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Howard Gardner Community Charter

Q: Is Howard Gardner Community Charter a good school?

Howard Gardner Community Charter ranks in the bottom 13.1% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Howard Gardner Community Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 178 students attended Howard Gardner Community Charter.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Howard Gardner Community Charter?

Students at Howard Gardner Community Charter are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

5053^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Howard Gardner Community Charter is a 178-student K–8 school in Chula Vista, California. Its most urgent concern is attendance: 45% of students were chronically absent in 2025–26, about 26 percentage points above the state rate and 25 points above the nearby-school average, and higher than every nearby school with a reported rate.

Test results are below the state and generally among the lowest nearby. In 2025–26, 25% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 49% statewide and a 34% average among nearby schools; the school ranked second-lowest locally, ahead only of Davila Day. Math proficiency was 16%, versus 38% statewide and a 26% nearby average, also second-lowest. Science was weakest relative to nearby schools: 10% were proficient, compared with 36% statewide and a 22% nearby average, the lowest reported result in the group. ELA is the school’s strongest subject relative to nearby and state results, though it remains below both. Test-score results for the Howard Gardner Community Charter District were not provided, so district-level achievement gaps cannot be calculated.

Across 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency rose 9 percentage points and math rose 12, while science fell 1; the state gaps narrowed in ELA and math but widened in science. Attendance, after improving from 50% chronically absent in 2022–23 to 38% in 2024–25, worsened to 45% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranks the school 5,041st of 5,804 statewide, at the 13th percentile with 1 star; its district ranks 907th of 968, at the 6th percentile with 0 stars. The school’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 19.7, and 73% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s comparative measure of how well the school serves Hispanic students rose from the 1st percentile in 2023–24 to the 20th in 2025–26, above the school’s overall 13th-percentile standing. Its measure for Male Students fell from the 25th percentile in 2024–25 to the 5th in 2025–26.

178

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,803

Per pupil spending ?

73.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

647 E St.
Chula Vista, CA 91910-2119

(619) 934-0300

District: Howard Gardner Community Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.2%

African American:

2.2%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2024 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

California avg42%

Elementary school

5,053^rd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 19% (2019) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,311^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 31 pts since 2019

