Elementary Schools in Daly City, California: Daly City schools average 2.8 points above the state — but the range is 31.8 points wide.
Daly City, California has 14 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 41.6/100 — 2.8 points above the state average of 38.9. The highest-scoring school is Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary at 60/100, where 40.1% of students exceed the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment. Daly City schools average 24.0% exceeded standard (state: 21.4%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. Of 14 schools, 2 Growth Engines stand out for their performance profiles. Chronic absenteeism averages 14.2% (below the state average of 17.9%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
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Every school in Daly City
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP · levels never mixed
Elementary Schools (14)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary Jefferson Elementary | 40.1% | 87th percentile · StrongScope Score 60/100 |
| 2 | Thomas Edison Elementary Jefferson Elementary | 31.3% | 83rd percentile · StrongScope Score 55/100 |
| 3 | Skyline Elementary South San Francisco Unified | 33.1% | 81st percentile · StrongScope Score 54/100 |
| 4 | Junipero Serra Elementary South San Francisco Unified | 34.2% | 76th percentile · StrongScope Score 50/100 |
| 5 | Panorama Elementary Brisbane Elementary | 28.8% | 73rd percentile · SolidScope Score 48/100 |
| 6 | Susan B. Anthony Elementary Jefferson Elementary | 18.3% | 63rd percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100 |
| 7 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary Jefferson Elementary | 20.4% | 59th percentile · SolidScope Score 39/100 |
| 8 | Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary Jefferson Elementary | 18.8% | 55th percentile · SolidScope Score 38/100 |
| 9 | Westlake Elementary Jefferson Elementary | 21.5% | 49th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 10 | John F. Kennedy Elementary Jefferson Elementary | 23.0% | 49th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 11 | Woodrow Wilson Elementary Jefferson Elementary | 15.2% | 48th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 12 | George Washington Elementary Jefferson Elementary | 22.2% | 46th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 34/100 |
| 13 | Bayshore Bayshore Elementary | 13.8% | 36th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 31/100 |
| 14 | Daniel Webster Elementary Jefferson Elementary | 15.0% | 30th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100 |
Middle Schools (2)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas R. Pollicita Middle Jefferson Elementary | 14.7% | 61st percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100 |
| 2 | Fernando Rivera Intermediate Jefferson Elementary | 17.7% | 55th percentile · SolidScope Score 38/100 |
High Schools (4)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summit Public School: Shasta Jefferson Union High | 31.4% | 94th percentile · StrongScope Score 77/100 |
| 2 | Westmoor High Jefferson Union High | 26.4% | 71st percentile · SolidScope Score 60/100 |
| 3 | Jefferson High Jefferson Union High | 12.1% | 23rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 44/100 |
| 4 | Thornton High Jefferson Union High continuation high school | 0.0% | 26th percentile · DevelopingWithin its own school classScope Score 20/100 |
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Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Elementary school archetypes in Daly City
Hidden gems: 3 schools in Daly City are classified as Growth Engine (2) or On the Rise — showing positive growth trajectories that raw proficiency scores alone don't capture. These are schools where students leave with more than they arrived with.
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Private Schools in Daly City
Private schools don't participate in California's standardized testing (CAASPP) and cannot be scored or ranked. Showing enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and affiliation where available.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how school zones and enrollment boundaries affect access. Full methodology