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Hardy Elementary

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Hardy Elementary ranks 1010 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1010^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hardy Elementary is a K–5 school in San Diego, serving 353 students as part of San Diego Unified. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were above district and state results in English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA), math, and science. Among nearby K–5 schools with comparable all-grades results, Hardy ranked second in all three subjects, behind Hearst Elementary—the clearest takeaway is that Hardy is a strong performer across subjects, not just in one area.

Math is Hardy’s strongest relative subject: 65% of students were proficient, 19 percentage points above the district and 26 above the state; it also exceeded the nearby-school average by 28 points. ELA proficiency was 64%, 10 points above the district and 15 above the state, while science was 52%, 10 and 16 points higher, respectively. Science is where Hardy’s lead over nearby schools is narrowest, at 21 points above their average, though it still ranked second. Grade results also vary: fourth-grade ELA reached 75%, the highest among nearby schools reporting that grade, while third-grade ELA was 51.6%, just 0.9 points above the district.

Hardy’s scores have risen substantially since 2022–2023—by 18 points in ELA, 13 in math, and 12 in science—but each subject fell in 2025–2026, with science down 11 points from the previous year. SchoolDigger rated Hardy in the 83rd statewide percentile with four stars, second-highest among nearby schools with a ranking; its percentile rose 14 points since 2022–2023 but fell from 86 the year before. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Asian Students was notably lower: 31st percentile, 52 points below Hardy overall, and down 23 points from the prior year. For context, Hardy’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 26.1, within the nearby range of 22.1 to 31.2, and 54% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. Chronic absenteeism improved by 22 points, from 32% in 2021–2022 to 11% in 2025–2026, below both district and state rates.

353

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,738

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

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 — 81st percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

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 (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg48%

California avg42%

1,010^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

600^th of 1,530San 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
2026	83.0	1010 of 5817	82.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	40.5	830 of 1210	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	84.9	827 of 5581	85.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	88.4	404 of 5094	92.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	80.1	767 of 5423	85.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	77.4	1181 of 5603	78.9%	★★★★☆
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%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	459 of 2927	84.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	369 of 2536	85.4%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)92nd percentile+9 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)31st percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%+26 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Science52%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	83	1010^th of 5817 public elementary schools	82.6%		87	823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.9%	187																	51.9		51.9	51.6	75.0	66.7				64.2	62.9	65.0	66.7				64.8	≥ 98%		$28,738	$27,226	$1,512
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%)	29.6	4022^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	30.9%		27.1	4206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%	184																	14.1	23.4	18.8	17.0	28.4	32.8	43.1	47.4	48.4	37.2	31.9	31.3	23.4	43.9	37.3	37.5	34.2	95%	0%	$35,318	$33,580	$1,738
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%)	69.4	1608^th of 5817 public elementary schools	72.4%		69.9	1603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%	5																	44.4	54.2	48.5	52.0	59.1	59.0	61.2	70.2	73.5	61.8	55.9	43.1	42.7	50.5	61.9	56.6	51.0	97%	0%	$22,760	$21,094	$1,666
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%)	93.7	431^st of 5817 public elementary schools	92.6%		94.7	357^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%	74																	77.8		77.8	64.7	65.9	88.9				72.2	83.8	76.1	85.7				81.3	≥ 99%		$23,080	$22,046	$1,034
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%)	28	4157^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.5%		40.1	3204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%	953																	27.3		27.3	30.6	28.9	35.7				31.5	35.4	21.2	29.6				28.5	95%	0%	$24,138	$22,546	$1,592
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%)	38.2	3349^th of 5817 public elementary schools	42.4%		38	3343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.9%	6																	26.2		26.2	36.4	39.4	38.5				38.0	37.7	40.9	30.8				36.5	97%	0%	$32,358	$30,852	$1,506
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%)	22.5	4590^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.1%		21.2	4727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%	137																	14.0		14.0	25.0	19.6	28.0				24.3	38.2	34.6	17.7				31.0	90%	0%	$30,853	$28,080	$2,773
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%)	11.4	5512^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.2%		17.1	5085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%	427	4.4	19.2	0.0	8.3	43.5	19.2	47.8	36.1	13.0	30.8	0.0	15.3	4.4	11.5	0.0	5.6	15.3		15.3	10.8	24.4	17.3				17.7	12.2	19.5	12.1				14.6	92%	0%	$24,506	$22,018	$2,488
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%)	24.4	4432^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	23.8%		34.7	3612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%	820																	30.5		30.5	24.6	25.4	44.1				31.3	15.8	18.8	23.7				19.4	90%	0%	$27,417	$24,418	$2,999
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%)	45.9	2857^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.9%		38.9	3293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%	436																	26.4		26.4	27.3	43.3	49.1				39.9	40.7	45.0	45.3				43.7	97%	0%	$24,506	$22,664	$1,842

Frequently Asked Questions about Hardy Elementary

What district is Hardy Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

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

Is Hardy Elementary a good school?

Hardy Elementary ranks 1010^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hardy Elementary?

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

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