Spruce Elementary

Elementary school·Grades K-5 South San Francisco, California·94080
Score
14.1/100
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#4,026
Among 4,688 California elementary schools
#7
In South San Francisco Unified
Top 86%
In California

Score 14.1/100: better than 14% of California elementary 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
25%
Similar California schools ≈ 47%, better than 13% of them
176 students tested
Math
19%
Similar California schools ≈ 42%, better than 14% of them
175 students tested
Science
16%
Similar California schools ≈ 34%, better than 21% of them
64 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 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 3Smarter Balanced ELA21.746
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced ELA30.366
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced ELA21.964
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA25176
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Math17.845
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Math27.366
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Math12.564
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math19.4175
ScienceGrade 5CAST15.664
ScienceAll gradesCAST15.664

School profile

Grades
K-5
Students
394
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
394
Typical elementary school: 464
Free or reduced-price lunch
60%
Typical elementary school: 72%

District and location

City
San Mateo County

Contact

Address
501 Spruce Ave.
South San Francisco, CA 94080

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary 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).

Nearby elementary schools

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Spruce Elementary at a glance

Spruce Elementary is a public elementary school in South San Francisco, California, serving grades K-5. It is part of the South San Francisco Unified school district. It has about 394 students (a typical California elementary school has 464). About 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 25% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 19% in math (similar schools: 42%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California elementary schools, it scores 14.1 out of 100: better than 14% of them, ranking #4,026 of 4,688. Its English language arts result rose 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.