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San Francisco, CA
Public School Ratings




San Francisco Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


San Francisco Unified School District details

San Francisco Unified School District
555 Franklin St.
San Francisco, CA 94102

48,736 Students enrolled in District

113 Schools in District

21 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

San Francisco Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.7% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
41%
54%
47%
45%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Academy (the) Sf @mcateer School
555 Portola Dr.
San Francisco, CA, 94131
09-12
Alamo Elementary School
250 23rd Ave.
San Francisco, CA, 94121
KG-05
Alvarado Elementary School
625 Douglas St.
San Francisco, CA, 94114
KG-05
Aptos Middle School
105 Aptos Ave.
San Francisco, CA, 94127
06-08
Argonne Elementary School
680 18th Ave.
San Francisco, CA, 94121
KG-05
Asawa (ruth) Sf School Of The Arts A Public
555 Portola Dr.
San Francisco, CA, 94131
09-12
Balboa High School
1000 Cayuga Ave.
San Francisco, CA, 94112
09-12
Brown Jr. (willie L) Middle School
2055 Silver Ave.
San Francisco, CA, 94122
06-08
Bryant Elementary School
2641 25th St.
San Francisco, CA, 94110
KG-05
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 School
3351 23rd St.
San Francisco, CA, 94110
KG-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.4% 22.0%
Black 6.8% 5.2%
Hispanic 36.5% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 40.3% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.4% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 48.3% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,300 $696,943,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,099 $102,286,000 7.7%
Staff $1,957 $95,367,000 7.2%
General Administration $353 $17,190,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,337 $65,178,000 4.9%
Operation $1,437 $70,012,000 5.3%
Transportation $522 $25,440,000 1.9%
Other $1,172 $57,103,000 4.3%
Total Support $8,876 $432,576,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,158 $202,636,000 15.2%
Total Expenditures $27,334 $1,332,155,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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