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Lowell High — Rating & test scores

1101 Eucalyptus Drive, San Francisco · 2,571 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 93

StrongScope Score · 96th percentile. Higher than 96 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, 94% of the class graduated in four years (587 of 624); 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: 624
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 Lowell a good high school?

Strong. Lowell is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced9587%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9671%
English, Advanced9455%
Math, Advanced9646%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance8512 in 100
Lowell’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

In grade 11, spring 2026, 93% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 87% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Each bar is Lowell’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
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 529 in English, 528 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Lowell say about itself?

We haven’t read Lowell’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?

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

Scope Score

11 high schools within 3.8 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. LowellScope Score 9396th
  2. Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts, A PublicSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 9093rd
  3. Washington (George)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8277th
  4. Lincoln (Abraham)Neighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8174th
  5. BalboaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7760th
  6. WestmoorJefferson Union High · by addressScope Score 7759th
  7. JeffersonJefferson Union High · by addressScope Score 7235th
  8. City Arts & Leadership AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7129th
  9. IndependenceSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 6713th
  10. Jordan (June) School for EquitySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 624th
  11. MissionNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 612nd
San Francisco UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharterMagnet or school of choice

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. 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%

7 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 Lowell compare with schools like it?

Lowell’s Scope Score is 93. 205 California high schools, counting Lowell, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 78. Lowell’s result is higher than 199 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 205

  1. Students from low-income families: 37%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 45%

    West Campus

    Sacramento

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Troy High

    Fullerton

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

205 California public high schools where 37% to 49% 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 37% to 49% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Lowell’s share. The count includes Lowell. 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 higher than in 2025. English went from 87% to 93% and math from 71% to 87%.

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%95%93%LowellLowell58%San Francisco UnifiedDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202654%90%87%LowellLowell40%San Francisco UnifiedDistrict32%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
SpringLowellSan Francisco UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201795%69%60%651
201893%62%56%609
201993%64%57%673
202296%65%55%588
202393%65%55%594
202484%63%56%529
202587%60%57%567
202693%58%57%529
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringLowellSan Francisco UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201790%54%32%646
201887%50%31%617
201984%49%32%678
202285%45%27%588
202383%44%27%594
202466%41%28%525
202571%42%30%583
202687%40%32%528

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

93%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

1974
San Francisco Unified56%California57%

Math

87%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

92562
San Francisco Unified38%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 93% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 87% 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. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

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 school74%19%5%2%529
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · San Francisco Unified29%27%19%25%3,317
Math, grade 11 · This school62%25%9%4%528
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: 529 tested in English, 528 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 46% of students. 469 of 2,590 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

18in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (469 of 2,590 students).

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

Suspensions: 0.2% of students were suspended at least once (4 of 2,612). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,571

students in grades 9–12.

Asian 46%White 15%Hispanic or Latino 15%Two or more races 10%Not reported 6%Filipino 4%Black or African American 2%

Family income

43%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,093 of 2,571. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

137

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

4% were in their first year.

87% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

48%

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 (15 of 31 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
Asian46%
White15%
Hispanic or Latino15%
Two or more races10%
Not reported6%
Filipino4%
Black or African American2%
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: 107.6 of 123 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White84 tested94%California 44%
  • Two or more races91 tested91%California 43%
  • Asian245 tested91%California 67%
  • Low-income183 tested83%California 23%
  • Hispanic or Latino76 tested62%California 21%

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 83% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 62% in math, against 21% for the same group across California. 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 · 182 tested in English, 183 in math
English90%+4644%+4149%
Math83%+5429%+6023%
Asian · 249 tested in English, 245 in math
English93%+2172%+1479%
Math91%+3358%+2467%
Two or more races · 90 tested in English, 91 in math
English98%+2969%+3167%
Math91%+3853%+4843%
White · 80 tested in English, 84 in math
English98%+1979%+3068%
Math94%+3658%+5044%
Hispanic or Latino · 76 tested
English86%+5333%+3749%
Math62%+4715%+4121%

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.

Filipino students and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners 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?

94% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 84% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 92% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

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

84%

Across California: 52%.

