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Galileo High — Rating & test scores

1150 Francisco Street, San Francisco · 1,750 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 76

SolidScope Score · 56th percentile. Higher than 56 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 87% of the class graduated in four years (370 of 424); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 424
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Galileo a good high school?

Solid. Galileo is higher than most California high schools on math test results. Galileo is lower than most on English test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced4456%
Math, Proficient or Advanced7239%
English, Advanced6230%
Math, Advanced7519%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance2728 in 100
Galileo’s place among California high schools, out of 100San Francisco Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

702 of 1,875 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 42 in 100 at the average San Francisco Unified high school.

Each bar is Galileo’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 1,875. District and California figures are averages of school rates (18 San Francisco Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Galileo say about itself?

We haven’t read Galileo’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open sfusd.edu (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

4 of the 10 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Galileo. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

11 high schools within 5.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts, A PublicSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 9093rd
  2. Washington (George)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8277th
  3. GatewayCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8175th
  4. Lincoln (Abraham)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8174th
  5. GalileoScope Score 7656th
  6. Wallenberg (Raoul) TraditionalNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7446th
  7. IndependenceSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 6713th
  8. O'Connell (John)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 646th
  9. MissionNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 612nd
  10. Marshall (Thurgood)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 53bottom 1%
  11. S.F. InternationalSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 50bottom 1%
San Francisco UnifiedCharterMagnet or school of choice

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

8 of 11 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Galileo compare with schools like it?

Galileo’s Scope Score is 76. 214 California high schools, counting Galileo, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Galileo’s result is higher than 134 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 214

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 57%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 59%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

214 California public high schools where 57% to 69% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 57% to 69% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Galileo’s share. The count includes Galileo. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 56% to 50% and math from 39% to 33%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202669%73%58%San Francisco UnifiedDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia50%GalileoGalileo

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202654%62%40%San Francisco UnifiedDistrict33%GalileoGalileo32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. San Francisco Unified’s line combines its 17 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. San Francisco Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringGalileoSan Francisco UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201773%69%60%431
201870%62%56%404
201971%64%57%398
202263%65%55%439
202371%65%55%402
202466%63%56%351
202556%60%57%341
202650%58%57%382
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringGalileoSan Francisco UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201762%54%32%420
201859%50%31%408
201953%49%32%398
202244%45%27%441
202350%44%27%399
202451%41%28%368
202539%42%30%365
202633%40%32%386

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English (reading and writing); near it in math.

English

50%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

26243020
San Francisco Unified56%California57%

Math

33%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

46211716
San Francisco Unified38%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 50% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 17 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school20%30%24%26%382
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · San Francisco Unified29%27%19%25%3,317
Math, grade 11 · This school16%17%21%46%386
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · San Francisco Unified20%18%18%44%3,249

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 382 tested in English, 386 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Asian students are the largest group here, at 42% of students. 702 of 1,875 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

37in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (702 of 1,875 students).

At the average San Francisco Unified high school: 42 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 3.6% of students were suspended at least once (70 of 1,930). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,750

students in grades 9–12.

Asian 42%Hispanic or Latino 32%White 7%Black or African American 5%Not reported 5%Two or more races 4%Filipino 4%

Family income

63%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,101 of 1,750. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

97

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

7% were in their first year.

77% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

40%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (169 of 424 students).

San Francisco Unified: 43%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Asian42%
Hispanic or Latino32%
White7%
Black or African American5%
Not reported5%
Two or more races4%
Filipino4%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 69.6 of 91 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Homeless students here scored well above the same group across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian171 tested51%California 67%
  • Two or more races30 tested47%California 43%
  • Homeless41 tested38%California 15%
  • White30 tested37%California 44%
  • Low-income242 tested25%California 23%
  • Students with disabilities31 tested10%California 8%
  • Hispanic or Latino127 tested9%California 21%
  • English learners107 tested8%California 8%

38% of homeless students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 15% for the same group across California. Asian and Hispanic or Latino students scored well below the same groups across California in math. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs San Francisco Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 241 tested in English, 242 in math
English43%−144%−649%
Math25%−429%+223%
Asian · 172 tested in English, 171 in math
English58%−1472%−2179%
Math51%−758%−1667%
Hispanic or Latino · 126 tested in English, 127 in math
English36%+333%−1349%
Math9%−615%−1221%
Two or more races · 31 tested in English, 30 in math
English74%+569%+767%
Math47%−653%+443%
White · 30 tested
English52%−2779%−1668%
Math37%−2158%−744%
English learners · 106 tested in English, 107 in math
English4%04%−48%
Math8%08%08%
Students with disabilities · 33 tested in English, 31 in math
English17%−825%−219%
Math10%−212%+28%
Homeless · 41 tested
English46%+1531%+1135%
Math38%+1424%+2315%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Francisco Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Black or African American and Filipino students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

87% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 65% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 83% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

65%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

67%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

87%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 370 of 424 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

65%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 277 of 425 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

67%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 247 of 370 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

83% enrolled in college within 12 months · 419 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓101 · 24%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓98 · 23%
  • California community college118 · 28%
  • In-state private11 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year20 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled71 · 17%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
83%enrolled in college within a year

419 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California101 (24%)
  • California State University98 (23%)
  • California community college118 (28%)
  • In-state private11 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year20 (5%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled71 (17%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 370 of 424 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 277 of 425 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 247 of 370 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
214
Admitted
178
Enrolled
115

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 195 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 26
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 171 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 15
  • UCLAApplied 158 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 9
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 157 · Admitted 120 · Enrolled 14
  • UC San DiegoApplied 147 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 20
  • UC IrvineApplied 142 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 17
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 109 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 106 · Admitted 101 · Enrolled 6
  • UC RiversideApplied 100 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled 7

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 214 · Admitted 178 · Enrolled 115
  • Fall 2024Applied 216 · Admitted 162 · Enrolled 89
  • Fall 2023Applied 234 · Admitted 179 · Enrolled 102
  • Fall 2022Applied 257 · Admitted 177 · Enrolled 101
  • Fall 2021Applied 210 · Admitted 164 · Enrolled 102
  • Fall 2020Applied 176 · Admitted 129 · Enrolled 82
  • Fall 2019Applied 193 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled 66
  • Fall 2018Applied 224 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled 78
  • Fall 2017Applied 211 · Admitted 119 · Enrolled 76
  • Fall 2016Applied 191 · Admitted 127 · Enrolled 90

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
240
Admitted
228
Enrolled
70

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San Francisco StateApplied 1,054 · Admitted 974 · Enrolled 283
  • San José StateApplied 780 · Admitted 614 · Enrolled 77
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 464 · Admitted 246 · Enrolled 55
  • San Diego StateApplied 456 · Admitted 133 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 356 · Admitted 123 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 273 · Admitted 199 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 218 · Admitted 191 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 202 · Admitted 186 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 135 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 119 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 8
  • Sonoma StateApplied 117 · Admitted 107 · Enrolled 9
  • Chico StateApplied 98 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 72 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 68 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 64 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 56 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 47 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 17 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 16 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 13 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 12 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 240 · Admitted 228 · Enrolled 70
  • Fall 2024Applied 276 · Admitted 261 · Enrolled 92
  • Fall 2023Applied 265 · Admitted 243 · Enrolled 101
  • Fall 2022Applied 302 · Admitted 285 · Enrolled 119
  • Fall 2021Applied 238 · Admitted 228 · Enrolled 88
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 18 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science5
  • Sciences4
  • English2
  • History & Social Science3
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts2
Every approved AP course18 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 2
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Drawing

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Galileo. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at San Francisco Unified.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$22,465 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$22,465

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$8,253
The school’s share of district office costs
$14,212
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,304
  • Galileo$22,465
  • San Francisco Unified high schools$24,049
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Galileo like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94109. They are not figures for the families at Galileo.

Typical household income in a year

$106,018

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 94109.

Typical home value
$1,300,300
People who live in this ZIP code
54,553
Typical age
39.4 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
64%

What you can do

Who can act on Galileo’s results?

The state has Galileo in targeted support; San Francisco Unified’s board decides its plan.

When the plan is set

San Francisco Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP)

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for Black or African American students. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving San Francisco Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for homeless students on two measures: English, and math; and for students with disabilities on two measures: English, and math. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for San Francisco Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Galileo. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?37 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (702 of 1,875 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?9% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (127 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Galileo, and how do I get in?

Families apply to Galileo through San Francisco Unified. San Francisco Unified high schools have no attendance areas.

  1. Elementary
    No feeder schools
    High-school placement does not follow earlier schools.
  2. Middle
    No feeder schools
    High-school placement does not follow earlier schools.
  3. High · this school
    Galileo High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile

Placement is by application in this district; confirm with the district. Explore schools on the map

Where it is

Where is Galileo?

Address
1150 Francisco Street, San Francisco 94109Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
DeTrice RodgersAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated September 17, 2024.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Families apply to Galileo through San Francisco Unified. San Francisco Unified high schools have no attendance areas. See the details ↓

Is Galileo a good high school?

