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King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
548 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
335 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
40%
Teachers
20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 14.9%
White 11.0%
Asian 29.3%
Black 11.0%
Other 33.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for King (Thomas Starr) Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard41.7%
Met Standard21.1%
Below Standard37.2%

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

% Exceeded Standard
41.7%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
62.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-1.7pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
22.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
548
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 44 36.4% 25.0% 20.4% 18.2% 61.4%
4th 47 38.3% 21.3% 12.8% 27.7% 59.6%
5th 47 40.4% 21.3% 10.6% 27.7% 61.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 44 52.3% 15.9% 18.2% 13.6% 68.2%
4th 47 38.3% 23.4% 14.9% 23.4% 61.7%
5th 45 44.4% 20.0% 6.7% 28.9% 64.4%