Howard Gardner Community Charter

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Chula Vista, California

Howard Gardner Community Charter in Chula Vista, California enrolled 178 students in 2024-25 with 9.0 full-time teachers, 19.8 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 18-37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment fell 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

239 students in 2022-23, 180 students in 2023-24, 178 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.0 to 9.0.

Students enrolled at Howard Gardner Community Charter by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 180, 2024-25: 17801002003002022-232392023-241802024-25178
Students enrolled at Howard Gardner Community Charter by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 180, 2024-25: 17801002003002022-232392023-241802024-25178
Students enrolled at Howard Gardner Community Charter by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 180, 2024-25: 17801002003002022-232392023-241802024-25178
Students enrolled at Howard Gardner Community Charter by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 180, 2024-25: 17801002003002022-232392023-241802024-25178
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2323910.023.9
2023-241809.518.9
2024-251789.019.8

19.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.8; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.8state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.8; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.8state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.8; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.8state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.8; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.8state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 197 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Howard Gardner Community Charter enrolled 197 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 197 of the 197 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent54.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

97.2% of students were Hispanic, 2.2% Black, 0.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic97.2%
  2. Black2.2%
  3. White0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Howard Gardner Community Charter scored proficient or above: 18-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2218‑37%18‑37%45%
Math, 2022-235% or less0‑20% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Chula Vista

42 public elementary schools in Chula Vista report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Feaster (Mae L.) Charter1,09518.470.6%
Wolf Canyon Elementary95425.126.1%
Discovery Charter94524.226.9%
Arroyo Vista Charter91124.623.2%
Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary88922.230.1%
Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary85522.531.3%
Salt Creek Elementary83524.626.0%
Veterans Elementary83222.931.5%

All public schools in Chula Vista →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Howard Gardner Community Charter

  1. Feaster (Mae L.) CharterThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 1,095 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Davila DayThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 28 students, 6.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Howard Gardner Community Charter with Feaster (Mae L.) CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Howard Gardner Community School spends per student$16,678 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,678
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaHoward Gardner Community Charter is the number 5,401 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#5,401 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher19.8 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.19.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Howard Gardner Community Charter

  1. How many students attend Howard Gardner Community Charter?
    178 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 239 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chula Vista, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Howard Gardner Community Charter?
    19.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Howard Gardner Community Charter a Title I school?
    Howard Gardner Community Charter has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Howard Gardner Community Charter do on state tests?
    The students tested at Howard Gardner Community Charter scored proficient or above: 18-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Howard Gardner Community Charter in?
    Howard Gardner Community School, NCES district ID 0601520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060152012866 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22