Howard Gardner Community Charter District

Summary:

The Howard Gardner Community Charter District in Chula Vista contains a single elementary school, Howard Gardner Community Charter, which serves grades K-8 with 178 students enrolled for the 2024-2025 school year.

This school has demonstrated a remarkable academic turnaround, improving its statewide ranking from the 1st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 18th percentile in 2024-2025, showing significant progress in a short time. However, academic proficiency in English, math, and science remains below state averages, with mathematics being a particular area of concern. Performance varies notably by grade, with 6th-grade English results nearly matching the state average, while 7th-grade math proficiency is critically low.

The school serves a population with high economic need, with over 73% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and faces a major challenge with chronic absenteeism at 37.7%, nearly double the state average. Despite spending significantly more per student than the California average, these resources have not yet translated to average academic outcomes, indicating a focus on improving the efficiency and impact of its programs and addressing attendance barriers is essential for continued improvement.

District Detail

647 E St.
Chula Vista, CA 91910-2119

(619) 934-0300

SchoolDigger Rank:
1390^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 178

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)	% DTP (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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Howard Gardner Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	647 E St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Howard Gardner Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 934-0300	178	9	19.7	73.0%	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	173 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	4782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		6.3	5832^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	1050	20.0	5.9	12.5	23.5	18.2	26.7	47.4	18.5	35.3	27.4	23.5	18.2	13.3	15.8	0.0	11.8	12.8	77.3	77.3	77.3	77.3	77.3	$21,974	$1,821	$20,153

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chula Vista Elementary	0.01 mi	51	516^th
Feaster (Mae L.) Charter District	0.1 mi	1	881^st
Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District	0.4 mi	1
San Diego County Office of Education	0.64 mi	11
Sweetwater Union High	0.71 mi	31	729^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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