Best public schools in San Francisco, CA
132 public schools in San Francisco: 69 elementary · 16 middle · 24 high · 12 K-8 · 4 combined · 7 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.
Elementary schools
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Peabody (George) Elementary
96.2
ELA 83%Math 76%Science 86%
#177 of 4,688 in California
Sunset Elementary
95.7
ELA 84%Math 85%Science 56%
#200 of 4,688 in California
Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila
95.3
ELA 74%Math 87%Science 78%
#219 of 4,688 in California
New Traditions Elementary
94.8
ELA 84%Math 74%Science 73%
#242 of 4,688 in California
Chin (John Yehall) Elementary
91.8
ELA 84%Math 78%Science 47%
#383 of 4,688 in California
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary
91.4
ELA 74%Math 76%Science 69%
#402 of 4,688 in California
Grattan Elementary
89.9
ELA 71%Math 72%Science 75%
#472 of 4,688 in California
Clarendon Alternative Elementary
89.5
ELA 74%Math 70%Science 68%
#491 of 4,688 in California
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary
89.3
ELA 77%Math 72%Science 56%
#500 of 4,688 in California
Ulloa Elementary
88.9
ELA 73%Math 73%Science 61%
#519 of 4,688 in California
Alamo Elementary
88.4
ELA 69%Math 71%Science 71%
#542 of 4,688 in California
Sutro Elementary
88.2
ELA 73%Math 74%Science 53%
#552 of 4,688 in California
Lafayette Elementary
87.6
ELA 71%Math 70%Science 62%
#580 of 4,688 in California
Miraloma Elementary
85.5
ELA 67%Math 73%Science 54%
#678 of 4,688 in California
McKinley Elementary
83.0
ELA 69%Math 63%Science 55%
#796 of 4,688 in California
Yick Wo Elementary
82.1
ELA 68%Math 64%Science 52%
#838 of 4,688 in California
Argonne Elementary
81.8
ELA 63%Math 68%Science 54%
#852 of 4,688 in California
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary
81.7
ELA 63%Math 69%Science 51%
#857 of 4,688 in California
West Portal Elementary
81.3
ELA 62%Math 63%Science 63%
#875 of 4,688 in California
Jefferson Elementary
79.5
ELA 63%Math 65%Science 49%
#960 of 4,688 in California
King (Thomas Starr) Elementary
79.3
ELA 61%Math 65%Science 51%
#969 of 4,688 in California
Sunnyside Elementary
77.5
ELA 64%Math 61%Science 43%
#1,053 of 4,688 in California
Ortega (Jose) Elementary
76.3
ELA 54%Math 65%Science 52%
#1,110 of 4,688 in California
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary
74.5
ELA 54%Math 60%Science 54%
#1,194 of 4,688 in California
Alvarado Elementary
73.0
ELA 60%Math 53%Science 45%
#1,264 of 4,688 in California
McCoppin (Frank) Elementary
72.1
ELA 58%Math 54%Science 46%
#1,307 of 4,688 in California
Webster (Daniel) Elementary
71.2
ELA 60%Math 50%Science 44%
#1,349 of 4,688 in California
Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary
70.8
ELA 55%Math 52%Science 50%
#1,368 of 4,688 in California
Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary
66.0
ELA 51%Math 41%Science 64%
#1,593 of 4,688 in California
Parker (Jean) Elementary
65.9
ELA 55%Math 59%Science 22%
#1,597 of 4,688 in California
Garfield Elementary
65.3
ELA 51%Math 50%Science 36%
#1,625 of 4,688 in California
Sherman Elementary
65.0
ELA 55%Math 44%Science 40%
#1,639 of 4,688 in California
Monroe Elementary
64.3
ELA 50%Math 46%Science 43%
#1,672 of 4,688 in California
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary
57.6
ELA 47%Math 43%Science 32%
#1,986 of 4,688 in California
Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary
53.1
ELA 43%Math 41%Science 28%
#2,197 of 4,688 in California
Glen Park Elementary
52.5
ELA 43%Math 37%Science 36%
#2,225 of 4,688 in California
Muir (John) Elementary
52.1
ELA 40%Math 63%Science 10%
#2,244 of 4,688 in California
Parks (Rosa) Elementary
50.2
ELA 44%Math 34%Science 33%
#2,333 of 4,688 in California
Cobb (William L.) Elementary
48.1
ELA 38%Math 35%Science 41%
#2,432 of 4,688 in California
Lakeshore Alternative Elementary
47.2
ELA 39%Math 32%Science 42%
#2,474 of 4,688 in California
Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
36.0
ELA 33%Math 28%Science 30%
#2,999 of 4,688 in California
