How does San Francisco Community Alternative compare to other elementary schools in San Francisco?

San Francisco Community Alternative has a SchoolScope composite score of 38.5/100, placing it at the 34th percentile statewide. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 560 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at San Francisco Community Alternative?

15.5% of students at San Francisco Community Alternative exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 34.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is San Francisco Community Alternative improving or declining?

San Francisco Community Alternative's proficiency rate decreases by 6.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at San Francisco Community Alternative?

29.5% of students at San Francisco Community Alternative are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

San Francisco Community Alternative

San Francisco Unified San Francisco San Francisco County 94112

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

560 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

274 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

42%

Teachers

13 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 39.8%

White 23.7%

Asian 3.3%

Black 9.8%

Other 23.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for San Francisco Community Alternative
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.5%
Met Standard	19.4%
Below Standard	65.2%

Exceeded

15.5%

Met

19.4%

Below

65.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for San Francisco Community Alternative and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.5% of students exceeded standard while 19.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.5 points below the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. The 40 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.4% exceeded — 5.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 6.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 29.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

15.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

34.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-6.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

29.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

560

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	28	17.9%	28.6%	14.3%	39.3%	46.4%
4th	31	19.4%	32.3%	25.8%	22.6%	51.6%
5th	29	37.9%	10.3%	10.3%	41.4%	48.3%
6th	24	4.2%	16.7%	37.5%	41.7%	20.8%
7th	11	27.3%	9.1%	27.3%	36.4%	36.4%
8th	17	11.8%	17.6%	29.4%	41.2%	29.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	28	17.9%	28.6%	21.4%	32.1%	46.4%
4th	30	10.0%	36.7%	33.3%	20.0%	46.7%
5th	29	10.3%	20.7%	24.1%	44.8%	31.0%
6th	24	8.3%	8.3%	20.8%	62.5%	16.7%
7th	11	9.1%	9.1%	27.3%	54.5%	18.2%
8th	18	11.1%	11.1%	22.2%	55.6%	22.2%