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Huerta (Dolores) Elementary

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Huerta (Dolores) Elementary ranks 2447 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

Huerta (Dolores) Elementary is a K-5 public school in the San Francisco Unified district, serving 418 students and showing a strong, positive trajectory of improvement in recent years.

Academically, the school's math scores are above the state average, and it has made a notable recovery from pandemic-era challenges, with student attendance improving significantly faster than many neighboring schools. Compared to nearby schools like Revere (Paul) Elementary and Hillcrest Elementary, which face similar economic challenges, Huerta achieves stronger academic results with more efficient per-student spending. An interesting local comparison is Monroe Elementary, which serves a community with greater economic need yet achieves slightly higher test scores, suggesting school-level practices are a key factor.

While the school is on an upward path, it faces the important challenge of ensuring all student groups thrive equally; currently, there are wide disparities in performance between different groups of students. Its steady progress, effective management of resources, and success in improving attendance set it apart from many other schools in the area, including Serra (Junipero) Elementary just a short distance away, which has much lower proficiency rates.

418

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,737

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

65 Chenery St.
San Francisco, CA 94131-2706

(415) 695-5669

District: San Francisco Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.4%

White:

19.9%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2019 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 58th (2025) from a 12th-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

California avg41%

2,447^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	2447 of 5857	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	3131 of 5869	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	3056 of 5859	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3955 of 5883	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.6	5104 of 5789	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	4782 of 5662	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	4165 of 5692	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.1	4091 of 5614	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.9	3082 of 5611	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.9	2066 of 5530	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	23.0	4453 of 5390	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.8	4276 of 5377	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.1	3920 of 5314	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.4	4541 of 5193	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	4368 of 5113	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.9	4224 of 5113	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	4148 of 4818	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.3	4302 of 4822	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.6	4441 of 4809	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	2957 of 3162	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	2176 of 3245	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	2344 of 3311	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	3006 of 3275	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	2813 of 3246	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	2195 of 5597	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	3304 of 5612	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2891 of 5609	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4030 of 5635	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4821 of 5492	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	4470 of 5413	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	2678 of 5107	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3296 of 5107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	2886 of 5087	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3857 of 5084	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	4782 of 4963	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	4582 of 4830	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4496 of 5460	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4398 of 5517	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4258 of 5363	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4668 of 5264	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	5090 of 5173	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	4886 of 5084	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	2556 of 5628	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	2774 of 5643	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	3074 of 5638	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3650 of 5663	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4532 of 5510	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	4611 of 5431	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	324 of 2598	87.5%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)88th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-41 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary	Public	K-5	65 Chenery St.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5669	418	18	23.2	51.9%	83 (19.9%)	2 (0.5%)	290 (69.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	52.8	2447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		40.9	3131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	684	32.1		32.1	41.9	45.9	52.8				46.6	42.9	45.2	39.3				42.5	94.2	94.2	96.2	94.2	96.2	96.2	$22,737	$1,834	$20,903
Serra (Junipero) Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Holly Park Cir.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5685	283	12	23.9	67.8%	11 (3.9%)	12 (4.2%)	213 (75.3%)	27 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.0%)	20.1	4815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		37.2	3348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	1467	14.0		14.0	12.8	35.7	25.0				25.9	10.5	33.3	14.6				21.3							$33,212	$10,097	$23,115
Mission Education Center	Public	K-5	1670 Noe St.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5313	105	7	16.1	64.8%	13 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (74.3%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.5%)	3.5	5855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.3	5864^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.1%	9	0.0		0.0			0.0				0.0		0.0	0.0				0.0							$31,305	$3,740	$27,565
Revere (Paul) Elementary	Public	K-8	555 Tompkins Ave.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5656	453	25	18.4	72.2%	7 (1.5%)	34 (7.5%)	349 (77.0%)	27 (6.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.2%)	6.4	5798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%		6	5839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	41	7.0	4.9	5.8	3.5	7.3	14.0	20.0	7.8	13.1	11.2	7.0	12.2	0.0	6.8	5.9	3.3	5.8	91.7	95.0	95.0	91.7	93.3	93.3	$24,570	$2,496	$22,074
Glen Park Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Lippard Ave.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4713	348	16	21.7	55.2%	81 (23.3%)	23 (6.6%)	185 (53.2%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.6%)	46.3	2807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.1%		44.8	2877^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.0%	70	36.4		36.4	34.0	52.2	42.9				42.6	33.3	47.8	31.8				37.3	90.2	94.1	96.1	90.2	94.1	94.1	$24,722	$1,803	$22,919
Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary	Public	K-5	3125 Cesar Chavez St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5770	381	18	21.1	63.0%	54 (14.2%)	36 (9.4%)	241 (63.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	37 (9.7%)	30.9	3883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		33.1	3678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	205	30.2		30.2	27.3	32.7	39.3				33.3	32.7	28.3	23.0				27.8	92.6	95.7		93.6	95.7	94.7	$23,693	$1,921	$21,772
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	810 Silver Ave.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4722	317	13	23.7	81.1%	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.8%)	224 (70.7%)	44 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.1%)	5.7	5821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		9.1	5726^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.4%	95	2.0		2.0	3.9	11.6	18.8				11.3	3.9	0.0	10.2				4.9	89.1	96.4	92.7	92.7	96.4	96.4	$22,976	$2,366	$20,610
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8	Public	K-8	3351 23rd St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5881	586	28	20.6	65.7%	22 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	531 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	13.7	5369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		15.2	5291^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	78	13.2	12.7	13.0	11.5	28.6	23.5	25.8	25.0	35.5	25.0	15.6	19.7	13.2	9.1	18.0	22.6	16.3	94.4	95.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	$27,121	$2,402	$24,719
Thomas Edison Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3531 22nd St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	Thomas Edison Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 970-3330	574	28	20.4	71.3%	58 (10.1%)	15 (2.6%)	450 (78.4%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.4%)	28.7	4080^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%		24	4472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	392	21.4	26.4	23.9	31.3	31.2	39.3	27.9	33.3	37.7	33.0	34.3	27.9	25.0	26.3	23.0	39.6	29.1							$19,844	$3,239	$16,605
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	260 Madrid St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4736	533	20	26.2	75.8%	16 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	280 (52.5%)	213 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	60.5	2040^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%		60.4	2050^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	10	42.7		42.7	44.7	45.4	59.6				49.8	46.0	41.7	49.4				45.6							$23,466	$2,923	$20,543

Frequently Asked Questions about Huerta (Dolores) Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Huerta (Dolores) Elementary?

Students at Huerta (Dolores) Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 20% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Huerta (Dolores) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Huerta (Dolores) Elementary.

Is Huerta (Dolores) Elementary a good school?

Huerta (Dolores) Elementary ranks 2447^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Huerta (Dolores) Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

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