Elementary Schools in San Francisco, California: San Francisco schools average near the state. The 71.4-point spread is where the choice actually lives.
San Francisco, California has 75 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 40.4/100 — within 1.5 points of the state average of 38.9. The highest-scoring school is Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila at 82/100, where 59.2% of students exceed the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment. San Francisco schools average 25.2% exceeded standard (state: 21.4%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. Of 75 schools, 8 with stronger cohort gains and 7 beyond the standard stand out for their performance profiles. Chronic absenteeism averages 24.2% (above the state average of 17.9%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
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The overview describes elementary schools. The lists below separate elementary, middle and high schools, so each school’s standing stays within its own comparison group. Open a profile to see the underlying results, student support and questions to ask on a visit.
Every school in San Francisco
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP · levels never mixed
Elementary Schools (75)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila San Francisco Unified | 59.2% | 99th percentile · StrongScope Score 82/100 |
| 2 | Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 55.5% | 97th percentile · StrongScope Score 76/100 |
| 3 | Lawton Alternative San Francisco Unified | 53.4% | 96th percentile · StrongScope Score 73/100 |
| 4 | Peabody (George) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 52.9% | 95th percentile · StrongScope Score 71/100 |
| 5 | Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 44.3% | 95th percentile · StrongScope Score 71/100 |
| 6 | Sunset Elementary San Francisco Unified | 53.9% | 95th percentile · StrongScope Score 71/100 |
| 7 | Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 51.1% | 93rd percentile · StrongScope Score 69/100 |
| 8 | Clarendon Alternative Elementary San Francisco Unified | 48.7% | 92nd percentile · StrongScope Score 67/100 |
| 9 | Alamo Elementary San Francisco Unified | 43.1% | 92nd percentile · StrongScope Score 66/100 |
| 10 | New Traditions Elementary San Francisco Unified | 47.9% | 91st percentile · StrongScope Score 65/100 |
| 11 | Grattan Elementary San Francisco Unified | 42.4% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 64/100 |
| 12 | Key (Francis Scott) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 43.1% | 89th percentile · StrongScope Score 63/100 |
| 13 | Chin (John Yehall) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 55.1% | 89th percentile · StrongScope Score 63/100 |
| 14 | The New School of San Francisco SBE - The New School of San Francisco | 37.2% | 86th percentile · StrongScope Score 59/100 |
| 15 | Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 38.1% | 86th percentile · StrongScope Score 59/100 |
| 16 | Argonne Elementary San Francisco Unified | 36.0% | 86th percentile · StrongScope Score 59/100 |
| 17 | King (Thomas Starr) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 41.7% | 86th percentile · StrongScope Score 59/100 |
| 18 | Ulloa Elementary San Francisco Unified | 44.4% | 84th percentile · StrongScope Score 57/100 |
| 19 | Lafayette Elementary San Francisco Unified | 44.8% | 84th percentile · StrongScope Score 57/100 |
| 20 | Miraloma Elementary San Francisco Unified | 44.3% | 84th percentile · StrongScope Score 56/100 |
| 21 | Sutro Elementary San Francisco Unified | 38.9% | 83rd percentile · StrongScope Score 56/100 |
| 22 | Ortega (Jose) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 37.3% | 78th percentile · StrongScope Score 51/100 |
| 23 | Yick Wo Elementary San Francisco Unified | 33.4% | 78th percentile · StrongScope Score 51/100 |
| 24 | McKinley Elementary San Francisco Unified | 38.5% | 75th percentile · StrongScope Score 49/100 |
| 25 | Alvarado Elementary San Francisco Unified | 34.6% | 75th percentile · StrongScope Score 49/100 |
| 26 | Rooftop Elementary San Francisco Unified | 26.3% | 74th percentile · SolidScope Score 49/100 |
| 27 | Jefferson Elementary San Francisco Unified | 34.2% | 73rd percentile · SolidScope Score 47/100 |
| 28 | Sloat (Commodore) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 29.0% | 72nd percentile · SolidScope Score 47/100 |
| 29 | West Portal Elementary San Francisco Unified | 32.9% | 71st percentile · SolidScope Score 46/100 |
| 30 | Sunnyside Elementary San Francisco Unified | 40.6% | 71st percentile · SolidScope Score 46/100 |
| 31 | Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 26.9% | 70th percentile · SolidScope Score 45/100 |
| 32 | McCoppin (Frank) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 29.9% | 70th percentile · SolidScope Score 45/100 |
| 33 | Webster (Daniel) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 33.2% | 69th percentile · SolidScope Score 45/100 |
| 34 | Monroe Elementary San Francisco Unified | 24.0% | 67th percentile · SolidScope Score 43/100 |
| 35 | Parker (Jean) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 31.0% | 66th percentile · SolidScope Score 43/100 |