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

83%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

94%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 587 of 624 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

84%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 527 of 624 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

83%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 488 of 587 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

92% enrolled in college within 12 months · 654 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓260 · 40%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓111 · 17%
  • California community college97 · 15%
  • In-state private30 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year107 · 16%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled49 · 7%

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
93%enrolled in college within a year

654 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California260 (40%)
  • California State University111 (17%)
  • California community college97 (15%)
  • In-state private30 (5%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year107 (16%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled49 (7%)

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 · 587 of 624 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 · 527 of 624 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 · 488 of 587 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
443
Admitted
373
Enrolled
201

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 365 · Admitted 118 · Enrolled 26
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 363 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 29
  • UC San DiegoApplied 353 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 13
  • UCLAApplied 335 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 15
  • UC IrvineApplied 327 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 61
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 315 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 9
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 297 · Admitted 231 · Enrolled 30
  • UC RiversideApplied 196 · Admitted 178 · Enrolled 13
  • UC MercedApplied 190 · Admitted 180 · Enrolled 5

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 443 · Admitted 373 · Enrolled 201
  • Fall 2024Applied 537 · Admitted 442 · Enrolled 263
  • Fall 2023Applied 598 · Admitted 471 · Enrolled 276
  • Fall 2022Applied 603 · Admitted 446 · Enrolled 292
  • Fall 2021Applied 598 · Admitted 445 · Enrolled 278
  • Fall 2020Applied 573 · Admitted 473 · Enrolled 304
  • Fall 2019Applied 515 · Admitted 376 · Enrolled 215
  • Fall 2018Applied 562 · Admitted 407 · Enrolled 242
  • Fall 2017Applied 555 · Admitted 413 · Enrolled 250
  • Fall 2016Applied 515 · Admitted 419 · Enrolled 259

CSU’s own records

California State University

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

Applied
455
Admitted
432
Enrolled
80

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.

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 1,587 · Admitted 427 · Enrolled 65
  • San Diego StateApplied 1,379 · Admitted 633 · Enrolled 51
  • San Francisco StateApplied 1,260 · Admitted 1,220 · Enrolled 167
  • San José StateApplied 1,142 · Admitted 966 · Enrolled 109
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 883 · Admitted 482 · Enrolled 34
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 715 · Admitted 609 · Enrolled 26
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 306 · Admitted 261 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 199 · Admitted 190 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 198 · Admitted 187 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 196 · Admitted 186 · Enrolled 9
  • Sonoma StateApplied 166 · Admitted 159 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 163 · Admitted 151 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 151 · Admitted 136 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 126 · Admitted 121 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 93 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 8
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 67 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 58 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 47 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 47 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 31 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 26 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 23 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 13 · Admitted 10 · 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 455 · Admitted 432 · Enrolled 80
  • Fall 2024Applied 494 · Admitted 485 · Enrolled 105
  • Fall 2023Applied 512 · Admitted 487 · Enrolled 116
  • Fall 2022Applied 539 · Admitted 519 · Enrolled 119
  • Fall 2021Applied 468 · Admitted 440 · Enrolled 86
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 34 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 Science4
  • Sciences7
  • English2
  • History & Social Science10
  • World Languages & Cultures6
  • Arts5
Every approved AP course34 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Statistics
Sciences 7
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics 2
  • Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 10
  • African American Studies
  • Comparative Government and Politics
  • European History
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 6
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • French Language and Culture
  • Italian Language and Culture
  • Japanese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 5
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Art History
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Lowell. 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?

$21,315 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$21,315

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$7,604
The school’s share of district office costs
$13,711
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,179
  • Lowell$21,315
  • 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 Lowell like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94132. They are not figures for the families at Lowell.

Typical household income in a year

$112,292

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 94132.

Typical home value
$1,470,700
People who live in this ZIP code
26,859
Typical age
40.6 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
58%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

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

On a tour

  1. What is the school doing about chronic absence?18 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (469 of 2,590 students); 11 in 100 in 2024–25
  2. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?74% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (529 students tested); California: 27%
  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 Lowell, and how do I get in?

Families apply to Lowell 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
    Lowell High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

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

Where it is

Where is Lowell?

Address
1101 Eucalyptus Drive, San Francisco 94132Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Jan BautistaAs 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 7 common questions

How do I get in?

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

Is Lowell a good high school?

Lowell High has a Scope Score of 93. It scored higher than 96 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 96th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 18 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 42 in 100 at the average San Francisco Unified high school. 0.2% of students (4 of 2,612) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 90% of low-income students in grade 11 at Lowell 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 34 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

92% 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 #47 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 18 in San Francisco Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate94%5825%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math50%8822%
Ready for college or career (state measure)84%7520%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math79%8218%
Chronically absent11 in 100655%
Suspension rate0.2% (4 of 2,596)655%
English learners: top level55%1005%

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.

