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Lafayette Elementary

Q: Is Lafayette Elementary a good school?

Lafayette Elementary ranks 615 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

615^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lafayette Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 471 students in San Francisco's Richmond District, operating as a historically high-performing school within the San Francisco Unified district.

Lafayette remains a strong school where students consistently outperform district and state averages, and it excels in supporting students with the greatest needs, such as those in special education or from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. However, its overall statewide ranking has recently dipped from its long-standing elite status, now placing behind nearby top-tier schools like Sunset Elementary and Peabody Elementary. The school manages student attendance very well, with a chronic absenteeism rate much lower than the district average, indicating a positive and engaging school environment.

An interesting point for parents is that while Lafayette is exceptionally effective for vulnerable student groups, its performance for other student groups is not as strong, suggesting a potential area for growth in challenging all students. Compared to schools with similar resources and student demographics, such as McCoppin (Frank) Elementary or Argonne Elementary, Lafayette achieves higher academic proficiency. The school's story is one of a community with a strong foundation that is navigating recent changes while continuing to provide exceptional support where it is needed most.

471

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,946

Per pupil spending ?

30.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4545 Anza St.
San Francisco, CA 94121-2621

(415) 750-8483

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Presidio Middle
High:	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
	Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
	Balboa High
	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
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	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:

36.9%

White:

26.1%

Two or more races:

21.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% 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 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg48%

California avg41%

615^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	90.8	615 of 5857	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	96.2	249 of 5869	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	486 of 5859	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	478 of 5883	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	458 of 5789	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	514 of 5662	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	409 of 5692	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	95.3	292 of 5614	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	94.5	361 of 5611	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	89.7	479 of 5530	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	532 of 5390	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	88.0	560 of 5377	89.6%	★★★★☆
2010	81.6	917 of 5314	82.7%	★★★★☆
2009	75.4	1192 of 5193	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	77.7	1078 of 5113	78.9%	★★★★☆
2007	58.2	1918 of 5113	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.3	1164 of 4818	75.8%	★★★★☆
2005	67.3	1447 of 4822	70.0%	★★★★☆
2004	73.5	1171 of 4809	75.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	740 of 1203	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.9	296 of 1205	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	657 of 1190	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	734 of 1154	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	770 of 1149	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	719 of 1071	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	92.0	142 of 2227	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	45 of 2128	97.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	93.2	96 of 3245	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	123 of 3311	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	150 of 3275	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	451 of 5597	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	254 of 5612	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	324 of 5609	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	586 of 5635	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	539 of 5492	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	727 of 5413	86.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	734 of 5107	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	985 of 5087	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	335 of 5084	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	118 of 4963	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	96 of 4830	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	431 of 5460	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	132 of 5517	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	89 of 5363	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	106 of 5264	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	296 of 5173	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	179 of 5084	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	785 of 5628	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	94.7	300 of 5643	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	641 of 5638	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.6	409 of 5663	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	380 of 5510	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	350 of 5431	93.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	115 of 718	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	88 of 670	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	154 of 669	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	197 of 610	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	75 of 2847	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	15 of 2635	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	105 of 2420	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	1216 of 2598	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	652 of 2651	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	600 of 2661	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	289 of 2726	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	401 of 2834	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	331 of 2737	87.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)97th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 vs state

Science62%+30 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 22, 2013

I have two children at Lafayette (3rd) and (1st) and their teachers have been OUTSTANDING! They know our children as individuals, are incredibly creative teachers and go above and beyond in the classroom and beyond. We feel so lucky to be part of a great parent community as well. Go Dolphins! Close Quote

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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
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	4545 Anza St.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8483	471	21	22.8	30.4%	123 (26.1%)	6 (1.3%)	64 (13.6%)	174 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	99 (21.0%)	90.8	615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%		96.2	249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	366	62.2		62.2	73.7	66.7	72.6				70.9	79.5	65.4	66.2				70.4	91.4		95.1	95.1	96.3		$22,946	$1,525	$21,421
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
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
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
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
Sutro Elementary	Public	K-5	235 12th Ave.	San Francisco	94118	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8525	254	11	22.8	58.7%	26 (10.2%)	5 (2.0%)	9 (3.5%)	186 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.0%)	90.1	651^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.9%		92.9	507^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.4%	144	52.9		52.9	84.2	72.7	61.8				73.3	86.8	77.8	55.9				74.4	90.6			93.8	90.6	93.8	$24,141	$2,158	$21,983
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
Noriega Children Center	Public	K	1775 44th Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 759-2853	39			43.6%	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	26 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (20.5%)								(n/a)
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
Peabody (George) Elementary	Public	K-5	251 Sixth Ave.	San Francisco	94118	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8480	269	13	21.5	21.9%	97 (36.1%)	4 (1.5%)	33 (12.3%)	79 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	55 (20.4%)	95.5	283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.2%		95.5	303^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.8%	20	86.1		86.1	70.3	80.0	97.6				83.1	83.3	66.7	81.0				76.4							$24,049	$2,603	$21,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Lafayette Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lafayette Elementary?

Students at Lafayette Elementary are 37% Asian, 26% White, 21% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Lafayette Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

Is Lafayette Elementary a good school?

Lafayette Elementary ranks 615^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lafayette Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Presidio 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

How many students attend Lafayette Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Lafayette Elementary.

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