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Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School

Public Grades 9-12

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 96% of California high schools

Summary

Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School is a high-performing public high school in San Francisco, California, serving 680 students in grades 9-12. This school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with exceptional academic achievement and strong test scores that significantly outpace the district and state averages.

Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School maintains a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its exceptional academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 59.43% for the San Francisco Unified School District and 56.96% for the state of California. In Mathematics, 65.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 43% for the district and 30.5% for the state. The school also maintains high graduation rates, ranging from 86.2% to 94.3% over the past few years, and relatively low dropout rates.

Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School significantly outperforms nearby high schools, such as Lowell High, which had 86.95% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy. This suggests Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School is one of the top-performing high schools in the San Francisco area. The school's specialized focus on the arts, access to resources, and effective teaching strategies appear to be key factors in its exceptional performance.

680

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,773

Per pupil spending ?

22.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 Portola Dr.
San Francisco, CA 94131-1616

(415) 695-5700

District: San Francisco Unified

Feeder schools for Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School:

Elementary:	Alamo Elementary
	Alvarado Elementary
	Argonne Elementary
	Bryant Elementary
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	Carver (George Washington) Elementary
	Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
	Chin (John Yehall) Elementary
	Clarendon Alternative Elementary
	Cleveland Elementary
	Cobb (William L.) Elementary
	Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy
	El Dorado Elementary
	Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary
	Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
	Glen Park Elementary
	Grattan Elementary
	Guadalupe Elementary
	Harte (Bret) Elementary
	Hillcrest Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Key (Francis Scott) Elementary
	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary
	Lafayette Elementary
	Lakeshore Alternative Elementary
	Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary
	Longfellow Elementary
	Malcolm X Academy
	McCoppin (Frank) Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary
	Miraloma Elementary
	Monroe Elementary
	Moscone (George R.) Elementary
	Muir (John) Elementary
	New Traditions Elementary
	Ortega (Jose) Elementary
	Parker (Jean) Elementary
	Parks (Rosa) Elementary
	Peabody (George) Elementary
	Redding Elementary
	Sanchez Elementary
	Serra (Junipero) Elementary
	Sheridan Elementary
	Sherman Elementary
	Sloat (Commodore) Elementary
	Spring Valley Elementary
	Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary
	Sunnyside Elementary
	Sunset Elementary
	Sutro Elementary
	Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary
	Tenderloin Community
	Ulloa Elementary
	Visitacion Valley Elementary
	Webster (Daniel) Elementary
	West Portal Elementary
	Yick Wo Elementary
Middle:	Aptos Middle
	Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle
	Denman (James) Middle
	Everett Middle
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	Francisco Middle
	Giannini (A.P.) Middle
	Hoover (Herbert) Middle
	King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
	Lick (James) Middle
	Marina Middle
	Presidio Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
	Visitacion Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.8%

Hispanic:

22.6%

Two or more races:

18.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg48%

California avg41%

81^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 17High Schools in the San Francisco Unified

679^th of 1,543San Francisco Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	81 of 2162	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	102 of 2159	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	124 of 2170	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	69 of 2123	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	404 of 2133	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	175 of 2017	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.3	70 of 2021	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.5	86 of 2039	95.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.5	113 of 1994	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	72.3	268 of 2426	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	229 of 2354	90.3%	★★★★★
2011	60.0	518 of 2367	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	337 of 2281	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	63.7	367 of 2238	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	58.4	502 of 2117	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	64.1	365 of 2063	82.3%	★★★★☆
2006	65.3	365 of 1968	81.5%	★★★★☆
2005	60.0	412 of 1901	78.3%	★★★★☆
2004	53.9	443 of 1653	73.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	45.0	301 of 592	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	12 of 585	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	67.2	221 of 573	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	286 of 591	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	304 of 581	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	359 of 582	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	321 of 581	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	84.4	111 of 1117	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	127 of 1906	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	71 of 1915	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	135 of 1915	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	98 of 1858	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	342 of 1833	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	165 of 1760	90.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	127 of 1900	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	76 of 1902	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	80 of 1917	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	40 of 1861	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	286 of 1814	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	280 of 1742	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	154 of 2013	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	113 of 2026	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	142 of 2030	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	157 of 1943	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	206 of 1937	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	287 of 1862	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	41 of 1942	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	186 of 1948	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	128 of 1963	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	46 of 1916	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	68.4	510 of 1880	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	175 of 1834	90.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	22 of 577	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	69.6	173 of 574	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	59 of 541	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	27.3	321 of 422	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	70 of 1252	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	106 of 1155	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	49 of 1173	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	85 of 1193	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	33 of 1204	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	66.4	399 of 1222	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.8	128 of 1173	89.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)90th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2019)49th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Science67%+34 vs state