From bottom 46% (2019) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1417^th of 1,530Howard Gardner Community Charter District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	5053 of 5817	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	4782 of 5857	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	5832 of 5869	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	5754 of 5859	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5511 of 5883	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4675 of 5789	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	2923 of 3162	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3033 of 3245	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	2756 of 3311	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	1097 of 3275	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	4.8	5611 of 5612	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	5580 of 5609	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4259 of 5492	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	4078 of 5094	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	3782 of 5107	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	5069 of 5107	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	4977 of 5087	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4684 of 5084	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4099 of 4963	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	4511 of 5423	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	4724 of 5460	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	5511 of 5517	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	5277 of 5363	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4746 of 5264	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	4179 of 5173	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	5336 of 5603	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	4197 of 5628	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	5315 of 5638	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4173 of 5663	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4439 of 5510	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	2311 of 2740	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	2286 of 2761	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	2744 of 2783	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	2673 of 2781	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1964 of 2740	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	1458 of 2715	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	1121 of 1478	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1232 of 1521	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	915 of 1540	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.5	184 of 1442	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	2193 of 2516	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	2550 of 2551	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	2483 of 2531	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1385 of 2380	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	1830 of 2357	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	1848 of 2395	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	2365 of 2388	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2294 of 2374	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1613 of 2359	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	1035 of 2213	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	14.5	313 of 320	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	1970 of 2529	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	2133 of 2542	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	2562 of 2579	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	2330 of 2531	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1631 of 2458	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	1120 of 2369	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.8	2518 of 2552	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2333 of 2538	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1519 of 2527	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1427 of 2407	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science10%-26 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	17.1	5053^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	13.1%		20.5	4782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%	271	16.7	4.0	10.2	6.3	25.0	26.1	38.5	36.0	20.0	25.4	25.0	18.8	12.5	22.2	22.2	0.0	16.2	≥ 95%		$14,803	$2,211	$12,592
Feaster (Mae L.) Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	670 Flower St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Feaster (Mae L.) Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8397	1,095	60	18.3	81.5%	23 (2.1%)	20 (1.8%)	1,011 (92.3%)	22 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.2%)	23.8	4490^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.8%		27.4	4175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%	315	21.5	35.6	27.5	33.0	26.0	29.6	37.6	65.4	57.4	40.2	28.3	22.8	15.8	23.9	43.6	34.7	27.2	98%	0%	$19,603	$525	$19,078
Davila Day	Public	K-8	540 G St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 427-5626	28	5	6.2	39.3%	5 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (60.7%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	4 (14.3%)								(n/a)										8.3							7.7			$66,861	$1,011	$65,850
Vista Square Elementary	Public	K-6	540 G St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8374	554	25	22.1	80.7%	28 (5.1%)	14 (2.5%)	483 (87.2%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	16 (2.9%)	28	4162^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	28.5%		31	3876^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.8%	286	19.7		19.7	34.6	36.1	40.8	37.5			37.3	35.0	12.3	19.7	23.6			22.9	91%	0%	$18,456	$1,139	$17,317
Rosebank Elementary	Public	K-6	80 Flower St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8329	485	20	24.2	64.3%	21 (4.3%)	8 (1.6%)	414 (85.4%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	29.1	4065^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.1%		34	3649^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%	416	24.7		24.7	30.8	33.3	40.0	41.2			36.4	34.2	26.3	22.0	17.1			25.0	95%	0%	$17,777	$1,323	$16,454
Olivewood	Public	K-6	2505 F Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8700	424	18	23.5	86.6%	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	374 (88.2%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	33	3735^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.8%		27.3	4195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%	460	18.2		18.2	31.9	30.5	36.9	42.6			35.8	41.7	37.3	19.7	32.8			32.1	≥ 98%		$27,988	$2,208	$25,780
Kimball	Public	K-6	302 West 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8300	322	13	24.7	82.0%	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	309 (96.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	30.8	3931^st of 5817 public elementary schools	32.4%		30.4	3929^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%	2	19.2		19.2	25.5	39.5	51.9	43.1			38.3	27.5	29.0	33.3	15.7			25.2	≥ 98%		$29,486	$1,965	$27,521
Hilltop Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	30 Murray St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8323	559	24	23.2	69.2%	36 (6.4%)	6 (1.1%)	464 (83.0%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	33 (5.9%)	57.3	2192^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	62.3%		56.3	2240^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.8%	48	36.6		36.6	45.7	36.3	60.9	57.5			49.8	43.7	47.5	38.0	42.0			42.9	≥ 99%		$17,376	$1,377	$15,999
Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	915 Fourth Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-7071	613	27	23.1	74.6%	22 (3.6%)	12 (2.0%)	560 (91.4%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	38.8	3305^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.2%		41.9	3075^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%	230	22.2		22.2	23.2	43.9	38.5	53.5			41.0	31.9	35.7	29.6	32.7			32.4	97%	0%	$18,805	$1,175	$17,630
John A. Otis Elementary	Public	K-6	621 East 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8800	367	16	22.9	84.2%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	325 (88.6%)	29 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	22.5	4591^st of 5817 public elementary schools	21.1%		35.2	3559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%	1032	14.8		14.8	17.0	20.0	29.5	43.4			27.8	20.8	18.2	16.4	39.6			23.5	90%	2%	$27,174	$2,146	$25,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Gardner Community Charter

Is Howard Gardner Community Charter a good school?

Howard Gardner Community Charter ranks in the bottom 13.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Howard Gardner Community Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 178 students attended Howard Gardner Community Charter.

What district is Howard Gardner Community Charter in?

Howard Gardner Community Charter District

What is the racial makeup of Howard Gardner Community Charter?

Students at Howard Gardner Community Charter are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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