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Best public schools in South San Francisco, CA

14 public schools in South San Francisco: 7 elementary · 3 middle · 3 high · 1 combined. 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

7 schools in South San Francisco, best first
1
Buri Buri Elementary 82.5
South San Francisco Unified · Grades K-5 · 555 students
ELA 65%Math 68%Science 51%
#819 of 4,688 in California
2
Ponderosa Elementary 67.8
South San Francisco Unified · Grades K-5 · 370 students
ELA 55%Math 50%Science 39%
#1,508 of 4,688 in California
3
Sunshine Gardens Elementary 43.4
South San Francisco Unified · Grades K-5 · 334 students
ELA 40%Math 35%Science 22%
#2,652 of 4,688 in California
4
Spruce Elementary 14.1
South San Francisco Unified · Grades K-5 · 394 students
ELA 25%Math 19%Science 16%
#4,026 of 4,688 in California
5
Martin Elementary 5.2
South San Francisco Unified · Grades K-5 · 382 students
ELA 18%Math 17%Science 8%
#4,443 of 4,688 in California
6
Los Cerritos Elementary 3.3
South San Francisco Unified · Grades K-5 · 305 students
ELA 17%Math 15%Science 6%
#4,532 of 4,688 in California
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Hillside Elementary —
South San Francisco Unified · Grades K-5 · 0 students
No published test results

Middle schools

3 schools in South San Francisco, best first
1
Westborough Middle 79.1
South San Francisco Unified · Grades 6-8 · 519 students
ELA 60%Math 48%Science 53%
#277 of 1,326 in California
2
Alta Loma Middle 59.1
South San Francisco Unified · Grades 6-8 · 649 students
ELA 50%Math 35%Science 24%
#543 of 1,326 in California
3
Parkway Heights Middle 27.3
South San Francisco Unified · Grades 6-8 · 587 students
ELA 28%Math 22%Science 20%
#964 of 1,326 in California

High schools

3 schools in South San Francisco, best first
1
El Camino High 84.4
South San Francisco Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,088 students
ELA 74%Math 40%Science 48%
#270 of 1,729 in California
2
South San Francisco High 63.5
South San Francisco Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,287 students
ELA 59%Math 27%Science 27%
#631 of 1,729 in California
3
Baden High (Continuation) 10.6
South San Francisco Unified · Grades 9-12 · 118 students
ELA 13%Math 2%Science 0%
#1,546 of 1,729 in California

Combined schools

1 school in South San Francisco
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Community Day —
South San Francisco Unified · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results

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