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Hardy Elementary

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Hardy Elementary ranks 823 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

823^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hardy Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 353 students in San Diego's College Area, consistently ranking in the top 15% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, particularly in mathematics where 68.55% of students are proficient—far exceeding both the San Diego Unified and state averages. What makes Hardy remarkable is that it achieves these top-tier outcomes while serving a student population where over half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a significant marker of economic need. This "Hardy Effect" is clear when comparing it to nearby schools like Euclid Elementary or Ibarra Elementary, which serve similar communities but have dramatically lower proficiency rates. Hardy also shows impressive, consistent growth, having dramatically reduced chronic student absenteeism from 32% to 13% in just three years.

Hardy's success is broad-based, with students from all backgrounds thriving; for instance, the school ranks in the 90th percentile statewide for its Hispanic students and in the 89th percentile for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. While Hearst Elementary ranks slightly higher, it serves a community with far less economic need. Hardy's stable, decade-long record of high performance and efficient use of resources makes it a compelling model of excellence within the San Diego Unified district.

353

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,499

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5420 Montezuma Rd.
San Diego, CA 92115-1329

(619) 860-5700

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Hardy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis Middle
High:	Henry High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.3%

Asian:

27.2%

White:

21.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Diego Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg49%

California avg41%

823^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego 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	87.0	823 of 5857	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	1553 of 5869	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	1834 of 5859	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	1323 of 5883	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	792 of 5789	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	814 of 5662	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.0	1088 of 5692	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	81.6	1062 of 5614	81.1%	★★★★☆
2015	81.8	1048 of 5611	81.3%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	983 of 5530	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	81.1	965 of 5390	82.1%	★★★★☆
2011	85.6	702 of 5377	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	84.5	756 of 5314	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.8	960 of 5193	81.5%	★★★★☆
2008	72.6	1302 of 5113	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	71.2	1319 of 5113	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	72.9	1221 of 4818	74.7%	★★★★☆
2005	75.7	1100 of 4822	77.2%	★★★★☆
2004	76.4	1058 of 4809	78.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	548 of 1203	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	809 of 1205	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	837 of 1190	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	851 of 1154	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	526 of 1149	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	458 of 1071	57.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.2	329 of 3162	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	345 of 3245	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	214 of 3275	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	802 of 5597	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	1585 of 5612	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	1506 of 5609	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	834 of 5635	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	717 of 5492	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	893 of 5413	83.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	486 of 5107	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	78.1	797 of 5107	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	1008 of 5087	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	590 of 5084	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	688 of 4963	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	721 of 4830	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	574 of 5460	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	996 of 5517	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	902 of 5363	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	459 of 5264	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	99 of 5173	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	195 of 5084	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	843 of 5628	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	1462 of 5643	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	2045 of 5638	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	1607 of 5663	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	956 of 5510	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	722 of 5431	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	466 of 2598	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	1025 of 2834	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	967 of 2737	64.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+31 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Science62%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hardy Elementary	Public	K-5	5420 Montezuma Rd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5700	353	14	26.1	54.4%	75 (21.2%)	28 (7.9%)	121 (34.3%)	96 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	87	823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.9%		71	1553^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.5%	730																	62.5		62.5	67.3	54.2	71.4				64.8	74.6	60.4	69.6				68.6							$20,499	$3,100	$17,399
Iftin Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5465 El Cajon Blvd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Iftin Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 265-2411	531	17	31.2	78.7%	30 (5.6%)	384 (72.3%)	44 (8.3%)	56 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	27.1	4206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		43.4	2963^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	1243																	11.5	27.1	19.8	16.4	23.2	37.0	38.4	45.6	46.6	34.8	22.4	24.2	25.0	38.5	29.7	41.0	30.7							$17,814	$2,891	$14,923
Language Academy	Public	K-8	4961 64th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5150	1,015	43	23.7	43.9%	249 (24.5%)	94 (9.3%)	551 (54.3%)	21 (2.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (9.3%)	69.9	1603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		69.1	1632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.2%	29																	48.7	55.2	51.5	55.3	57.1	64.9	68.3	75.3	67.8	64.0	48.3	38.7	38.9	59.8	59.6	71.3	51.2	97.6	98.4			98.4		$18,868	$3,301	$15,567
Hearst Elementary	Public	K-5	6230 Del Cerro Blvd.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5400	527	21	25.5	25.8%	303 (57.5%)	5 (0.9%)	99 (18.8%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (17.5%)	94.7	357^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		94.4	396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.3%	39																	62.5		62.5	75.3	87.1	75.0				78.2	78.7	82.3	72.7				77.4							$18,141	$2,198	$15,943
Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-5	6506 Solita Ave.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5700	352	12	29.3	77.3%	45 (12.8%)	58 (16.5%)	179 (50.9%)	24 (6.8%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.8%)	40.1	3204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		32.9	3700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	496																	37.0		37.0	32.7	37.8	50.0				40.0	35.2	31.3	28.3				31.8	96.7				96.7		$21,211	$3,502	$17,709
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	6550 51st St.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4100	518	22	23.7	59.3%	149 (28.8%)	51 (9.8%)	202 (39.0%)	39 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.3%)	38	3343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.9%		31.2	3847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.5%	504																	22.2		22.2	44.4	36.7	40.0				40.4	44.6	32.8	25.0				33.5	95.8			95.8	97.2	97.2	$23,352	$4,351	$19,001
Ibarra Elementary	Public	K-5	4877 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 641-5400	390	17	22.9	97.9%	2 (0.5%)	75 (19.2%)	269 (69.0%)	29 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	21.2	4727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%		30.7	3883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	844																	18.8		18.8	23.1	27.5	39.1				29.5	26.4	22.2	14.6				21.3	97.2		97.2		97.2		$21,735	$4,961	$16,774
Fay Elementary	Public	K-5	4080 52nd St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 624-2600	514	19	27.0	96.1%	13 (2.5%)	125 (24.3%)	312 (60.7%)	38 (7.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.5%)	17.1	5085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		15	5303^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	218	15.4	5.3	0.0	7.5	53.9	5.3	13.6	26.9	26.9	21.1	0.0	16.4	7.7	5.3	0.0	4.5	15.3		15.3	25.9	22.9	22.4				23.9	29.9	21.0	9.9				20.9	96.7				96.7		$20,041	$3,992	$16,049
Euclid Elementary	Public	K-5	4166 Euclid Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5600	509	23	22.1	96.3%	6 (1.2%)	113 (22.2%)	306 (60.1%)	61 (12.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	12 (2.4%)	34.7	3612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		37.3	3346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	266																	31.3		31.3	19.6	50.9	37.7				36.4	11.9	33.9	31.3				26.0	88.9	92.1		93.7	90.5	93.7	$21,992	$4,684	$17,308
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	4481 Copeland Ave.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3000	380	15	25.3	64.5%	98 (25.8%)	24 (6.3%)	174 (45.8%)	48 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.9%)	38.9	3293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		43.2	2980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	313																	25.5		25.5	46.7	32.1	42.9				40.7	49.2	27.8	17.7				32.5							$19,688	$3,383	$16,305

Frequently Asked Questions about Hardy Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hardy Elementary?

Students at Hardy Elementary are 34% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 21% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hardy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hardy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis Middle
High : Henry High

How many students attend Hardy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Hardy Elementary.

Is Hardy Elementary a good school?

Hardy Elementary ranks 823^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hardy Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

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