School patterns · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

High ceilingA high share of students here exceeded the standard, the state’s top level. The Exceeded standard row above gives the figure.
Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
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
2024–259396#47California 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
2018–194 in 1000.3% (7 of 2,780)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2411 in 1000.5% (13 of 2,594)
2024–2511 in 1000.2% (4 of 2,596)

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 1152974%19%5%2%93%57%+36

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 1152862%25%9%4%87%32%+55

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 · English52974%93%
2026 · Math52862%87%
2025 · English56755%87%
2025 · Math58346%71%
2024 · English52957%84%
2024 · Math52540%66%
2023 · English59473%93%
2023 · Math59462%83%
2022 · English58879%96%
2022 · Math58865%85%
2019 · English67369%93%
2019 · Math67862%84%
2018 · English60972%93%
2018 · Math61759%87%
2017 · English65172%95%
2017 · Math64666%90%

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 11 · English56787%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math58371%
2024 · Grade 11 · English52984%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math52566%
2023 · Grade 11 · English59493%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math59483%
2022 · Grade 11 · English58896%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math58885%
2019 · Grade 11 · English67393%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math67884%
2018 · Grade 11 · English60993%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math61787%
2017 · Grade 11 · English65195%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math64690%

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
Schoolwide54645%38%16%1%

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-income18290%+46+41
Asian24993%+21+14
Two or more races9098%+29+31
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 · 11 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · +7 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.2% (4 of 2,596) → 2025–26 · 0.2% (4 of 2,612) · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female4 in 10020 in 100+16 in 100
Male3 in 10016 in 100+13 in 100
Asian2 in 10012 in 100+10 in 100
Black or African American10 of 5017 of 54—
Filipino5 in 10018 in 100+13 in 100
Hispanic or Latino7 in 10028 in 100+21 in 100
Two or more races3 in 10019 in 100+16 in 100
White5 in 10022 in 100+17 in 100
Students with disabilities15 in 10028 in 100+13 in 100
English learners6 of 7614 of 48—
Homeless10 of 5916 of 71—
Low-income4 in 10021 in 100+17 in 100
All students4 in 10018 in 100+14 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 84% · numerator 527 students classified Prepared · denominator 624 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 94% · AP-pathway numerator 494 · denominator 527 (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 527 of 624 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
94%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
94%
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)
83%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
92%

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)
20254433732013.873.964.05
20245374422634.024.084.14
20235984712764.044.094.12
20226034462924.164.254.28
20215984452783.984.074.13
20205734733043.974.054.08
20195153762153.924.024.09
20185624072423.904.014.06
20175554132503.813.943.97
20165154192593.753.853.88

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
Berkeley20253634229
Berkeley20244629364
Berkeley20234996946
Berkeley20225227940
Berkeley20214819053
Davis202536511826
Davis202447019162
Davis202346519554
Davis202250824776
Davis202146720876
Irvine202532714061
Irvine20244177918
Irvine20234417428
Irvine20224696719
Irvine20214205211
Los Angeles20253352415
Los Angeles20244443322
Los Angeles20234933617
Los Angeles20225115833
Los Angeles20214754320
Merced20251901805
Merced20241221149
Merced2023979512
Merced2022999310
Merced202111410713
Riverside202519617813
Riverside202415914015
Riverside202316313910
Riverside202215113611
Riverside202115712214
San Diego20253534613
San Diego20244568212
San Diego20234868225
San Diego202247711936
San Diego202146411121
Santa Barbara2025315839
Santa Barbara202441115926
Santa Barbara202343416237
Santa Barbara202243016441
Santa Barbara202142115834
Santa Cruz202529723130
Santa Cruz202439428835
Santa Cruz202336526047
Santa Cruz202240521526
Santa Cruz202137622736
Universitywide2025443373201
Universitywide2024537442263
Universitywide2023598471276
Universitywide2022603446292
Universitywide2021598445278

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
3-D Art and Designthis school
African American Studiesthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Comparative Government and Politicsthis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Italian Language and Culturethis school
Japanese Language and Culturethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetismthis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature 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 count25
AP enrollment (male/female)1,401
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections20
Physics sections16
Chemistry sections18
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,467

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 California26040%
California State University11117%
California community college9715%
In-state private305%
Out-of-state, 4-year10716%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled497%

654 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 93% · % 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$1,179 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,571

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 holders0.7%

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 94132 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94132 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$112,292
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)58%
ZIP-area population26,859
Median age40.6 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 94132 →

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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