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Serra (Junipero) Elementary

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

School overview

Enrollment
260 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
65%
Teachers
12 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 71.9%
White 3.9%
Asian 7.3%
Black 4.6%
Other 12.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Serra (Junipero) Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard7.2%
Met Standard15.2%
Below Standard77.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Serra (Junipero) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.2% of students exceeded standard while 15.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.7 points below the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. The 41 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.5% exceeded — 12.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 38.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
7.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
22.4%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+8.1pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
38.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
550
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 39 2.6% 10.3% 33.3% 53.9% 12.8%
4th 56 17.9% 17.9% 25.0% 39.3% 35.7%
5th 44 6.8% 18.2% 18.2% 56.8% 25.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 38 5.3% 5.3% 39.5% 50.0% 10.5%
4th 57 5.3% 28.1% 36.8% 29.8% 33.3%
5th 41 4.9% 9.8% 26.8% 58.5% 14.6%