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Thomas Edison Charter Academy: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Thomas Edison Charter Academy posts 32% meeting the standard and 16.4% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.3% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

3531 22nd Street, 94114 (opens in new tab)·San Francisco Unified·San Francisco·Grades TK-8·574 students·71% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(415) 970-3330·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
43
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #2,816 statewide · #38 of 74 in San Francisco Unified

Thomas Edison Charter Academy scores 43 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 51st percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

Most rating sites would stop at “32% proficient” and call it done. Thomas Edison Charter Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Francisco, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

As a charter, Thomas Edison Charter Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.

The story this school is actually telling

The school, grade by grade

ELA · CAASPP 2024–25

Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.

15%
16%
69%
Grade 3 · 31% proficient
20%
11%
69%
Grade 4 · 31% proficient
20%
20%
60%
Grade 5 · 40% proficient

The honest read: the share exceeding rises 4.7pp across grades; the floor rises 7.9pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.

The 5 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
16.4%
State 21.3%
4.9pp below state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
-0.7pp
State -2.9pp
Scores decline across grades
Met or exceeded
31.5%
State 42.7%
11.2pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
27.2%
State 17.9%
9.3pp above state avg
Suspension rate
0.4%
State 1.6%
1.2pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic78.4%
White10.3%
Asian2.1%
Black2.6%
Other6.6%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 71.3% (7pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
574
Near CA avg (~620)
Transitional Kindergarten
40 TK students
7% of a 614-student campus · CDE Census Day 2025-26
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
1 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$17,416
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$69,525 – $131,654
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Thomas Edison Charter Academy in San Francisco, 22.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Thomas Edison Charter Academy trails its district average for low-income students by 16.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (21.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (27.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 24.2 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 291 students tested.
Equity Gaps
ELA · English Learner−24.2pp
9.2% vs 33.4% overall · n=143
3 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · English Learner−12.8pp
1.4% vs 14.3% overall · n=143
Math · English Learner−21.4pp
7.9% vs 29.3% overall · n=144
Math Exceeded · English Learner−13.0pp
0.0% vs 13.0% overall · n=144

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income292 tested
ELA 22.7%·Math 21.6%· -16.1pp vs district
Hispanic315 tested
ELA 27.1%·Math 24.4%· +1.2pp vs district
English Learner144 tested
ELA 8.4%·Math 8.3%· +0.9pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 19.9pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +9.2pp.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 56%Support 41%Other 3%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$204K
$119K above CA median
Median Home Value
$1.74M
$1.08M above CA median
Bachelor's+
82%
47pp above CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
11.4 years avg experience
29 teachers · 3% first-year
Teacher Credentials
55% fully credentialed

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →

Frequently asked questions

Is Thomas Edison Charter Academy a good elementary school?
Thomas Edison Charter Academy has a Scope Score of 43 out of 100, placing it in the 51st percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #2,816 statewide. 16.4% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 4.9 percentage points below the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Thomas Edison Charter Academy's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 31.5% of students at Thomas Edison Charter Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 16.4% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 15.1% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 16.4% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 368 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Thomas Edison Charter Academy rank in California?
Thomas Edison Charter Academy ranks #2,816 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 51st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Thomas Edison Charter Academy getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Thomas Edison Charter Academy decreases by 0.7 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Thomas Edison Charter Academy?
27.2% of students at Thomas Edison Charter Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 0.4%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Thomas Edison Charter Academy compare to other schools in San Francisco?
Thomas Edison Charter Academy scores 43/100 (51st percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 574 students. Use the schools in San Francisco page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Thomas Edison Charter Academy serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Thomas Edison Charter Academy in San Francisco, 22.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Thomas Edison Charter Academy trails its district average for low-income students by 16.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (21.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (27.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 24.2 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 291 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 38%
16.4%
↓ vs CA 21.3% · 45th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 27%
-0.7pp
↑ vs CA -2.9pp · 59th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
31.5%
↓ vs CA 42.7% · 41th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
27.2%
↓ vs CA 17.9% · 35th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.4%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 60th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 36715%16%16%52%31%−12
Grade 46120%11%20%49%31%−14
Grade 55620%20%29%32%39%−9
Grade 6799%19%30%42%28%−19
Grade 76013%20%37%30%33%−14
Grade 8539%28%30%32%38%−8
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 36716%18%27%39%34%−11
Grade 46111%16%38%34%28%−14
Grade 55616%9%34%41%25%−10
Grade 68011%15%21%53%26%−9
Grade 76110%13%23%54%23%−11
Grade 85313%26%17%43%40%+7
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/111097%17%61%16%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged29122.7%−16−15
Hispanic/Latino31427.1%+1−12
English Learners1438.4%+1−2
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Thomas Edison Charter Academy ←4316.4%31.5%−0.70.4%
Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila1.4 mi8859.2%81.0%+25.60.1%
Peabody (George) Elementary2.9 mi7652.9%79.8%+12.50.2%
Clarendon Alternative Elementary1.6 mi7048.7%71.9%−2.30.5%
California average4521.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
45%43%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #2437 → #2986 → #5359 → #3995 → #2816
What we can't show
  • — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
  • — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 15 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue