highway in the Smithfield area. The original one-story Hardy Elementary dates to circa 1961; after decades of use, the county opted in 2018 to replace rather than renovate it again, and a new two-story building of more than 100,000 square feet broke ground in October 2021 on land adjacent to the old school. The replacement school opened with a ribbon-cutting on August 28, 2023, and portions of the former building were designated for reuse as the division's central office.
Today Hardy Elementary serves prekindergarten through fourth grade, enrolling 649 students in 2024-2025 with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers (about 13 students per teacher, per NCES). The current campus was built with capacity for nearly 900 students and includes a dedicated STEM lab and a project-based learning space in each grade wing. The school is rated Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 757-357-3204
Data sources
- NCES Common Core of Data — Hardy Elementary (510201000873) — NCES school ID, address, phone, grade span PK-4, total students 649, FTE teachers 50.00, student/teacher ratio 12.98, school type (Regular school), locale (Rural, Fringe)2024-2025 (enrollment/staffing); 2025-2026 directory (preliminary) link ↗
- Virginia School Quality Profiles — Hardy Elementary — Accreditation, SOL pass rates, graduation/dropout, advanced diplomas, chronic absenteeism, AP/dual enrollment, CTE credentials, principal, address, enrollment2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
- Hardy Elementary School official website (Isle of Wight County Schools) — Website URL, address, phone, mission statement, staff directory (principal Shante Denson)2025-2026 link ↗
- Isle of Wight County Schools — Site-work is underway for construction of the new Hardy Elementary School — New building facts: two-story, 100,000+ sq ft, PK-4, contractors, expected completionJanuary 31, 2022 link ↗
- Smithfield Times — Hardy Elementary opens with ribbon-cutting — Ribbon-cutting Aug. 28, 2023; replaced circa-1961 school on adjacent land; capacity nearly 900; STEM lab and project-based learning spaces; 2018 replace-vs-renovate decisionAugust 29, 2023 link ↗
- Smithfield Times — New Hardy Elementary breaks ground — Groundbreaking October 2021October 28, 2021 link ↗
- Smithfield Times — Old Hardy Elementary wing to become new central office — Reuse of old building wings as IWCS central officeDecember 13, 2022 link ↗
Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES CCD and Virginia School Quality Profiles); accreditation 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.
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