San Francisco Public Montessori
34.0
ELA 35%Math 25%Science 31%
#3,093 of 4,688 in California
Visitacion Valley Elementary
27.5
ELA 33%Math 25%Science 19%
#3,397 of 4,688 in California
Spring Valley Elementary
26.1
ELA 30%Math 31%Science 13%
#3,463 of 4,688 in California
Moscone (George R.) Elementary
25.8
ELA 27%Math 27%Science 24%
#3,477 of 4,688 in California
Sheridan Elementary
22.5
ELA 33%Math 22%Science 15%
#3,632 of 4,688 in California
Guadalupe Elementary
22.2
ELA 22%Math 28%Science 21%
#3,646 of 4,688 in California
Longfellow Elementary
20.9
ELA 28%Math 22%Science 20%
#3,707 of 4,688 in California
Serra (Junipero) Elementary
15.4
ELA 26%Math 21%Science 14%
#3,965 of 4,688 in California
Tenderloin Community
11.0
ELA 22%Math 14%Science 20%
#4,171 of 4,688 in California
Bryant Elementary
7.2
ELA 19%Math 19%Science 8%
#4,349 of 4,688 in California
Sanchez Elementary
6.7
ELA 22%Math 15%Science 10%
#4,373 of 4,688 in California
Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy
5.4
ELA 23%Math 9%Science 12%
#4,434 of 4,688 in California
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
4.8
ELA 15%Math 15%Science 11%
#4,462 of 4,688 in California
Malcolm X Academy
4.2
ELA 23%Math 10%Science 6%
#4,490 of 4,688 in California
KIPP Bayview Elementary
3.2
ELA 16%Math 14%
#4,537 of 4,688 in California
Cleveland Elementary
2.9
ELA 16%Math 14%Science 8%
#4,551 of 4,688 in California
Marshall Elementary
1.6
ELA 12%Math 8%Science 9%
#4,612 of 4,688 in California
Harte (Bret) Elementary
1.5
ELA 12%Math 9%Science 8%
#4,616 of 4,688 in California
Redding Elementary
1.2
ELA 16%Math 9%Science 3%
#4,630 of 4,688 in California
Carver (George Washington) Elementary
0.9
ELA 10%Math 10%
#4,644 of 4,688 in California
El Dorado Elementary
0.7
ELA 5%Math 2%Science 8%
#4,654 of 4,688 in California
Hillcrest Elementary
0.4
ELA 11%Math 5%Science 2%
#4,668 of 4,688 in California
Mission Education Center
0.1
ELA 0%Math 0%Science 0%
#4,687 of 4,688 in California
Lee (Edwin and Anita) Newcomer
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Math 0%
McLaren (John) Children Centers
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No published test results
Noriega Children Center
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No published test results
Stockton (Commodore) Children Center
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Tule Elk Park Children Center
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No published test results
Middle schools
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Giannini (A.P.) Middle
91.4
ELA 77%Math 65%Science 64%
#114 of 1,326 in California
Roosevelt Middle
90.7
ELA 77%Math 65%Science 61%
#124 of 1,326 in California
Presidio Middle
84.7
ELA 69%Math 58%Science 51%
#203 of 1,326 in California
Aptos Middle
79.9
ELA 59%Math 52%Science 55%
#267 of 1,326 in California
Hoover (Herbert) Middle
76.4
ELA 59%Math 50%Science 41%
#313 of 1,326 in California
Marina Middle
69.7
ELA 53%Math 41%Science 38%
#402 of 1,326 in California
Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle
62.2
ELA 51%Math 34%Science 30%
#502 of 1,326 in California
Gateway Middle
61.7
ELA 49%Math 35%Science 31%
#508 of 1,326 in California
Francisco Middle
51.4
ELA 37%Math 35%Science 30%
#645 of 1,326 in California
KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy
47.5
ELA 40%Math 33%Science 20%
#696 of 1,326 in California
Denman (James) Middle
32.6
ELA 32%Math 24%Science 17%
#894 of 1,326 in California
KIPP Bayview Academy
29.6
ELA 29%Math 27%Science 15%
#934 of 1,326 in California
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
23.0
ELA 30%Math 19%Science 17%
#1,021 of 1,326 in California
Lick (James) Middle
11.7
ELA 24%Math 15%Science 13%
#1,171 of 1,326 in California
Visitacion Valley Middle
5.6
ELA 21%Math 8%Science 12%
#1,252 of 1,326 in California
Everett Middle
3.9
ELA 13%Math 8%Science 13%
#1,275 of 1,326 in California
High schools
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Lowell High
97.9
ELA 87%Math 71%Science 66%
#36 of 1,729 in California
Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts A Public School
95.9
ELA 81%Math 66%Science 67%
#71 of 1,729 in California
Washington (George) High
86.1
ELA 69%Math 52%Science 50%
#240 of 1,729 in California
Lincoln (Abraham) High
81.6
ELA 64%Math 47%Science 52%
#318 of 1,729 in California
Balboa High
80.2
ELA 66%Math 46%Science 41%
#342 of 1,729 in California
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
72.2
ELA 56%Math 42%Science 34%
#481 of 1,729 in California
Galileo High
70.9
ELA 55%Math 39%Science 34%
#503 of 1,729 in California
Gateway High
68.8
ELA 68%Math 21%Science 35%
#540 of 1,729 in California
Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
67.8
ELA 73%Math 23%Science 23%
#557 of 1,729 in California
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
66.9
ELA 57%Math 26%Science 42%
#572 of 1,729 in California
Independence High
65.4
ELA 63%Math 20%Science 42%
#598 of 1,729 in California
KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory
58.9
ELA 53%Math 21%Science 37%
#711 of 1,729 in California
Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)
40.6
ELA 36%Math 20%Science 18%
#1,027 of 1,729 in California
O'Connell (John) High
32.3
ELA 41%Math 6%Science 21%
#1,171 of 1,729 in California
City Arts & Leadership Academy
28.8
ELA 36%Math 8%Science 16%
#1,231 of 1,729 in California
Mission High
21.1
ELA 17%Math 6%Science 8%
#1,364 of 1,729 in California
Jordan (June) School for Equity
20.1
ELA 22%Math 3%Science 8%
#1,382 of 1,729 in California
Marshall (Thurgood) High
15.7
ELA 9%Math 6%Science 4%
#1,458 of 1,729 in California
Wells (Ida B.) High
11.3
ELA 0%Math 7%Science 4%
#1,534 of 1,729 in California
S.F. International High
9.9
ELA 7%Math 4%Science 2%
#1,558 of 1,729 in California
Life Learning Academy Charter
6.6
ELA 14%Math 0%Science 0%
#1,615 of 1,729 in California
Downtown High
3.6
ELA 6%Math 0%Science 3%
#1,667 of 1,729 in California
Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's)
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San Francisco County ROP
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No published test results
K-8 schools
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Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary
98.9
ELA 84%Math 80%Science 75%
#13 of 1,107 in California
Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary
98.7
ELA 84%Math 82%Science 69%
#15 of 1,107 in California
Lawton Alternative
98.2
ELA 82%Math 74%Science 71%
#20 of 1,107 in California
The New School of San Francisco
93.3
ELA 70%Math 62%Science 68%
#75 of 1,107 in California
Rooftop Elementary
84.5
ELA 62%Math 50%Science 54%
#172 of 1,107 in California
Creative Arts Charter
72.7
ELA 57%Math 41%Science 42%
#303 of 1,107 in California
Mission Preparatory
66.4
ELA 55%Math 39%Science 30%
#372 of 1,107 in California
San Francisco Community Alternative
53.3
ELA 41%Math 33%Science 38%
#517 of 1,107 in California
Thomas Edison Charter Academy
36.3
ELA 33%Math 29%Science 24%
#706 of 1,107 in California
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8
15.0
ELA 25%Math 16%Science 13%
#941 of 1,107 in California
Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC
2.7
ELA 16%Math 8%Science 5%
#1,078 of 1,107 in California
Revere (Paul) Elementary
1.8
ELA 11%Math 6%Science 6%
#1,088 of 1,107 in California
Combined schools
4 schools in San Francisco
Schools
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Cooper (Sarah B.) Children Center
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Havard (Leola M.) Early Education
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Las Americas Children Center
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Mahler (Theresa S.) Children Center
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Presidio Early Ed.
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San Miguel Children Center
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No published test results
Weill (Raphael) Children Center
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No published test results