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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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

49,204 Students enrolled in District

113 Schools in District

19 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 78.6% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.7% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
36%
55%
42%
46%
29%
    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) 15.6% 22.7%
Black 7.0% 5.4%
Hispanic 33.5% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 42.7% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.7% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 46.8% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 6.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,543 $503,393,250 42.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,123 $59,238,250 5.0%
Staff $2,555 $134,776,250 11.3%
General Administration $249 $13,134,750 1.1%
School Administration $1,129 $59,554,750 5.0%
Operation $1,308 $68,997,000 5.8%
Transportation $68 $3,587,000 0.3%
Other $605 $31,913,750 2.7%
Total Support $7,037 $371,201,750 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,971 $314,970,250 26.5%
Total Expenditures $22,550 $1,189,512,500 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,443 $49,757,893,850 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $924 $5,448,154,552 5.3%
Staff $874 $5,153,341,847 5.0%
General Administration $228 $1,344,982,098 1.3%
School Administration $939 $5,530,709,253 5.3%
Operation $1,330 $7,835,832,768 7.6%
Transportation $297 $1,752,376,286 1.7%
Other $706 $4,162,206,192 4.0%
Total Support $5,299 $31,228,266,126 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,859 $22,743,739,970 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,602 $103,729,621,761 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%