Charles F. Hard Elementary School
Charles F. Hard Elementary School is a public primary school in Bessemer, AL, serving grades K–5, rated D-, with 364 students and a 19.2:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 30% in English Language Arts, 7% in Math and 0% in Science.
D-TopHap school rating
- Rating
- D-
- Grades
- K–5
- Enrollment
- 364
- Students per teacher
- 19.2:1
- Level
- Primary
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
English Language Arts30%
Math7%
Science0%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
Black87%
Hispanic7%
Two or more races4%
White1%
Pacific Islander0%
Native American0%
- Male / female
- 55% / 45%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 81%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- -7.1%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 392
Homes assigned to this school
833 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to Charles F. Hard Elementary School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 2209 Exeter AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 1 ba · 1,383 ft² · built 1920$349K
- 2130 Clarendon AveBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 1,784 ft² · built 1935$131K
- 2131 Clarendon AveBessemer, AL 350206 bd · 4 ba · 6,601 ft² · built 1920$115K
- 2700 Granville AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 2 ba · 1,042 ft² · built 1972$105K
- 3133 Avenue EBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 1,549 ft² · built 1972$101K
- 2130 Dartmouth AveBessemer, AL 350204 bd · 2 ba · 2,474 ft² · built 1930$96K
- 3023 Dartmouth AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 1 ba · 2,492 ft² · built 1940$92K
- 2123 Exeter AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 1 ba · 1,344 ft² · built 1945$88K
- 2915 Carolina AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 2 ba · 1,208 ft² · built 2004$85K
- 3100 Avenue CBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 2 ba · 1,152 ft² · built 2006$81K
- 3031 Arlington AveBessemer, AL 350201 bd · 1 ba · 1,380 ft² · built 1935$78K
- 2821 Fairfax AveBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 1,088 ft² · built 1930$76K
- 311 21st St SBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 2 ba · 1,498 ft² · built 1984$73K
- 2654 Granville AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 1.5 ba · 972 ft² · built 1978$71K
- 3211 Long Avenue DBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 1,080 ft² · built 1962$69K
- 2229 Arlington AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 1 ba · 1,122 ft² · built 1979$68K
- 3301 Dartmouth AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 2 ba · 1,692 ft² · built 1948$66K
- 3005 Arlington AveBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 1,242 ft² · built 1935$63K
- 2225 Arlington AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 2 ba · 1,612 ft² · built 1948$61K
- 2803 Fairfax AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 2 ba · 1,320 ft² · built 1950$59K
- 2716 Fairfax AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 2 ba · 930 ft² · built 1988$57K
- 3322 Short Avenue DBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 1 ba · 1,120 ft² · built 1950$55K
- 2106 Berkley AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 1 ba · 1,304 ft² · built 1945$54K
- 2819 Fairfax AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 2 ba · 930 ft² · built 1988$51K
- 2331 Clarendon AveBessemer, AL 350201 ba · 1,428 ft² · built 1925$50K
- 3032 Clarendon AveBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 1,302 ft² · built 1948$48K
- 610 31st St SBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 1,032 ft² · built 1950$47K
- 3015 Fairfax AveBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 1,137 ft² · built 1962$46K
- 3101 Carolina AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 2 ba · 1,264 ft² · built 1940$44K
- 2914 Berkley AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 1 ba · 998 ft² · built 1945$43K
- 3028 Exeter AveBessemer, AL 350204 bd · 2 ba · 1,560 ft² · built 1950$41K
- 2525 Fairfax AveBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 1,008 ft² · built 1950$40K
- 3310 Arlington AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 1 ba · 1,630 ft² · built 1925$38K
- 3301 Short Avenue DBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 768 ft² · built 1940$36K
- 3207 Carolina AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 1 ba · 1,591 ft² · built 1936$34K
- 2424 Fairfax AveBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 784 ft² · built 1950$33K
- 301 31st St SBessemer, AL 350201 bd · 1 ba · 516 ft² · built 1947$31K
- 2102 Fairfax AveBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 800 ft² · built 1939$29K
- 3228 Arlington AveBessemer, AL 350203 bd · 1 ba · 1,382 ft² · built 1930$25K
- 3022 Arlington AveBessemer, AL 350202 bd · 1 ba · 672 ft² · built 1954$20K
School details
- Address
- 2801 Arlington Ave, Bessemer, AL 35020
- Phone
- (205) 432-3300
- Setting
- Suburb - Large
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 010033000084
School district
Bessemer City School District
- District rating
- D+
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 3,012
- Spending per student
- $15,370
- Teachers (FTE)
- 155
- Grades
- PK–12