Is R. F. Hazard Elementary a good school?

R. F. Hazard Elementary ranks 1316 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend R. F. Hazard Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 420 students attended R. F. Hazard Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of R. F. Hazard Elementary?

Students at R. F. Hazard Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of R. F. Hazard Elementary attend?

Students who attend R. F. Hazard Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : James Irvine Intermediate

R. F. Hazard Elementary

Summary:

R. F. Hazard Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Ana, California, serving 403 students in grades K-6 and part of the Garden Grove Unified School District.

R. F. Hazard Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently outperforming state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments. The school's proficiency rates are particularly strong in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade ELA, ranging from 64-65%. R. F. Hazard also excels in serving its Hispanic and English Language Learner student populations, ranking in the top 15% and top 2% of California elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups. Additionally, the school performs well for its low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools in this subgroup.

While R. F. Hazard Elementary outperforms most nearby schools in the Garden Grove Unified District, including Woodbury Elementary, Heritage Elementary, and Edward Russell Elementary, the only nearby school that outperforms R. F. Hazard is Morningside Elementary, which ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools. However, R. F. Hazard's significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.9% in 2018-2019 to 24.7% in 2021-2022, is a concern that the school and district should address to ensure continued student success.

Detail:

Public K-6

4218 West Hazard Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92703-2610

(714) 663-6403

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1316^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,188

Students who attend R. F. Hazard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

James Irvine Intermediate

Student/teacher ratio: 24.7

Number of students: 420

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

Asian:

19.5%

White:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details R. F. Hazard Elementary ranks better than 77.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 16^th among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.44. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.9%), Asian (19.5%), White (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at R. F. Hazard Elementary is 24.7. 27 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare R. F. Hazard Elementary employs 17 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at R. F. Hazard Elementary is $12,188. 24 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

R. F. Hazard Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks R. F. Hazard Elementary 1316^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See R. F. Hazard Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Garden Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Unified 402^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for R. F. Hazard Elementary

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Rank History for all students at R. F. Hazard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.69	3512^th	4809	27.0%
2005	34.05	3051^st	4822	36.7%
2006	37.79	2839^th	4818	41.1%
2007	48.94	2390^th	5113	53.3%
2008	52.78	2232^nd	5113	56.3%
2009	54.06	2239^th	5193	56.9%
2010	46.38	2773^rd	5314	47.8%
2011	55.78	2252^nd	5377	58.1%
2012	58.75	2113^th	5390	60.8%
2013	60.31	2093^rd	5530	62.2%
2015	51.72	2358^th	5611	58.0%
2016	62.52	1884^th	5614	66.4%
2017	66.48	1727^th	5692	69.7%
2018	80.19	1112^th	5662	80.4%
2019	76.32	1333^rd	5789	77.0%
2022	84.14	986^th	5883	83.2%
2023	73.10	1455^th	5874	75.2%
2024	76.44	1316^th	5862	77.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at R. F. Hazard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.49	247^th	3246	92.4%
2019	72.26	477^th	3275	85.4%
2022	97.63	65^th	3311	98.0%
2023	89.05	153^rd	3250	95.3%
2024	78.98	254^th	3160	92.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at R. F. Hazard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.11	941^st	2420	61.1%
2024	62.54	661^st	2634	74.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at R. F. Hazard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.22	175^th	5084	96.6%
2019	92.59	214^th	5173	95.9%
2022	97.26	104^th	5264	98.0%
2023	84.69	586^th	5374	89.1%
2024	86.84	558^th	5511	89.9%

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Rank History for Female students at R. F. Hazard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.54	973^rd	5413	82.0%
2019	74.91	1301^st	5492	76.3%
2022	84.82	880^th	5635	84.4%
2023	72.83	1383^rd	5617	75.4%
2024	71.20	1437^th	5605	74.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at R. F. Hazard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	62.37	534^th	2128	74.9%
2019	46.58	1078^th	2585	58.3%

