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Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary

Public Grades K-8

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary is a top-ranked K-8 public school in the San Francisco Unified school district, serving 594 students with exceptional and consistent academic results that place it in the 97th percentile of all elementary schools in California.

The school stands out for its remarkable academic performance across all subjects, significantly outperforming both district and state averages in English, math, and science. It achieves these outstanding results while effectively supporting a diverse student body, including a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students than many nearby high-performing schools like Clarendon Alternative Elementary and Grattan Elementary. Furthermore, Yu Elementary maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.4%, far below the district average, indicating high student engagement and a strong school community.

Interestingly, Yu Elementary accomplishes this with the highest student-teacher ratio and the second-lowest per-student spending among its peer schools, suggesting highly efficient and effective teaching practices. The school is part of a notable cluster of excellent schools in the area, including Lawton Alternative and Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary, but consistently leads in mathematics proficiency and shows stable, top-tier performance year after year.

594

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,545

Per pupil spending ?

36.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1541 12th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94122-3503

(415) 759-2764

District: San Francisco Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

62.5%

Two or more races:

22.2%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (81% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Francisco Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg48%

California avg41%

Elementary school

177^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

36^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 71Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	177 of 5857	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	291 of 5869	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	509 of 5859	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	636 of 5883	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	874 of 5789	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	575 of 5662	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	93.9	402 of 5692	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.7	266 of 5614	95.3%	★★★★★
2015	97.1	177 of 5611	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	93.3	232 of 5530	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	90.7	385 of 5390	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	92.6	274 of 5377	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	88.7	528 of 5314	90.1%	★★★★★
2009	95.6	124 of 5193	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	94.1	238 of 5113	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	95.9	180 of 5113	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	96.4	141 of 4818	97.1%	★★★★★
2005	94.1	265 of 4822	94.5%	★★★★★
2004	94.7	248 of 4809	94.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	392 of 1203	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	468 of 1205	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	551 of 1190	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	606 of 1154	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	693 of 1149	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.1	471 of 1071	56.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	91.7	151 of 3246	95.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	217 of 5597	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	478 of 5612	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	546 of 5609	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	723 of 5635	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	1037 of 5492	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	762 of 5413	85.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	75 of 5460	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	304 of 5517	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	389 of 5363	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	531 of 5264	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	381 of 5173	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	569 of 5084	88.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	159 of 5628	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	148 of 5643	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	445 of 5638	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	506 of 5663	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	756 of 5510	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.3	425 of 5431	92.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	91 of 718	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	263 of 670	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	197 of 669	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	332 of 610	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	335 of 445	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	36 of 2761	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	67 of 2783	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	38 of 2781	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	82 of 2740	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	107 of 2715	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	67 of 2480	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	98.1	33 of 2508	98.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	42 of 2497	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	96.2	73 of 2477	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	95.4	6 of 2379	99.7%	★★★★★
2012	95.2	9 of 2259	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	96.4	11 of 2236	99.5%	★★★★★
2010	97.3	4 of 2179	99.8%	★★★★★
2009	98.1	2 of 2063	99.9%	★★★★★
2008	98.8	1 of 2005	100.0%	★★★★★
2007	98.7	2 of 1999	99.9%	★★★★★
2006	97.5	11 of 1804	99.4%	★★★★★
2005	95.3	41 of 1777	97.7%	★★★★★
2004	92.3	84 of 1769	95.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	76 of 739	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	156 of 743	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	52 of 715	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	71.9	217 of 733	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	273 of 745	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	183 of 700	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	48 of 2533	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	111 of 2551	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	68 of 2531	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	142 of 2509	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	42 of 2380	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	61 of 2262	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	15 of 2542	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	22 of 2579	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	52 of 2531	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	103 of 2458	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	33 of 2369	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	14 of 2230	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	32 of 2534	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	37 of 2552	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	25 of 2538	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	42 of 2527	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	206 of 2407	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	97 of 2273	95.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	79 of 726	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	182 of 701	74.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)95th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Mathematics82%+44 vs state

Science69%+36 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary	Public	K-8	1541 12th Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2764	594	23	25.5	36.5%	30 (5.1%)	31 (5.2%)	29 (4.9%)	371 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (22.2%)	96.7	177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%		95.7	291^st of 5869 public elementary schools	95.0%	114	66.7	70.8	68.7	70.8	86.4	77.3	92.5	84.9	90.8	83.8	86.2	84.9	84.9	83.6	69.7	80.0	81.5						$20,545	$1,301	$19,244
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1725 Irving St.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2821	511	22	23.2	36.8%	107 (20.9%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (9.6%)	273 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.1%)	83.1	1016^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%		77.9	1249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.7%	233	49.3		49.3	62.7	57.7	68.8				62.9	75.0	60.9	57.1				64.5						$21,779	$1,815	$19,964
Clarendon Alternative Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Clarendon Ave.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2796	533	21	25.3	23.3%	133 (25.0%)	22 (4.1%)	58 (10.9%)	171 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (28.0%)	92.3	524^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%		94.3	402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.2%	122	67.5		67.5	70.9	76.9	73.8				74.0	71.3	74.7	63.9				70.1						$21,612	$1,671	$19,941
Grattan Elementary	Public	K-5	165 Grattan St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2815	392	17	23.0	13.8%	197 (50.3%)	18 (4.6%)	47 (12.0%)	49 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (20.4%)	91.7	568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.3%		91.3	623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	55	75.4		75.4	62.5	74.2	77.1				71.1	70.3	68.3	78.7				72.3						$22,634	$1,779	$20,855
Lawton Alternative	Public	K-8	1570 31st Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2832	600	29	21.0	57.8%	28 (4.7%)	11 (1.8%)	28 (4.7%)	454 (75.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (12.3%)	96.1	230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.4	222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.2%	8	67.2	74.2	70.6	76.9	84.4	85.9	81.3	85.5	77.4	81.9	80.0	84.4	79.7	64.1	69.4	67.7	74.3						$23,436	$1,655	$21,781
West Portal Elementary	Public	K-5	5 Lenox Way	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2846	588	25	23.7	32.3%	101 (17.2%)	8 (1.4%)	49 (8.3%)	341 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (15.0%)	83.9	968^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.5%		89.9	709^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	259	63.2		63.2	59.4	57.1	70.9				62.3	63.5	62.6	63.2				63.1						$20,666	$1,550	$19,116
Argonne Elementary	Public	K-5	680 18th Ave.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8460	391	18	21.7	37.9%	107 (27.4%)	13 (3.3%)	53 (13.6%)	143 (36.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	72 (18.4%)	83.9	965^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.5%		83.6	1013^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.7%	48	53.6		53.6	45.6	65.5	77.4				62.5	75.4	63.2	66.7				68.4	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$21,626	$1,499	$20,127
McCoppin (Frank) Elementary	Public	K-5	651 Sixth Ave.	San Francisco	94118	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8475	258	12	22.4	28.7%	72 (27.9%)	6 (2.3%)	47 (18.2%)	79 (30.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (20.2%)	72.7	1485^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.6%		75.5	1351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	134	45.5		45.5	48.7	60.5	63.6				57.5	55.3	55.6	48.5				53.5						$20,804	$968	$19,836
Rooftop Elementary	Public	K-8	443 Burnett Ave.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5692	575	21	27.2	30.6%	179 (31.1%)	64 (11.1%)	142 (24.7%)	50 (8.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (23.7%)	74.5	1400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		77.6	1263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.5%	137	51.5	55.6	53.5	48.5	69.7	59.1	70.8	64.5	61.9	62.4	42.4	53.0	45.5	64.6	46.8	46.0	49.7	94.6	96.4	94.6	96.4	94.6	$20,984	$1,423	$19,561
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary	Public	K-5	2051 34th Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2837	442	17	26.7	40.0%	39 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.6%)	314 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.9%)	92.7	498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		90	701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	203	69.1		69.1	62.7	75.4	82.4				73.5	67.2	79.7	79.4				75.5						$21,599	$1,747	$19,852

Frequently Asked Questions about Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary

What district is Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

How many students attend Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary?

Students at Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary are 62% Asian, 22% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% White, 5% Hispanic.

Is Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary a good school?

Yes! Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 177^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

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