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Top 6 Elementary Schools in South San Francisco, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in South San Francisco based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 23.9% Exceeded Standard, compared to 4.8% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Buri Buri Elementary
South San Francisco Unified
 San Mateo 60.8 37.5% 66.7% 3.5% 0.0%
2 Ponderosa Elementary
South San Francisco Unified
 San Mateo 52.3 20.6% 52.5% 11.7% 0.0%
3 Sunshine Gardens Elementary
South San Francisco Unified
 San Mateo 45.1 13.5% 36.9% 17.5% 0.9%
4 Spruce Elementary
South San Francisco Unified
 San Mateo 34.2 6.8% 22.0% 24.2% 1.7%
5 Los Cerritos Elementary
South San Francisco Unified
 San Mateo 33.2 3.6% 15.5% 24.9% 0.3%
6 Martin Elementary
South San Francisco Unified
 San Mateo 31.4 3.9% 17.0% 20.5% 1.3%

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