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Rank History for Male students at R. F. Hazard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.61	1206^th	5431	77.8%
2019	73.45	1367^th	5510	75.2%
2022	78.87	1159^th	5663	79.5%
2023	70.62	1485^th	5650	73.7%
2024	77.33	1164^th	5636	79.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at R. F. Hazard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	79.85	134^th	1071	87.5%
2019	42.91	788^th	1149	31.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at R. F. Hazard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.98	346^th	4830	92.8%
2019	86.96	430^th	4963	91.3%
2022	93.20	254^th	5084	95.0%
2023	82.51	633^rd	5098	87.6%
2024	80.22	720^th	5102	85.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for R. F. Hazard Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	63	7	124	346	0	n/a	n/a	540
1989	70	14	124	360	0	n/a	n/a	568
1990	66	20	164	419	0	n/a	n/a	669
1991	51	12	171	432	0	n/a	n/a	666
1992	43	20	178	466	0	n/a	n/a	707
1993	30	14	198	395	0	n/a	n/a	637
1994	20	12	181	455	0	n/a	n/a	668
1995	13	14	178	551	0	n/a	n/a	756
1996	13	14	178	551	0	n/a	n/a	756
1997	10	13	145	539	0	n/a	n/a	707
1998	7	13	139	573	1	n/a	n/a	733
1999	7	11	140	608	1	n/a	n/a	767
2000	9	7	127	673	0	n/a	n/a	816
2001	13	4	114	706	0	n/a	n/a	837
2002	10	4	97	737	0	n/a	n/a	848
2003	10	4	97	737	0	n/a	n/a	848
2004	9	4	89	735	0	n/a	n/a	837
2005	14	6	78	713	0	n/a	n/a	811
2006	11	5	74	672	0	n/a	n/a	762
2007	4	4	75	617	0	n/a	n/a	700
2008	8	4	73	598	n/a	n/a	n/a	683
2009	5	6	82	574	1	3	1	672
2010	7	8	75	588	2	2	1	683
2011	7	7	91	592	2	1	0	700
2012	5	2	76	576	2	1	0	662
2013	9	1	74	566	2	1	0	653
2014	10	1	77	570	1	3	2	664
2015	9	3	77	519	0	3	3	614
2016	7	3	75	511	0	1	0	597
2017	5	2	66	452	0	0	1	526
2018	8	2	56	445	0	0	3	514
2019	9	2	49	402	0	0	6	468
2020	6	1	58	364	0	0	3	432
2021	6	1	65	333	0	0	4	409
2022	3	1	61	308	1	0	4	378
2023	6	1	73	316	1	0	6	403
2024	6	1	82	327	1	0	3	420

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at R. F. Hazard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	540	22.8	23.6	n/a
1989	568	22.3	25.4	n/a
1990	669	25.4	26.3	n/a
1991	666	26.4	25.2	n/a
1992	707	26.8	26.3	74.1
1993	637	22.0	29.0	71.7
1994	668	23.4	28.5	65.7
1995	756	27.0	28.0	70
1996	756	27.0	28.0	70
1997	707	26.0	27.2	79.6
1998	733	30.4	24.1	76
1999	767	35.0	21.9	77.1
2000	816	35.0	23.3	79.9
2001	837	37.0	22.6	73.2
2002	848	37.0	22.9	80.5
2003	848	37.0	22.9	80.5
2004	837	36.0	23.3	80.3
2005	811	35.0	23.2	79.8
2006	762	33.0	23.1	74.9
2007	700	32.0	21.9	82.7
2008	683	32.0	21.3	86.8
2009	672	30.0	21.7	88.1
2010	683	29.5	23.1	91.8
2011	700	n/a	n/a	89.3
2012	662	26.0	25.4	n/a
2013	653	25.0	26.1	91.3
2014	664	24.0	27.6	93.2
2015	614	23.0	26.6	93.3
2016	597	23.0	25.9	89.1
2017	526	23.1	22.7	87.8
2018	514	21.0	24.4	88.3
2019	468	19.0	24.6	87.6
2020	432	n/a	n/a	89.4
2021	409	16.1	25.2	89.7
2022	378	16.1	23.4	86.5
2023	403	15.0	26.8	92.3
2024	420	17.0	24.7	92.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio R. F. Hazard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	540	22.8	23.6	n/a
1989	568	22.3	25.4	n/a
1990	669	25.4	26.3	n/a
1991	666	26.4	25.2	n/a
1992	707	26.8	26.3	74.1
1993	637	22.0	29.0	71.7
1994	668	23.4	28.5	65.7
1995	756	27.0	28.0	70
1996	756	27.0	28.0	70
1997	707	26.0	27.2	79.6
1998	733	30.4	24.1	76
1999	767	35.0	21.9	77.1
2000	816	35.0	23.3	79.9
2001	837	37.0	22.6	73.2
2002	848	37.0	22.9	80.5
2003	848	37.0	22.9	80.5
2004	837	36.0	23.3	80.3
2005	811	35.0	23.2	79.8
2006	762	33.0	23.1	74.9
2007	700	32.0	21.9	82.7
2008	683	32.0	21.3	86.8
2009	672	30.0	21.7	88.1
2010	683	29.5	23.1	91.8
2011	700	n/a	n/a	89.3
2012	662	26.0	25.4	n/a
2013	653	25.0	26.1	91.3
2014	664	24.0	27.6	93.2
2015	614	23.0	26.6	93.3
2016	597	23.0	25.9	89.1
2017	526	23.1	22.7	87.8
2018	514	21.0	24.4	88.3
2019	468	19.0	24.6	87.6
2020	432	n/a	n/a	89.4
2021	409	16.1	25.2	89.7
2022	378	16.1	23.4	86.5
2023	403	15.0	26.8	92.3
2024	420	17.0	24.7	92.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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