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San Francisco Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12
Serves San Francisco.
Students
48,706
Schools
113
Spent per student
$25,173
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$932.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about San Francisco Unified School District
- School Grade A: better than 91% of California districts
- Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state
- Spends 19% more per student than the CA average
- 21 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.8% since 2020
- Debt of $932.9M, about $19,154 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for San Geronimo.
K–82 schoolsLagunitas Elementary School District
8Lagunitas ElementaryLagunitas Elementary School District
9–123 high schoolsTamalpais Union High School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency67%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$25,173 per student · 19% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 37%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
51,702’20
49,146’21
48,722’22
48,670’23
48,706’24
Down 5.8% since 2020.
Students
Asian 35%Hispanic 33%White 13%Two or more races 12%Black 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
113 public schools.
Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary
673 students22:1
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary
653 students25:1
Lawton Alternative
600 students21:1
Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary
594 students25:1
West Portal Elementary
A588 students24:1
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8
586 students21:1
Rooftop Elementary
575 students27:1
Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary
564 students26:1
Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC
555 students25:1
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary
552 students28:1
Alvarado Elementary
538 students26:1
Clarendon Alternative Elementary
533 students25:1
Monroe Elementary
533 students26:1
Ulloa Elementary
520 students22:1
Jefferson Elementary
511 students23:1
Lafayette Elementary
471 students23:1
Longfellow Elementary
466 students24:1
Revere (Paul) Elementary
453 students18:1
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary
442 students27:1
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary
418 students23:1
Lakeshore Alternative Elementary
D−416 students19:1
Ortega (Jose) Elementary
410 students25:1
Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila
407 students24:1
Sunset Elementary
D−402 students26:1
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
397 students25:1
Grattan Elementary
D−392 students23:1
Argonne Elementary
391 students22:1
Alamo Elementary
A+390 students23:1
Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
381 students21:1
Sunnyside Elementary
D−366 students24:1
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary
364 students23:1
Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary
356 students21:1
Webster (Daniel) Elementary
354 students23:1
Glen Park Elementary
348 students22:1
Miraloma Elementary
344 students24:1
Moscone (George R.) Elementary
334 students22:1
King (Thomas Starr) Elementary
D−333 students19:1
Parks (Rosa) Elementary
326 students21:1
Hillcrest Elementary
317 students24:1
Cleveland Elementary
300 students22:1
McKinley Elementary
D−294 students21:1
Sherman Elementary
291 students22:1
Serra (Junipero) Elementary
283 students24:1
Tenderloin Community
282 students26:1
Guadalupe Elementary
273 students25:1
Sanchez Elementary
272 students19:1
Peabody (George) Elementary
D−269 students22:1
Muir (John) Elementary
260 students23:1
New Traditions Elementary
259 students29:1
McCoppin (Frank) Elementary
D−258 students22:1
Harte (Bret) Elementary
257 students21:1
Sutro Elementary
254 students23:1
Marshall Elementary
245 students25:1
Redding Elementary
240 students27:1
Visitacion Valley Elementary
239 students21:1
Bryant Elementary
237 students21:1
Spring Valley Elementary
234 students19:1
Chin (John Yehall) Elementary
233 students21:1
San Francisco Community Alternative
230 students19:1
Yick Wo Elementary
205 students21:1
Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy
200 students24:1
Sheridan Elementary
196 students23:1
Garfield Elementary
D−176 students15:1
Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary
137 students21:1
Cobb (William L.) Elementary
D−134 students21:1
El Dorado Elementary
128 students32:1
Parker (Jean) Elementary
128 students20:1
San Francisco Public Montessori
107 students27:1
Mission Education Center
105 students16:1
Malcolm X Academy
97 students18:1
Carver (George Washington) Elementary
93 students21:1
Tule Elk Park Children Center
73 students
Noriega Children Center
39 students
Lee (Edwin and Anita) Newcomer
23 students23:1
Stockton (Commodore) Children Center
22 students
McLaren (John) Children Centers
16 students
Giannini (A.P.) Middle
D−1,183 students24:1
Presidio Middle
B992 students21:1
Hoover (Herbert) Middle
D−963 students23:1
Aptos Middle
D−911 students21:1
Denman (James) Middle
D−807 students18:1
Roosevelt Middle
D−657 students17:1
Marina Middle
646 students17:1
Francisco Middle
D−496 students16:1
Lick (James) Middle
479 students16:1
Everett Middle
401 students15:1
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
367 students16:1
Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle
363 students14:1
Visitacion Valley Middle
333 students18:1
Lowell High
2,571 students21:1
Lincoln (Abraham) High
D−2,074 students22:1
Washington (George) High
D−2,068 students22:1
Galileo High
1,750 students20:1
Balboa High
1,238 students20:1
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
1,047 students19:1
Mission High
993 students17:1
Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts A Public School
680 students20:1
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
522 students19:1
Marshall (Thurgood) High
475 students14:1
O'Connell (John) High
460 students16:1
S.F. International High
382 students14:1
Independence High
235 students16:1
Wells (Ida B.) High
198 students16:1
Jordan (June) School for Equity
176 students13:1
Downtown High
174 students40:1
Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
123 students10:1
Cooper (Sarah B.) Children Center
0 students
Havard (Leola M.) Early Education
0 students
Las Americas Children Center
0 students
Mahler (Theresa S.) Children Center
0 students
Presidio Early Ed.
0 students
San Miguel Children Center
0 students
Weill (Raphael) Children Center
0 students
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.