Galileo High has a Scope Score of 76. It scored higher than 56 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 56th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 37 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 42 in 100 at the average San Francisco Unified high school. 3.6% of students (70 of 1,930) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 17 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 43% of low-income students in grade 11 at Galileo High in San Francisco scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 18 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

83% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #656 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #8 of 18 in San Francisco Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate87%5125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math24%5922%
Ready for college or career (state measure)65%6320%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math48%5818%
Chronically absent28 in 100525%
Suspension rate3.3% (64 of 1,911)515%
English learners: top level15%495%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257656#656California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1914 in 1002.7% (51 of 1,907)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2424 in 1003.2% (60 of 1,899)
2024–2528 in 1003.3% (64 of 1,911)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1138220%30%24%26%50%57%−7

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1138616%17%21%46%33%32%+1

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English38220%50%
2026 · Math38616%33%
2025 · English34529%55%
2025 · Math37019%39%
2024 · English35136%66%
2024 · Math36825%51%
2023 · English40237%71%
2023 · Math39923%50%
2022 · English43933%63%
2022 · Math44120%44%
2019 · English39835%71%
2019 · Math39827%53%
2018 · English40435%70%
2018 · Math40830%59%
2017 · English43133%73%
2017 · Math42028%62%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 8 · English4—
2025 · Grade 11 · English34156%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math5—
2025 · Grade 11 · Math36539%
2024 · Grade 8 · English0—
2024 · Grade 11 · English35166%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math0—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math36851%
2023 · Grade 11 · English40271%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math39950%
2022 · Grade 11 · English43963%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math44144%
2019 · Grade 11 · English39871%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math39853%
2018 · Grade 11 · English40470%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math40859%
2017 · Grade 11 · English43173%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math42062%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide3919%31%50%11%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income24143%−1−6
Asian17258%−14−21
Hispanic or Latino12636%+3−13
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 28 in 100 → 2025–26 · 37 in 100 · +9 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.3% (64 of 1,911) → 2025–26 · 3.6% (70 of 1,930) · +0.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female12 in 10040 in 100+28 in 100
Male16 in 10036 in 100+20 in 100
Asian7 in 10021 in 100+14 in 100
Black or African American38 of 9669 of 93—
Filipino16 in 10032 of 79—
Hispanic or Latino29 in 10053 in 100+24 in 100
Two or more races6 of 3623 of 84—
White14 in 10040 in 100+26 in 100
Students with disabilities37 in 10051 in 100+14 in 100
English learners18 in 10044 in 100+26 in 100
Homeless26 in 10042 in 100+16 in 100
Low-income16 in 10040 in 100+24 in 100
All students14 in 10037 in 100+23 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 65% · numerator 277 students classified Prepared · denominator 425 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 68% · AP-pathway numerator 189 · denominator 277 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 277 of 425 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
87%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
68%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
67%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
83%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20252141781153.833.944.00
2024216162893.853.964.05
20232341791023.793.893.96
20222571771013.823.974.08
20212101641023.763.894.05
2020176129823.743.863.93
2019193106663.683.914.00
2018224124783.663.893.95
2017211119763.633.853.94
2016191127903.593.773.83

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20251712015
Berkeley2024176179
Berkeley20231802823
Berkeley20221892720
Berkeley20211391712
Davis20251957926
Davis20241858233
Davis20231886428
Davis20222206218
Davis20211738040
Irvine20251426117
Irvine2024147217
Irvine2023163144
Irvine2022169134
Irvine20211408under 3
Los Angeles2025158149
Los Angeles202413876
Los Angeles202316153
Los Angeles202214787
Los Angeles202111677
Merced20251061016
Merced202459543
Merced2023807313
Merced202271659
Merced202183734
Riverside2025100887
Riverside202460525
Riverside202380559
Riverside2022100598
Riverside20211046010
San Diego20251474920
San Diego2024140246
San Diego2023163255
San Diego20221734414
San Diego20211184618
Santa Barbara202510926under 3
Santa Barbara2024126396
Santa Barbara2023129183
Santa Barbara202212926under 3
Santa Barbara2021101363
Santa Cruz202515712014
Santa Cruz20241489714
Santa Cruz20231457614
Santa Cruz20221808420
Santa Cruz2021135718
Universitywide2025214178115
Universitywide202421616289
Universitywide2023234179102
Universitywide2022257177101
Universitywide2021210164102

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Physics 1this school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count14
AP enrollment (male/female)537
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections12
Physics sections12
Chemistry sections14
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,717

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California10124%
California State University9823%
California community college11828%
In-state private113%
Out-of-state, 4-year205%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled7117%

419 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 83% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$17,416 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 51,790 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,304 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,750

District current expense · FY 2024–25$26,762 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 59%Instruction support 12%Student services 15%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$720,888,04159.60%59%
Instruction support$141,236,09711.68%12%
Student services$180,276,74014.90%15%
Administration$76,502,3046.33%6%
Buildings & maintenance$82,226,8076.80%7%
Other$8,383,1320.69%1%
Total$1,209,513,121100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,209,513,121 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$17,416 per pupil
2020$17,139 per pupil
2019$17,228 per pupil
2018$13,640 per pupil
2017$11,532 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders4.2%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94109 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94109 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$106,018
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)64%
ZIP-area population54,553
Median age39.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94109 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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