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R. F. Hazard Elementary

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R. F. Hazard Elementary ranks 1349 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

R. F. Hazard Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 383 students in Santa Ana as part of the Garden Grove Unified district, and it stands out for achieving strong academic results within its community.

The school consistently earns high ratings, ranking in the 77th percentile statewide, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly above both district and state averages. This is particularly impressive as Hazard serves a student population with very similar needs to several nearby schools but achieves dramatically better outcomes; for example, its English proficiency is over 20 points higher than at Heritage Elementary, Edward Russell Elementary, and Clinton Elementary. The school is exceptionally effective with English Language Learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and it maintains an excellent attendance rate, with chronic absenteeism far lower than the state average and most surrounding schools.

Hazard Elementary achieves these results efficiently, spending less per student than some lower-performing neighboring schools like Woodbury Elementary. While its performance in Science is an area identified for growth, the school's steady decade-long improvement and its success compared to schools in other districts, such as Romero-Cruz Academy in Santa Ana Unified, demonstrate that effective school practices can lead to excellent student outcomes.

383

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,704

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4218 West Hazard Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92703-2610

(714) 663-6403

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend R. F. Hazard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

James Irvine Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

Asian:

23.0%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2022 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2022) to 77th (2025)

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,349^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 44Elementary Schools in the Garden Grove Unified

403^rd of 1,543Garden Grove Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	1349 of 5857	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	1319 of 5869	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	1452 of 5859	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	986 of 5883	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	1333 of 5789	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	1112 of 5662	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	66.5	1727 of 5692	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.5	1884 of 5614	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.7	2358 of 5611	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.3	2093 of 5530	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.8	2113 of 5390	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.8	2252 of 5377	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.4	2773 of 5314	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.1	2239 of 5193	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.8	2232 of 5113	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.9	2390 of 5113	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.8	2839 of 4818	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.1	3051 of 4822	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.7	3512 of 4809	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	363 of 1203	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	42.9	788 of 1149	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.9	134 of 1071	87.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	46.6	1078 of 2585	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	534 of 2128	74.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.0	254 of 3162	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	153 of 3245	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	65 of 3311	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	72.3	477 of 3275	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	247 of 3246	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	1389 of 5597	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	1440 of 5612	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	1382 of 5609	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	880 of 5635	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	1301 of 5492	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	973 of 5413	82.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	696 of 5107	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	721 of 5107	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	632 of 5087	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.2	254 of 5084	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	430 of 4963	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	346 of 4830	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	528 of 5460	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	559 of 5517	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	585 of 5363	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	97.3	104 of 5264	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	214 of 5173	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	175 of 5084	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	1310 of 5628	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	1167 of 5643	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	1483 of 5638	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	1159 of 5663	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	1367 of 5510	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	1206 of 5431	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.5	662 of 2635	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	941 of 2420	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)75th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)58th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
R. F. Hazard Elementary	Public	K-6	4218 West Hazard Ave.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6403	383	16	23.9	91.4%	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	284 (74.2%)	88 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	75.6	1349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		76.4	1319^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.5%	30	23.1		23.1	49.0	58.5	63.5	79.6			63.1	68.6	60.5	53.9	58.9			60.4					$17,704	$1,569	$16,135
Rosita Elementary	Public	K-6	4726 Hazard Ave.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6418	305	12	25.2	89.5%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (68.9%)	88 (28.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	47.9	2713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%		64.9	1822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.0%	891	25.9		25.9	25.0	46.7	48.2	52.9			44.0	45.0	56.7	25.9	37.3			38.9					$19,055	$1,710	$17,345
Woodbury Elementary	Public	K-6	11362 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6461	337	16	20.9	91.1%	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	242 (71.8%)	75 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	41.3	3128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%		42.5	3036^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.3%	92	23.1		23.1	41.0	19.4	44.7	53.9			40.1	47.4	30.6	29.0	32.4			34.9					$25,247	$4,332	$20,915
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-6	426 South Andres Pl.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6108	376	16	23.5	96.0%	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	329 (87.5%)	39 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	3322^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		36.2	3426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	104	20.4		20.4	44.2	30.4	40.8	47.4			41.0	46.5	23.9	30.6	26.3			31.3					$21,620	$3,611	$18,009
Edward Russell Elementary	Public	K-6	600 South Jackson St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6151	473	15	32.0	92.8%	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	452 (95.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22.3	4651^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		29.3	3994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.9%	657	24.1		24.1	16.3	25.4	33.3	33.9			27.7	22.5	22.4	25.9	16.9			21.7					$17,360	$1,688	$15,672
Clinton Elementary	Public	K-6	13641 Clinton St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6146	413	17	24.2	90.3%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (87.2%)	45 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34	3646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		33.7	3624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	22	20.5		20.5	40.4	34.8	38.6	31.8			36.6	45.6	39.1	20.5	25.8			31.1					$18,680	$2,193	$16,487
Romero-Cruz Academy	Public	K-8	2701 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-2200	827	47	17.4	95.8%	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	803 (97.1%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.7	5820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.2	5802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	18	3.3	6.0	5.6	5.3	4.4	24.1	5.9	16.0	14.3	11.6	10.5	10.9	6.7	5.3	12.4	12.0	9.8	94.7	96.5	96.5	96.5	$24,122	$991	$23,131
Morningside Elementary	Public	K-6	10521 Morningside Dr.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6328	416	17	24.4	76.0%	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (33.2%)	254 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	80.6	1135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		81.2	1103^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	32	41.8		41.8	44.2	60.7	58.2	80.3			63.5	58.1	71.4	50.9	77.6			66.1					$16,936	$1,356	$15,580
Newhope Elementary	Public	K-6	4419 West Regent Dr.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6581	334	17	19.5	91.9%	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	263 (78.7%)	54 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	41.7	3088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%		47.2	2725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	363	20.0		20.0	21.7	38.9	33.3	61.4			39.2	25.0	43.2	33.3	45.6			36.3					$19,926	$1,704	$18,222
Post Elementary	Public	K-6	14641 Ward St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6354	338	13	25.8	80.8%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (33.1%)	210 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	81.9	1079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		84.7	960^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.6%	119	36.4		36.4	56.5	57.1	59.1	73.4			62.6	67.4	69.4	59.1	70.3			67.0					$18,338	$1,688	$16,650

Frequently Asked Questions about R. F. Hazard Elementary

What district is R. F. Hazard Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

Is R. F. Hazard Elementary a good school?

R. F. Hazard Elementary ranks 1349^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of R. F. Hazard Elementary?

Students at R. F. Hazard Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend R. F. Hazard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended R. F. Hazard Elementary.

What schools do graduates of R. F. Hazard Elementary attend?

Students who attend R. F. Hazard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Irvine Intermediate

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