| 36 | Sherman Elementary San Francisco Unified | 29.8% | 65th percentile · SolidScope Score 43/100 |
| 37 | Mission Preparatory San Francisco Unified | 25.7% | 65th percentile · SolidScope Score 43/100 |
| 38 | Garfield Elementary San Francisco Unified | 26.0% | 64th percentile · SolidScope Score 42/100 |
| 39 | Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary San Francisco Unified | 23.9% | 57th percentile · SolidScope Score 39/100 |
| 40 | Huerta (Dolores) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 21.6% | 53rd percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100 |
| 41 | Muir (John) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 29.3% | 53rd percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100 |
| 42 | Creative Arts Charter San Francisco Unified | 22.7% | 52nd percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100 |
| 43 | Thomas Edison Charter Academy San Francisco Unified | 16.4% | 48th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 44 | Glen Park Elementary San Francisco Unified | 22.8% | 48th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 45 | Lakeshore Alternative Elementary San Francisco Unified | 16.8% | 48th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100 |
| 46 | San Francisco Community Alternative San Francisco Unified | 18.9% | 46th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 34/100 |
| 47 | Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 20.2% | 45th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 34/100 |
| 48 | Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 16.3% | 44th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 33/100 |
| 49 | San Francisco Public Montessori San Francisco Unified | 15.3% | 34th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 30/100 |
| 50 | Longfellow Elementary San Francisco Unified | 13.7% | 32nd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100 |
| 51 | Parks (Rosa) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 18.6% | 32nd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100 |
| 52 | Spring Valley Elementary San Francisco Unified | 13.3% | 26th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 53 | Guadalupe Elementary San Francisco Unified | 9.7% | 21st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 25/100 |
| 54 | Bryant Elementary San Francisco Unified | 6.0% | 21st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 25/100 |
| 55 | Sheridan Elementary San Francisco Unified | 8.6% | 18th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 23/100 |
| 56 | Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy San Francisco Unified | 6.1% | 17th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 23/100 |
| 57 | Chavez (Cesar) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 4.4% | 17th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 23/100 |
| 58 | Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 San Francisco Unified | 6.7% | 17th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 23/100 |
| 59 | Moscone (George R.) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 10.3% | 16th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 23/100 |
| 60 | Cleveland Elementary San Francisco Unified | 3.7% | 13th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 22/100 |
| 61 | Cobb (William L.) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 10.0% | 13th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100 |
| 62 | Tenderloin Community San Francisco Unified | 6.1% | 7th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 18/100 |
| 63 | Visitacion Valley Elementary San Francisco Unified | 9.0% | 7th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 18/100 |
| 64 | Serra (Junipero) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 7.1% | 5th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 17/100 |
| 65 | Sanchez Elementary San Francisco Unified | 6.2% | 5th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 17/100 |
| 66 | Hillcrest Elementary San Francisco Unified | 1.0% | 4th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 16/100 |
| 67 | Redding Elementary San Francisco Unified | 3.0% | 4th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 16/100 |
| 68 | Marshall Elementary San Francisco Unified | 3.2% | 4th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 15/100 |
| 69 | Revere (Paul) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 1.1% | 4th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 15/100 |
| 70 | Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC San Francisco Unified | 2.8% | 3rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 14/100 |
| 71 | Malcolm X Academy San Francisco Unified | 1.4% | 2nd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 13/100 |
| 72 | Carver (George Washington) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 1.8% | 1st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 12/100 |
| 73 | Mission Education Center San Francisco Unified | 0.0% | 1st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 11/100 |
| 74 | El Dorado Elementary San Francisco Unified | 0.9% | 1st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 11/100 |
| 75 | Harte (Bret) Elementary San Francisco Unified | 3.0% | 1st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 11/100 |
