How does Galileo High compare to other high schools in San Francisco?

Galileo High has a Scope Score of 60.3/100, ranked #650 among California high schools. 25% of students exceed standard, with a total of 706 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Galileo High?

24.5% of students at Galileo High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 47.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Galileo High?

27.8% of students at Galileo High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Galileo High

High School

San Francisco Unified San FranciscoSan Francisco County94109

📍 1150 Francisco Street

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

🌱

Building Momentum

Every school has strengths the data doesn’t fully capture. Visit and see for yourself.

Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,741 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

58%

Teachers

90 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

87.3%

AP Exam Prepared

68.2%

A-G Completion

66.8%

College-Going Rate

83.1%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined Significantly

-32.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined Significantly

-34.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

11.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 383 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic29.1%

White9.4%

Asian44.3%

Black5.4%

Other11.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Galileo High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	24.5%
Met Standard	22.9%
Below Standard	52.5%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 24.5%

8.8pp above state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

✓College readiness: 68.2%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 47.5%

12.7pp above state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 27.8%

6.5pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 47.5%

Above state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

✓Suspension rate: 3.3%

0.8pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼Graduation rate: 87.3%

0.1pp below state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Galileo High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

24.5% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 8.8 points above the state average of 15.7%. That's near the San Francisco Unified district average of 23.2%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.2 points higher (vs 13.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 87.3%. 66.8% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 83.1% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.8%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

24.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

47.5%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

27.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

706

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
8th	4	—	—	—	—	—
11th	341	29.6%	26.4%	16.4%	27.6%	56.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
8th	5	—	—	—	—	—
11th	365	19.4%	19.4%	18.1%	43.0%	38.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Chin (John Yehall) Elementary

Harte (Bret) Elementary

21.0# in state

Also serves area

Chinese Immersion School at De…

96.5# in state

Peabody (George) Elementary

93.0# in state

Stevenson (Robert Louis) Eleme…

90.8# in state

▼

Middle

Giannini (A.P.) Middle

Hoover (Herbert) Middle

Denman (James) Middle

36.6# in state

King Jr. (Martin Luther) Acade…

34.1# in state

Lick (James) Middle

19.8# in state

Visitacion Valley Middle

17.9# in state

Everett Middle

10.8# in state

Also serves area

Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary

90.9# in state

Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary

87.5# in state

Lawton Alternative

85.2# in state

▼

High School

Galileo High

60.3# in state

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.