Marshall (Thurgood) High: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Marshall (Thurgood) posts low test scores — and test scores are one lens among several. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Marshall (Thurgood) High scores 25 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 1st percentile of 1,647 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures graduation, test performance, college readiness, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Most rating sites would stop at “8% proficient” and call it done. Marshall (Thurgood) deserves a closer read. Three in four of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
- University of California7 (8%)
- California State University14 (15%)
- California community college31 (33%)
- Out-of-state, 2-year1 (1%)
- Not enrolled40 (43%)
CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate, class of 2023 · % = count ÷ completers, our arithmetic
See the full roll and the UC register →| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Grad rate | College readiness | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 25 | 0% | 8% | 61.4% | 52.2% | 53.9% | 5.0% |
| CA average · High School | 54 | 20% | 43% | 92.5% | 43.0% | 23.1% | 3.3% |
The seven-year arc
Has stayed near the 1st percentile since 2019.
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 8% meet the standard today, versus 11% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 13% | 17% | 13% | 13% | 9% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 10% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 6% |
Where its students land
The story this school is actually telling
Of 100 students here: 8 are proficient by 11th grade → 61 graduate → 52 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.
The 7 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
- Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Marshall (Thurgood) High in San Francisco, 8.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Marshall (Thurgood) High trails its district average for low-income students by 30.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (5.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (3.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 9.3 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 77 students tested.
6 of 13 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score
Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
Where graduates go
Where they went after graduation
Of Marshall (Thurgood)'s class of 2023, 57% enrolled in college somewhere within a year — a CSU, a community college, a UC, or out of state.
Class of 2023: 93 completers, 57% enrolled somewhere within a year
Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.
Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.
In fall 2025, 5 of Marshall (Thurgood)'s 86 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — San Diego the most common landing, with 3 enrollees.
6 of 7 campuses are masked below UC's privacy floor — a protection, not a verdict.
campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several
Peak: 29 enrolled, 2014
UC publishes this trend back to 1994 — no other destination has a comparable multi-year record
UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 57% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (31) than at UC (7).
Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
Marshall (Thurgood)'s teachers are authorized to teach 5 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — including Statistics, English Language and Composition, and English Literature and Composition.
Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09
What gets spent here
$405 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 475 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).
On the state's science test (CAST), 4% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 56
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 0% | 9% | 12% | 79% | 9% | −39 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 0% | 6% | 5% | 90% | 6% | −18 |
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 96 | 0% | 4% | 57% | 39% |
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.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 77 | 8.0% | −31 | −30 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 67 | 3.0% | −23 | −36 |
| English Learners | 65 | 0.0% | −7 | −10 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall (Thurgood) High ← | — | 25 | 0.0% | 7.6% | 5.0% |
| Balboa High | 2.3 mi | 60 | 20.7% | 55.7% | 4.8% |
| Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High | 1.1 mi | 55 | 17.1% | 41.4% | 5.6% |
| KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory | 1.1 mi | 53 | 10.2% | 37.0% | 14.2% |
| California average | — | 54 | 19.8% | 43.2% | 3.3% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 28 | 2 | #1475 | 3.8% | 11.4% | 39.2% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 26 | 2 | #1573 | 1.3% | 9.6% | 56.7% | 5.0% |
| 2023 | 28 | 2 | #1598 | 4.4% | 9.6% | 44.3% | 6.2% |
| 2024 | 26 | 2 | #1616 | 1.9% | 7.5% | 55.0% | 6.6% |
| 2025 | 25 | 1 | #1628 | 0.0% | 7.6% | 53.9% | 5.0% |
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 30 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 42.2% | 58.8% | +16.6pp |
| Male | 41.3% | 56.7% | +15.4pp |
| Asian | 12.7% | 22.9% | +10.2pp |
| Black/African American | 58.8% | 71.4% | +12.6pp |
| Filipino | 22.2% | — | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | 50.2% | 58.5% | +8.3pp |
| Pacific Islander | 36.4% | — | — |
| Students with Disabilities | 45.3% | 63.2% | +17.9pp |
| English Learners | 40.4% | 56.0% | +15.6pp |
| Foster Youth | 88.9% | — | — |
| Homeless | 67.9% | 65.6% | -2.3pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 41.9% | 59.0% | +17.1pp |
| All Students | 41.7% | 57.8% | +16.1pp |
| Two or More Races | — | 71.4% | — |
| Year | Applied | Admitted | Enrolled | GPA (applied) | GPA (admitted) | GPA (enrolled) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3.69 | 3.85 | 4.09 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3.66 | 3.79 | 3.84 |
| 2023 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3.54 | 3.76 | 3.74 |
| 2022 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 3.74 | 3.82 | 3.80 |
| 2021 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3.58 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| 2020 | 16 | 8 | ‹3 | 3.58 | 3.85 | — |
| 2019 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3.76 | 3.94 | 3.99 |
| 2018 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 3.71 | 3.89 | 3.92 |
| 2017 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 3.69 | 3.81 | 3.88 |
| 2016 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 3.74 | 3.88 | 3.91 |
| 2015 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 3.56 | 3.76 | 3.71 |
| 2014 | 55 | 38 | 29 | 3.81 | 3.97 | 3.99 |
‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.
