Balboa High

High school·Grades 9-12 San Francisco, California·94112
Score
80.2/100
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#342
Among 1,729 California high schools
#5
In San Francisco Unified
Top 20%
In California

Score 80.2/100: better than 80% of California high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
66%
Similar California schools ≈ 57%, better than 74% of them
245 students tested
Math
46%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 85% of them
247 students tested
Science
41%
Similar California schools ≈ 33%, better than 77% of them
242 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 11Smarter Balanced ELA65.7245
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA65.7245
MathGrade 11Smarter Balanced Math45.8247
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math45.8247
ScienceGrade 11CAST42.1233
ScienceGrade 12CASThidden (small group)9
ScienceGrade 14CAST40.5242
ScienceAll gradesCAST40.5242
ScienceGrade 99CAST40.7258

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,251
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,251
Typical high school: 434
Free or reduced-price lunch
63%
Typical high school: 70%

District and location

School district
City
San Francisco County

Contact

Address
1000 Cayuga Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94112

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Balboa High at a glance

Balboa High is a public high school in San Francisco, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the San Francisco Unified school district. It has about 1,251 students (a typical California high school has 434). About 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 70% at a typical California high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 66% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 46% in math (similar schools: 31%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California high schools, it scores 80.2 out of 100: better than 80% of them, ranking #342 of 1,729. Its English language arts result fell by 4 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.