Downtown High

High school·Grades 9-12 San Francisco, California·94107
Score
3.6/100
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#1,667
Among 1,729 California high schools
#17
In San Francisco Unified
Top 97%
In California

Score 3.6/100: better than 3% 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
6%
Similar California schools ≈ 57%, better than 5% of them
50 students tested
Math
0%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 5% of them
48 students tested
Science
3%
Similar California schools ≈ 33%, better than 8% of them
32 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 ELA650
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA650
MathGrade 11Smarter Balanced Math048
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math048
ScienceGrade 11CASThidden (small group)—
ScienceGrade 12CAST3.330
ScienceGrade 14CAST3.132
ScienceAll gradesCAST3.132
ScienceGrade 99CAST2.934

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
147
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Alternative

Students

Enrollment
147
Typical high school: 434
Free or reduced-price lunch
84%
Typical high school: 70%

District and location

School district
City
San Francisco County

Contact

Address
693 Vermont St.
San Francisco, CA 94107

"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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Location

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Downtown High at a glance

Downtown 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 147 students (a typical California high school has 434). About 84% 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, 6% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 0% 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 3.6 out of 100: better than 3% of them, ranking #1,667 of 1,729. Its English language arts result fell by 5 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.