Mathematics66%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School	Public	9-12	555 Portola Dr.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5700	680	34	20.2	22.2%	250 (36.8%)	26 (3.8%)	154 (22.6%)	118 (17.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	125 (18.4%)	95.9	81^st of 2162 public high schools	96.3%		95.5	102^nd of 2159 public high schools	95.3%	21	68.1		67.1	80.6	80.6	65.6	65.6	$24,773	$1,998	$22,775
Academy (The)- SF @McAteer	Public	9-12	555 Portola Dr.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5700	123	12	9.9	56.1%	16 (13.0%)	8 (6.5%)	65 (52.8%)	23 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.1%)	57.5	882^nd of 2162 public high schools	59.2%		62.7	702^nd of 2159 public high schools	67.5%	180	22.7		22.7	72.7	72.7	22.7	22.7	$27,925	$1,816	$26,109
S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Center	Public	6-12	375 Woodside Ave. W1	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 753-7792	17	2	8.5	82.4%	0 (0.0%)	5 (29.4%)	7 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (29.4%)								(n/a)								$200,133	$22,849	$177,284
Independence High	Public	9-12	1350 7th Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 242-2528	235	15	15.6	56.6%	52 (22.1%)	40 (17.0%)	75 (31.9%)	23 (9.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	39 (16.6%)	63.3	731^st of 2162 public high schools	66.2%					(n/a)	40.0		42.3	63.2	63.2	20.0	20.0	$32,290	$2,755	$29,535
City Arts & Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	350 Seneca Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	City Arts & Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 841-2200	397	23	17.2	52.9%	8 (2.0%)	24 (6.0%)	330 (83.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	32.7	1432^nd of 2162 public high schools	33.8%		37.8	1298^th of 2159 public high schools	39.9%	134		15.9	15.9	36.1	36.1	8.1	8.1	$17,313	$1,735	$15,578
Mission High	Public	9-12	3750 18th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6240	993	59	16.7	62.5%	65 (6.5%)	102 (10.3%)	702 (70.7%)	69 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.8%)	14.9	1813^th of 2162 public high schools	16.1%		19.9	1707^th of 2159 public high schools	20.9%	106	8.3	7.1	8.2	17.0	17.0	6.1	6.1	$25,857	$1,958	$23,899
Lincoln (Abraham) High	Public	9-12	2162 24th Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2700	2,074	93	22.4	54.5%	197 (9.5%)	124 (6.0%)	547 (26.4%)	1,007 (48.6%)	3 (0.1%)	15 (0.7%)	179 (8.6%)	84.4	325^th of 2162 public high schools	85.0%		84	344^th of 2159 public high schools	84.1%	19	52.2	36.4	51.9	64.0	64.0	47.3	47.3	$21,103	$1,824	$19,279
Balboa High	Public	9-12	1000 Cayuga Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4090	1,238	62	20.0	63.7%	44 (3.6%)	70 (5.7%)	428 (34.6%)	611 (49.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.4%)	67 (5.4%)	80.4	400^th of 2162 public high schools	81.5%		84.3	338^th of 2159 public high schools	84.3%	62	42.1		40.5	65.7	65.7	45.8	45.8	$23,679	$2,580	$21,099
Lowell High	Public	9-12	1101 Eucalyptus Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2730	2,571	123	20.9	42.5%	397 (15.4%)	58 (2.3%)	441 (17.2%)	1,346 (52.4%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	316 (12.3%)	97.2	50^th of 2162 public high schools	97.7%		97	71^st of 2159 public high schools	96.7%	21	67.3	42.3	66.2	87.0	87.0	71.4	71.4	$21,746	$1,660	$20,086
O'Connell (John) High	Public	9-12	2355 Folsom St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5370	460	29	15.8	70.4%	16 (3.5%)	33 (7.2%)	360 (78.3%)	23 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.2%)	31.5	1454^th of 2162 public high schools	32.7%		15.4	1807^th of 2159 public high schools	16.3%	353	21.1		21.1	41.3	41.3	6.1	6.1	$27,701	$1,709	$25,992

Frequently Asked Questions about Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School

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San Francisco Unified

Is Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School a good school?

Yes! Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 81^st of 2162 California high schools.

How many students attend Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School.

What is the racial makeup of Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School?

Students at Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School are 37% White, 23% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 17% Asian, 4% African American.

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