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Jefferson Elementary

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Jefferson Elementary ranks 1016 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1016^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 511 students in San Francisco's Sunset District, operating as part of the San Francisco Unified school district and consistently performing above state and district averages.

The school is a standout for its exceptional support of specific student groups, ranking among the very best in California for Hispanic students and English Learners, and also performing strongly for students in Special Education. However, its overall academic rating has recently declined from a 5-star to a 4-star school, and there is a notable performance gap for its Asian students compared to other groups. While student attendance is better than the district average, its test scores in English and math have dipped from their previous highs.

Jefferson exists in a very high-achieving neighborhood, surrounded by several 5-star schools like Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary and Lawton Alternative. It spends slightly less per student than some of these top neighbors but achieves solid results, particularly with historically underserved populations. The school's proven success with certain groups suggests it has effective programs that could be key to reversing its recent overall performance trends.

511

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,779

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1725 Irving St.
San Francisco, CA 94122-1893

(415) 759-2821

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Giannini (A.P.) Middle
High:	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
	Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
	Balboa High
	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
	More...
	Galileo High
	Jordan (June) School for Equity
	Lincoln (Abraham) High
	Lowell High
	Marshall (Thurgood) High
	Mission High
	O'Connell (John) High
	S.F. International High
	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
	Washington (George) High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.4%

White:

20.9%

Two or more races:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

!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 school62%

District avg48%

California avg41%

1,016^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	83.1	1016 of 5857	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	1249 of 5869	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	556 of 5859	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	912 of 5883	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	459 of 5789	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	812 of 5662	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	812 of 5692	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	84.9	907 of 5614	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	87.9	729 of 5611	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	88.2	571 of 5530	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	87.0	622 of 5390	88.5%	★★★★☆
2011	80.2	993 of 5377	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	82.4	872 of 5314	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	84.6	768 of 5193	85.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	975 of 5113	80.9%	★★★★☆
2007	81.6	905 of 5113	82.3%	★★★★☆
2006	85.1	732 of 4818	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	89.7	496 of 4822	89.7%	★★★★☆
2004	89.6	523 of 4809	89.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	895 of 1203	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	975 of 1205	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	795 of 1190	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	833 of 1154	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	809 of 1149	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	809 of 1071	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.5	74 of 3162	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	205 of 3245	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	137 of 3311	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	230 of 3275	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	71.7	504 of 3246	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	1170 of 5597	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	1599 of 5612	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	555 of 5609	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	1051 of 5635	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	568 of 5492	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	736 of 5413	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	5 of 5107	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	876 of 5460	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	826 of 5517	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	349 of 5363	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	476 of 5264	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	61 of 5173	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.5	794 of 5084	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	958 of 5628	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	1005 of 5643	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	567 of 5638	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	782 of 5663	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	362 of 5510	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	850 of 5431	84.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	477 of 670	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.8	243 of 669	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	258 of 610	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	238 of 2847	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	279 of 2635	89.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	1013 of 2598	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	1156 of 2651	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	649 of 2661	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	1078 of 2726	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.7	239 of 2834	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	615 of 2737	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)29th percentile-50 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+27 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Science49%+17 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alamo Elementary	Public	K-5	250 23rd Ave.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8456	390	17	23.2	40.8%	113 (29.0%)	4 (1.0%)	65 (16.7%)	129 (33.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (20.0%)	90.5	625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%		87.6	831^st of 5869 public elementary schools	85.8%	206	71.0		71.0	59.4	73.0	75.8				69.3	67.2	78.1	67.7				71.1	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	$22,464	$1,601	$20,863
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 43rd Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2811	552	20	27.6	27.4%	176 (31.9%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (10.5%)	228 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (15.9%)	92.4	515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.2%		91.5	605^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.7%	90	55.6		55.6	75.6	78.0	76.7				76.8	70.9	76.9	66.7				71.5						$22,167	$2,369	$19,798

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks 1016^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Giannini (A.P.) Middle
High : Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
High : Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
High : Balboa High
High : Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
High : Galileo High
High : Jordan (June) School for Equity
High : Lincoln (Abraham) High
High : Lowell High
High : Marshall (Thurgood) High
High : Mission High
High : O'Connell (John) High
High : S.F. International High
High : Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
High : Washington (George) High

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 53% Asian, 21% White, 15% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

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