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Redding Elementary

Q: Is Redding Elementary a good school?

Redding Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.7% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Redding Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 240 students attended Redding Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Redding Elementary?

Students at Redding Elementary are 28% White, 28% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Redding Elementary attend?

Students who attend Redding Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Marina 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

Public Grades K-5

5755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Redding Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 240 students at 1421 Pine St. in San Francisco, operating within the San Francisco Unified school district, but it is currently facing a severe and rapid academic decline.

The school's test scores have fallen dramatically, now ranking in the bottom 2% of all California schools, with only about 15% of students proficient in English and less than 9% proficient in math. This is compounded by a chronic absenteeism rate of 47%, meaning nearly half the students miss too much school, and a high student-teacher ratio of nearly 27 to 1. Notably, the school spends over $22,000 per student, which is higher than the district average, yet these resources have not translated into better academic outcomes.

What makes Redding's situation particularly striking is the contrast with several high-performing schools nearby that serve similar student populations. For example, Gordon J. Lau Elementary (84th percentile) and Yick Wo Elementary (85th percentile) are less than a mile away and achieve excellent results, demonstrating that high poverty levels do not predetermine low achievement. This comparison suggests Redding's challenges are specific to the school and indicate an urgent need for changes in instruction, attendance strategies, and how resources are used to support student learning.

240

Students ?

26.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,127

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1421 Pine St.
San Francisco, CA 94109-4719

(415) 749-3525

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Redding Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marina 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:

White:

28.3%

Hispanic:

27.5%

Asian:

20.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg48%

California avg41%

5,755^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 55 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	7.6	5755 of 5857	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3695 of 5869	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3558 of 5859	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	3045 of 5883	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	2537 of 5789	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	2946 of 5662	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.7	2625 of 5692	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.4	2752 of 5614	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.6	2413 of 5611	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.8	2944 of 5530	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.3	2592 of 5390	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.9	2482 of 5377	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.1	2791 of 5314	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.9	2819 of 5193	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.1	2988 of 5113	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.4	2316 of 5113	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.4	2121 of 4818	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.1	2094 of 4822	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.2	2048 of 4809	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	2.0	1122 of 1154	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	937 of 1149	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	913 of 1071	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.0	1684 of 3162	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	2863 of 3245	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1793 of 3311	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	5505 of 5597	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3574 of 5612	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3469 of 5609	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3235 of 5635	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2615 of 5492	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	2611 of 5413	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	67.7	1251 of 4830	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	5359 of 5460	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	3367 of 5517	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2899 of 5363	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	2310 of 5264	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	1290 of 5173	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	2079 of 5084	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	5561 of 5628	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3574 of 5643	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	3370 of 5638	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	2748 of 5663	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	2726 of 5510	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	3288 of 5431	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	2591 of 2598	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2266 of 2651	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	2416 of 2661	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)74th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2022)3rd percentile-45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-33 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 vs state

Science3%-29 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)	% 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
Redding Elementary	Public	K-5	1421 Pine St.	San Francisco	94109	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3525	240	9	26.6	70.0%	68 (28.3%)	28 (11.7%)	66 (27.5%)	49 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (10.4%)	7.6	5755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.7%		32.9	3695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	2060	3.3		3.3	7.3	23.1	20.0				15.5	9.3	7.4	9.1				8.7	88.5	91.8	93.4	90.2	90.2	91.8	$22,127	$2,022	$20,105
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1451 Jackson St.	San Francisco	94109	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3535	234	13	18.7	68.4%	14 (6.0%)	10 (4.3%)	142 (60.7%)	52 (22.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	27.2	4197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		36	3439^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.4%	758	12.9		12.9	30.0	37.1	22.6				30.2	45.5	30.6	13.8				30.6	91.2	94.1	94.1	91.2	91.2	94.1	$24,305	$2,410	$21,895
Tenderloin Community	Public	K-5	627 Turk St.	San Francisco	94102	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3567	282	11	25.6	74.1%	40 (14.2%)	26 (9.2%)	144 (51.1%)	48 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	19 (6.7%)	15.7	5211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%		17.6	5066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.7%	145	20.0		20.0	19.5	15.6	30.6				22.2	11.9	8.7	21.6				14.4	90.9	90.9	93.2	93.2	90.9	93.2	$26,175	$2,104	$24,071
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Clay St.	San Francisco	94108	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7921	653	26	25.1	82.2%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (5.7%)	585 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	85.1	917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%		82.6	1053^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.1%	136	50.9		50.9	55.4	62.4	69.6				63.0	70.7	67.3	69.6				69.2							$23,646	$2,096	$21,550
Stockton (Commodore) Children Center	Public	K	1 Trenton St.	San Francisco	94108	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 291-7932	22			86.4%	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	1651 Union St.	San Francisco	94123	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3530	291	13	22.0	38.1%	120 (41.2%)	24 (8.2%)	49 (16.8%)	47 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.2%)	62.3	1949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.7%		64.6	1847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	102	39.5		39.5	57.5	54.3	53.7				55.3	51.0	35.9	41.9				43.5	90.7	90.7	94.4	92.6	90.7	92.6	$23,422	$2,342	$21,080
Parker (Jean) Elementary	Public	K-5	840 Broadway St.	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7990	128	6	20.2	75.0%	5 (3.9%)	11 (8.6%)	26 (20.3%)	76 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.8%)	64.1	1882^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		77.6	1265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.4%	617	21.7		21.7	54.6	60.0	52.4				55.3	83.3	38.9	60.9				58.5							$34,869	$2,668	$32,201
Parks (Rosa) Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 O'Farrell St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3519	326	16	21.0	62.6%	29 (8.9%)	64 (19.6%)	88 (27.0%)	63 (19.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	77 (23.6%)	45	2885^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.7%		28.2	4093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	1208	32.7		32.7	52.4	32.1	49.1				44.0	47.6	24.5	32.7				34.0	90.2	90.2	94.1	90.2	90.2	90.2	$26,305	$1,985	$24,320
San Francisco Public Montessori	Public	K-5	2340 Jackson St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3544	107	4	26.7	52.3%	24 (22.4%)	16 (15.0%)	30 (28.0%)	11 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	24 (22.4%)	30.8	3895^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%		65.2	1808^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.2%	2087	30.8		30.8	23.8	53.3	30.8				34.7	19.1	40.0	15.4				24.5							$25,206	$1,708	$23,498
The New School of San Francisco	Public, Charter	K-8	940 Filbert St	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	The New School of San Francisco District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 401-8489	457	23	19.8	35.0%	129 (28.2%)	35 (7.7%)	170 (37.2%)	64 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	55 (12.0%)	82.8	1032^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		87.6	834^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.8%	198	73.1	63.3	67.9	43.5	74.5	76.9	69.8	76.7	72.9	69.8	40.4	68.6	61.5	63.5	68.3	66.1	62.1							$20,447	$301	$20,146

Frequently Asked Questions about Redding Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Redding Elementary?

Students at Redding Elementary are 28% White, 28% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races.

What district is Redding Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

How many students attend Redding Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 240 students attended Redding Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Redding Elementary attend?

Students who attend Redding Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marina 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

Is Redding Elementary a good school?

Redding Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.7% of California elementary schools.

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