| Campus | Year | Applied | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley | 2025 | 19 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Berkeley | 2024 | 9 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Berkeley | 2023 | 12 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Berkeley | 2022 | 26 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Berkeley | 2021 | 16 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Davis | 2025 | 18 | 7 | ‹3 |
| Davis | 2024 | 11 | 6 | ‹3 |
| Davis | 2023 | 12 | 5 | ‹3 |
| Davis | 2022 | 28 | 11 | 5 |
| Davis | 2021 | 17 | 5 | ‹3 |
| Irvine | 2025 | 7 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Irvine | 2023 | 5 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Irvine | 2022 | 20 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Irvine | 2021 | 6 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Los Angeles | 2023 | 9 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Los Angeles | 2022 | 18 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Los Angeles | 2021 | 9 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Merced | 2025 | 9 | 9 | ‹3 |
| Merced | 2023 | 6 | 5 | ‹3 |
| Merced | 2022 | 14 | 12 | ‹3 |
| Merced | 2021 | 6 | 6 | ‹3 |
| Riverside | 2022 | 16 | 7 | ‹3 |
| Riverside | 2021 | 8 | 3 | ‹3 |
| San Diego | 2025 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| San Diego | 2024 | 6 | 3 | ‹3 |
| San Diego | 2023 | 5 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| San Diego | 2022 | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| San Diego | 2021 | 9 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Santa Barbara | 2025 | 6 | 3 | ‹3 |
| Santa Barbara | 2022 | 19 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Santa Barbara | 2021 | 6 | ‹3 | ‹3 |
| Santa Cruz | 2025 | 14 | 6 | ‹3 |
| Santa Cruz | 2024 | 10 | 8 | ‹3 |
| Santa Cruz | 2023 | 10 | 7 | ‹3 |
| Santa Cruz | 2022 | 25 | 11 | ‹3 |
| Santa Cruz | 2021 | 14 | 3 | ‹3 |
| Universitywide | 2025 | 21 | 15 | 5 |
| Universitywide | 2024 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| Universitywide | 2023 | 16 | 9 | 8 |
| Universitywide | 2022 | 36 | 27 | 15 |
| Universitywide | 2021 | 21 | 14 | 6 |
Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.
| Subject | Taught by |
|---|---|
| English Language and Composition | this school |
| English Literature and Composition | this school |
| Statistics | this school |
| U.S. Government and Politics | this school |
| United States History | this school |
Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| AP offered | offered |
| AP course count | 2 |
| AP enrollment | 23 |
| IB participation | not offered |
| Dual enrollment | offered · 11 enrolled |
| Algebra I in grade 8 | not reported |
| Calculus sections | 2 |
| Physics sections | 8 |
| Chemistry sections | 6 |
| Total enrollment (CRDC) | 533 |
Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.
| Destination | Completers | % (derived) |
|---|---|---|
| University of California | 7 | 7.5% |
| California State University | 14 | 15.1% |
| California community college | 31 | 33.3% |
| In-state private | 0 | 0.0% |
| Out-of-state, 4-year | 0 | 0.0% |
| Out-of-state, 2-year | 1 | 1.1% |
| Not enrolled | 40 | 43.0% |
93 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 57% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · 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 in tables 06-07 above.
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