Middle Schools (16)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roosevelt Middle San Francisco Unified | 40.4% | 91st percentile · StrongScope Score 65/100 |
| 2 | Presidio Middle San Francisco Unified | 34.3% | 91st percentile · StrongScope Score 65/100 |
| 3 | Giannini (A.P.) Middle San Francisco Unified | 39.2% | 90th percentile · StrongScope Score 63/100 |
| 4 | Aptos Middle San Francisco Unified | 28.4% | 86th percentile · StrongScope Score 57/100 |
| 5 | Hoover (Herbert) Middle San Francisco Unified | 25.4% | 79th percentile · StrongScope Score 51/100 |
| 6 | Marina Middle San Francisco Unified | 21.2% | 72nd percentile · SolidScope Score 47/100 |
| 7 | Gateway Middle San Francisco Unified | 21.8% | 64th percentile · SolidScope Score 42/100 |
| 8 | Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle San Francisco Unified | 20.7% | 64th percentile · SolidScope Score 42/100 |
| 9 | KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy San Francisco Unified | 13.8% | 52nd percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100 |
| 10 | Francisco Middle San Francisco Unified | 15.2% | 43rd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 33/100 |
| 11 | KIPP Bayview Academy San Francisco Unified | 6.3% | 43rd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 33/100 |
| 12 | Denman (James) Middle San Francisco Unified | 11.3% | 27th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 26/100 |
| 13 | Lick (James) Middle San Francisco Unified | 7.9% | 23rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 25/100 |
| 14 | King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle San Francisco Unified | 7.4% | 23rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100 |
| 15 | Everett Middle San Francisco Unified | 3.5% | 2nd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 12/100 |
| 16 | Visitacion Valley Middle San Francisco Unified | 4.5% | 1st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 12/100 |
High Schools (22)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lowell High San Francisco Unified | 50.4% | 98th percentile · StrongScope Score 87/100 |
| 2 | Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts, A Public School San Francisco Unified | 43.7% | 96th percentile · StrongScope Score 81/100 |
| 3 | Washington (George) High San Francisco Unified | 28.6% | 86th percentile · StrongScope Score 68/100 |
| 4 | Lincoln (Abraham) High San Francisco Unified | 29.8% | 82nd percentile · StrongScope Score 66/100 |
| 5 | Gateway High San Francisco Unified | 18.1% | 77th percentile · StrongScope Score 63/100 |
| 6 | Balboa High San Francisco Unified | 20.7% | 70th percentile · SolidScope Score 60/100 |
| 7 | Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High San Francisco Unified | 24.9% | 67th percentile · SolidScope Score 59/100 |
| 8 | Galileo High San Francisco Unified | 24.5% | 66th percentile · SolidScope Score 58/100 |
| 9 | Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High San Francisco Unified | 17.1% | 57th percentile · SolidScope Score 55/100 |
| 10 | Academy (The)- SF @McAteer San Francisco Unified | 20.4% | 53rd percentile · SolidScope Score 54/100 |
| 11 | KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory San Francisco Unified | 10.2% | 51st percentile · SolidScope Score 53/100 |
| 12 | City Arts & Leadership Academy San Francisco Unified | 4.7% | 32nd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 48/100 |
| 13 | Independence High San Francisco Unified | 15.8% | 20th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 43/100 |
| 14 | Mission High San Francisco Unified | 2.1% | 5th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 34/100 |
| 15 | Jordan (June) School for Equity San Francisco Unified | 1.6% | 3rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 30/100 |
| 16 | O'Connell (John) High San Francisco Unified | 8.5% | 3rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 29/100 |
| 17 | Marshall (Thurgood) High San Francisco Unified | 0.0% | 1st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 25/100 |
| 18 | Life Learning Academy Charter San Francisco Unified alternative school | 3.6% | 46th percentile · DevelopingWithin its own school classScope Score 20/100 |
| 19 | Wells (Ida B.) High San Francisco Unified continuation high school | 1.7% | 24th percentile · Needs SupportWithin its own school classScope Score 19/100 |
| 20 | Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) San Francisco Unified alternative school | 11.2% | 34th percentile · DevelopingWithin its own school classScope Score 17/100 |
| 21 | Downtown High San Francisco Unified continuation high school | 0.0% | 6th percentile · Needs SupportWithin its own school classScope Score 11/100 |
| 22 | S.F. International High San Francisco Unified | 0.7% | bottom percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 10/100 |
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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 patterns in San Francisco
Findings within the 75 school records shown. A school may appear in more than one count; these are not slices of a total. No finding does not imply no potential. Definitions and limits →
Private Schools in San Francisco
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