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Bryant Elementary

Public Grades K-5
5329th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 9% of California elementary schools
Summary

Bryant Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 237 students in the San Francisco Unified district, located in a dense urban neighborhood with many other elementary schools nearby.

Currently, Bryant Elementary faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 9% of all California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are far below district and state averages. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 43% of students missing too much school, which is more than double the state average and the highest rate among nearby schools. This is part of a decade-long decline in performance, and all student groups at the school are struggling academically.

Interestingly, Bryant Elementary spends more per student than other local schools and has a reasonable class size, yet its outcomes are the weakest in the area. For comparison, nearby Thomas Starr King Elementary and Daniel Webster Elementary achieve much higher rankings, and Mission Preparatory, a charter school with a similar student population, demonstrates significantly stronger academic results. This suggests that factors beyond funding are influencing Bryant's performance, and the school's trajectory indicates a need for urgent intervention to address attendance and improve instruction.

237
Students ?
20.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,212
Per pupil spending ?
82.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2641 25th St.
       San Francisco, CA  94110-3514

(415) 695-5780

District: San Francisco Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
88.2%
African American:
4.6%
Two or more races:
3.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% California)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school18%
District avg48%
California avg41%
5,329th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
56th of 71Elementary Schools in the San Francisco Unified
679th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202514.35329 of 58579.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.55792 of 58691.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.25550 of 58595.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.34620 of 588321.5%★☆☆☆☆
201917.25058 of 578912.6%★☆☆☆☆
201826.14153 of 566226.7%★☆☆☆☆
201726.24152 of 569227.1%★☆☆☆☆
201639.43111 of 561444.6%★★☆☆☆
201527.13924 of 561130.1%★★☆☆☆
201312.55181 of 55306.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201214.64974 of 53907.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20118.65261 of 53772.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20106.35251 of 53141.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.15176 of 51930.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.34953 of 51133.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200716.24557 of 511310.9%★☆☆☆☆
200621.43892 of 481819.2%★☆☆☆☆
200517.04174 of 482213.4%★☆☆☆☆
200418.44070 of 480915.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202421.43020 of 31624.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202338.31934 of 324540.4%★★☆☆☆
202256.6902 of 331172.8%★★★★☆
201943.21595 of 327551.3%★★★☆☆
201847.51366 of 324657.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202514.55132 of 55978.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.65604 of 56120.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.75464 of 56092.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.14884 of 563513.3%★☆☆☆☆
201913.25141 of 54926.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.23751 of 541330.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202521.44362 of 510714.6%★☆☆☆☆
202410.54989 of 51072.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.34773 of 50876.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202236.03221 of 508436.6%★★☆☆☆
201918.04502 of 49639.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201834.53243 of 483032.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202520.84655 of 546014.7%★☆☆☆☆
202410.25386 of 55172.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.15090 of 53635.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202230.33817 of 526427.5%★☆☆☆☆
201925.44199 of 517318.8%★☆☆☆☆
201836.43286 of 508435.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.85045 of 562810.4%★☆☆☆☆
20249.95498 of 56432.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.35044 of 563810.5%★☆☆☆☆
202230.53742 of 566333.9%★★☆☆☆
201922.64417 of 551019.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.14470 of 543117.7%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)10th percentile~ school
Female (2025)8th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile+3 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state
Mathematics19%-18 vs state
Science8%-25 vs state

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What people are saying
by a parent
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Open Quote This school is on the up-and-up. Low teacher-to-student ratio. Bryant has a real sense of community that has been growing over the last few years. Close Quote


by a principal
Sunday, October 29, 2017

Open Quote The little gem in Mission District of San Francisco.
This small community school has a dedicated, caring faculty, fantastics students and families. We educate the whole child. We work hard to help every student be college and career ready. It's a place to learn and have fun!

La pequeña joya en el Distrito de la Misión de San Francisco.
Esta pequeña escuela comunitaria tiene una facultad dedicada y afectuosa, estudiantes fantásticos y familias. Educamos al niño completo. Trabajamos duro para ayudar a que cada estudiante esté listo para la universidad y una carrera. ¡Es un lugar para aprender y divertirse! Close Quote





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Students at Bryant Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Bryant Elementary.

Bryant Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.0% of California elementary schools.


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