5151 Dorman Dr
San Diego, CA 92115

I have one student in 2nd grade and one will be in Kindergarten next year. We just attended the TK/K info night and I am continuously amazed by Hardy. Every experience I have had since transferring there this year, from a school down the street, has been positive. Completely different than a previous experience. You can feel the culture, everything is warm, organized, and student centered. Principal Aragon is one of the highlights for us. She is visible, clear, and deeply committed to kids. She spoke with both heart and strategy, and it was obvious she knows her students, supports her staff, and leads with high expectations and compassion. It is rare to see leadership that feels both strong and human, and it was the cherry on top of a wonderful year so far with our older student. We are so excited that we now get to call Hardy our home for both children.

My son has to hold his urinate everyday because he is not comfortable going to the restroom since he has witnessed some older kids vaping in there. It seems like they have had this problem for a long time and I wonder why it hasn't been resolved? There was one time that my son couldn't hold his urinate anymore and he tried to look for a restroom, but all of them were closed right after school. I am not sure if that's the way for this school to solve the problem about kids vaping by locking the boys restrooms after school? Also, it's so hard to get a hold of a counselor here. They don't respond back to emails or calls. This school is so unorganized. It's so frustrating.

I have had two kids go to Lewis and both have had great experiences. The teachers and counseling staff are fantastic, and go above and beyond to work with parents to make sure they understand how their students are doing both academically, socially, emotionally. The honor roll assemblies are very appreciated, and the after school clubs have been great when my kids have been interested in the subject matter. The only real drawback about the school is the persistent traffic issues, caused by impatient parents during drop off. I have watched with dismay almost every week as parents drove recklessly in spaces where kids walked, dropping their kids off in the middle of the street, making u-turns into on-coming traffic, rushing in the opposite lane to go around cars letting kids out in the street. It feels unsafe, and I wish the school took it more seriously. (The crossing guard they had for a brief period of time was functionally useless, as the problem is parents driving unsafely by the Irwin gate, for instance.)