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Lowell High

Public Grades 9-12

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 98% of California high schools

Summary

Lowell High is a large, highly selective public high school (grades 9-12) serving 2,571 students within the San Francisco Unified district, consistently ranking among the very top schools in California.

Its academic performance stands in a league of its own compared to nearby schools, with proficiency rates in English (86.95%) and math (71.36%) far exceeding district and state averages. This excellence extends to strong outcomes for all student subgroups, including those from low-income backgrounds or in special education, and is reflected in a very high graduation rate (94.1%) and low chronic absenteeism (11.1%). While the selective Ruth Asawa SOTA is also a top performer, other comprehensive high schools like Lincoln High and Balboa High have more moderate outcomes, and alternative schools like Independence High face significant challenges.

Recent data shows some volatility in performance rankings for specific student subgroups, which is an area the school monitors. Lowell achieves its remarkable results efficiently, with a per-student spending and student-teacher ratio that are comparable to or lower than many nearby schools with vastly different outcomes, highlighting the profound impact of its academic magnet model within the broader San Francisco Unified landscape.

2,571

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,746

Per pupil spending ?

42.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 Eucalyptus Dr.
San Francisco, CA 94132-1401

(415) 759-2730

District: San Francisco Unified

Feeder schools for Lowell High:

Elementary:	Alamo Elementary
	Alvarado Elementary
	Argonne Elementary
	Bryant Elementary
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	Carver (George Washington) Elementary
	Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
	Chin (John Yehall) Elementary
	Clarendon Alternative Elementary
	Cleveland Elementary
	Cobb (William L.) Elementary
	Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy
	El Dorado Elementary
	Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary
	Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
	Glen Park Elementary
	Grattan Elementary
	Guadalupe Elementary
	Harte (Bret) Elementary
	Hillcrest Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Key (Francis Scott) Elementary
	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary
	Lafayette Elementary
	Lakeshore Alternative Elementary
	Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary
	Longfellow Elementary
	Malcolm X Academy
	McCoppin (Frank) Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary
	Miraloma Elementary
	Monroe Elementary
	Moscone (George R.) Elementary
	Muir (John) Elementary
	New Traditions Elementary
	Ortega (Jose) Elementary
	Parker (Jean) Elementary
	Parks (Rosa) Elementary
	Peabody (George) Elementary
	Redding Elementary
	Sanchez Elementary
	Serra (Junipero) Elementary
	Sheridan Elementary
	Sherman Elementary
	Sloat (Commodore) Elementary
	Spring Valley Elementary
	Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary
	Sunnyside Elementary
	Sunset Elementary
	Sutro Elementary
	Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary
	Tenderloin Community
	Ulloa Elementary
	Visitacion Valley Elementary
	Webster (Daniel) Elementary
	West Portal Elementary
	Yick Wo Elementary
Middle:	Aptos Middle
	Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle
	Denman (James) Middle
	Everett Middle
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	Francisco Middle
	Giannini (A.P.) Middle
	Hoover (Herbert) Middle
	King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
	Lick (James) Middle
	Marina Middle
	Presidio Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
	Visitacion Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.4%

Hispanic:

17.2%

White:

15.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg48%

California avg41%

50^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 17High 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	97.2	50 of 2162	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	71 of 2159	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	14 of 2170	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	4 of 2123	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	94 of 2133	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	13 of 2017	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	97.9	14 of 2021	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	98.2	14 of 2039	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	98.1	17 of 1994	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	94.0	6 of 2426	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	94.9	6 of 2354	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	93.5	10 of 2367	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	95.1	7 of 2281	99.7%	★★★★★
2009	85.8	41 of 2238	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	95.7	5 of 2117	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	97.7	4 of 2063	99.8%	★★★★★
2006	97.1	3 of 1968	99.8%	★★★★★
2005	91.2	19 of 1901	99.0%	★★★★★
2004	91.3	14 of 1653	99.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	316 of 523	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.7	100 of 517	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	42 of 521	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	11 of 592	98.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	49 of 585	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.2	97 of 573	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	22 of 591	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	7 of 581	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	36 of 582	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	33 of 581	94.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	100.0	1 of 1161	99.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.2	30 of 1085	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 1064	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 941	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	68 of 1906	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	49 of 1915	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	17 of 1915	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	4 of 1858	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	34 of 1833	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	15 of 1760	99.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	228 of 1900	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	162 of 1902	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	28 of 1917	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	26 of 1861	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	41 of 1814	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	35 of 1742	98.0%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	2 of 410	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	2 of 299	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	37 of 2013	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	31 of 2026	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	20 of 2030	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	5 of 1943	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	12 of 1937	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	13 of 1862	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	43 of 1942	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	88 of 1948	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	14 of 1963	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	10 of 1916	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	17 of 1880	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	17 of 1834	99.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	14 of 577	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	41 of 574	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	7 of 541	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	1 of 515	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	4 of 422	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	9 of 366	97.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	23 of 1252	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	44 of 1216	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 1197	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	29 of 1155	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	68 of 1173	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	10 of 1193	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	10 of 1204	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	26 of 1222	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	14 of 1173	98.8%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)100th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Mathematics71%+34 vs state

