King (Thomas Starr) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 41.7% |
| Met Standard | 21.1% |
| Below Standard | 37.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for King (Thomas Starr) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
41.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.7 points above the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. Compared to the 33 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 29.5 points higher (vs 12.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 36.4% | 25.0% | 61.4% |
| 4th | 47 | 38.3% | 21.3% | 59.6% |
| 5th | 47 | 40.4% | 21.3% | 61.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 52.3% | 15.9% | 68.2% |
| 4th | 47 | 38.3% | 23.4% | 61.7% |
| 5th | 45 | 44.4% | 20.0% | 64.4% |
Nearby schools
33 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.3