Science66%+34 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lowell High	Public	9-12	1101 Eucalyptus Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2730	2,571	123	20.9	42.5%	397 (15.4%)	58 (2.3%)	441 (17.2%)	1,346 (52.4%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	316 (12.3%)	97.2	50^th of 2162 public high schools	97.7%		97	71^st of 2159 public high schools	96.7%	21	67.3	42.3	66.2	87.0	87.0	71.4	71.4	$21,746	$1,660	$20,086
Lincoln (Abraham) High	Public	9-12	2162 24th Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2700	2,074	93	22.4	54.5%	197 (9.5%)	124 (6.0%)	547 (26.4%)	1,007 (48.6%)	3 (0.1%)	15 (0.7%)	179 (8.6%)	84.4	325^th of 2162 public high schools	85.0%		84	344^th of 2159 public high schools	84.1%	19	52.2	36.4	51.9	64.0	64.0	47.3	47.3	$21,103	$1,824	$19,279
S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Center	Public	6-12	375 Woodside Ave. W1	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 753-7792	17	2	8.5	82.4%	0 (0.0%)	5 (29.4%)	7 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (29.4%)								(n/a)								$200,133	$22,849	$177,284
Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School	Public	9-12	555 Portola Dr.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5700	680	34	20.2	22.2%	250 (36.8%)	26 (3.8%)	154 (22.6%)	118 (17.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	125 (18.4%)	95.9	81^st of 2162 public high schools	96.3%		95.5	102^nd of 2159 public high schools	95.3%	21	68.1		67.1	80.6	80.6	65.6	65.6	$24,773	$1,998	$22,775
Academy (The)- SF @McAteer	Public	9-12	555 Portola Dr.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5700	123	12	9.9	56.1%	16 (13.0%)	8 (6.5%)	65 (52.8%)	23 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.1%)	57.5	882^nd of 2162 public high schools	59.2%		62.7	702^nd of 2159 public high schools	67.5%	180	22.7		22.7	72.7	72.7	22.7	22.7	$27,925	$1,816	$26,109
City Arts & Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	350 Seneca Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	City Arts & Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 841-2200	397	23	17.2	52.9%	8 (2.0%)	24 (6.0%)	330 (83.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	32.7	1432^nd of 2162 public high schools	33.8%		37.8	1298^th of 2159 public high schools	39.9%	134		15.9	15.9	36.1	36.1	8.1	8.1	$17,313	$1,735	$15,578
Balboa High	Public	9-12	1000 Cayuga Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4090	1,238	62	20.0	63.7%	44 (3.6%)	70 (5.7%)	428 (34.6%)	611 (49.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.4%)	67 (5.4%)	80.4	400^th of 2162 public high schools	81.5%		84.3	338^th of 2159 public high schools	84.3%	62	42.1		40.5	65.7	65.7	45.8	45.8	$23,679	$2,580	$21,099
Independence High	Public	9-12	1350 7th Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 242-2528	235	15	15.6	56.6%	52 (22.1%)	40 (17.0%)	75 (31.9%)	23 (9.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	39 (16.6%)	63.3	731^st of 2162 public high schools	66.2%					(n/a)	40.0		42.3	63.2	63.2	20.0	20.0	$32,290	$2,755	$29,535
Jefferson High	Public	9-12	6996 Mission St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7700	1,072	55	19.4	41.1%	41 (3.8%)	23 (2.1%)	544 (50.7%)	402 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	40 (3.7%)	45.5	1131^st of 2162 public high schools	47.7%		40.3	1231^st of 2159 public high schools	43.0%	100	25.7	19.1	25.2	46.5	46.5	20.2	20.2	$20,792	$1,702	$19,090
Thornton High	Public	9-12	115 First Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7840	89	8	11.5	52.8%	10 (11.2%)	2 (2.2%)	55 (61.8%)	14 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.7%)	16	1769^th of 2162 public high schools	18.2%		20	1704^th of 2159 public high schools	21.1%	65	4.0	15.0	8.9	14.7	14.7	2.7	2.7	$23,115	$1,229	$21,886

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowell High

How many students attend Lowell High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,571 students attended Lowell High.

Is Lowell High a good school?

Yes! Lowell High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 50^th of 2162 California high schools.

What district is Lowell High in?

San Francisco Unified

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What is the racial makeup of Lowell High?

Students at Lowell High are 52% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 15% White, 12% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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