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San Francisco Community Alternative

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San Francisco Community Alternative ranks 2634 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

San Francisco Community Alternative is a K-8 elementary school serving 230 students in the Excelsior neighborhood, operating as part of the San Francisco Unified school district and showing a consistent upward trend from a 1-star to a 3-star rating in recent years.

The school performs about average for California overall, but its story is more nuanced when compared to nearby schools. It achieves stronger academic results than would be expected for its moderate level of student economic need, outperforming schools like Hillcrest Elementary and Guadalupe Elementary which have higher poverty rates. However, it is significantly outperformed by higher-achieving schools in the area such as Sunnyside Elementary. A notable concern is a sharp decline in student proficiency in the middle school grades (6-8), especially in math, which is a missed opportunity for a school that keeps students through 8th grade.

Key areas for parents to consider include significant year-to-year volatility in performance for certain student groups, a chronic absenteeism rate that is high but still lower than several neighboring schools, and science being a relative academic strength. The school spends a moderate amount per student and has smaller class sizes than many peers, yet struggles with resource efficiency, particularly for supporting its economically disadvantaged students, whose performance has declined sharply.

230

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,548

Per pupil spending ?

50%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Excelsior Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94112-2041

(415) 469-4739

District: San Francisco Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

White:

17.4%

Asian:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2023 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2023) to 55th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg48%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,634^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,018^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	2634 of 5857	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	2044 of 5869	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	1767 of 5859	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	1948 of 5883	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	3617 of 5789	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3938 of 5662	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.9	4008 of 5692	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	3734 of 5614	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.2	3849 of 5611	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.5	3780 of 5530	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.8	3888 of 5390	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.0	3326 of 5377	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	2629 of 5314	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.2	2537 of 5193	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.6	2336 of 5113	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.3	1710 of 5113	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.3	1903 of 4818	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.1	1996 of 4822	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.2	2737 of 4809	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3226 of 5597	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	2486 of 5612	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	2143 of 5609	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	2331 of 5635	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.1	4623 of 5492	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3971 of 5413	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	3506 of 5107	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	2059 of 5107	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	3060 of 5087	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.2	1335 of 5084	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	18.3	4484 of 4963	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	4043 of 4830	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	5217 of 5460	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4820 of 5517	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3833 of 5363	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	2758 of 5264	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4653 of 5173	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4318 of 5084	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	2134 of 5628	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	1867 of 5643	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	1424 of 5638	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	1647 of 5663	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.1	2830 of 5510	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3518 of 5431	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	2018 of 2761	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.0	1172 of 2783	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	1490 of 2781	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1758 of 2740	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	2011 of 2715	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1684 of 2480	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.7	1972 of 2508	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.6	1920 of 2497	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	1587 of 2477	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.4	1509 of 2379	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.4	1112 of 2259	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.4	1399 of 2236	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.0	979 of 2179	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.7	757 of 2063	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.2	901 of 2005	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.4	952 of 1999	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.9	891 of 1804	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.0	763 of 1777	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.5	628 of 1769	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	1268 of 2551	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	1286 of 2531	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1515 of 2509	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.1	2238 of 2380	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1702 of 2262	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	1964 of 2374	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1786 of 2359	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	2132 of 2213	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.9	1306 of 2579	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1684 of 2531	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1673 of 2458	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1617 of 2369	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	1236 of 2230	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	1484 of 2534	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	1144 of 2552	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	1414 of 2538	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1658 of 2527	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1183 of 2407	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	1399 of 2273	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-51 vs school

Middle school

Female (2024)50th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)49th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2023)17th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science38%+6 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 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
San Francisco Community Alternative	Public	K-8	125 Excelsior Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4739	230	12	18.8	50.0%	40 (17.4%)	26 (11.3%)	104 (45.2%)	29 (12.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.6%)	49.3	2634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.0%		60.5	2044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.2%	590	44.8	27.8	38.3	46.4	51.6	48.3	20.8	36.4	29.4	40.7	46.4	46.7	31.0	16.7	18.2	22.2	32.9	93.8	93.8	93.8		93.8		$22,548	$2,210	$20,338
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
Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	455 Athens St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4709	300	14	22.2	69.7%	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	250 (83.3%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	10.4	5610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		7.9	5778^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	168	7.8		7.8	23.1	1.9	20.6				15.5	19.2	7.6	14.1				13.6	88.9	91.1		93.3	93.3		$25,118	$2,011	$23,107
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
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
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Foerster St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4746	366	15	24.3	33.1%	133 (36.3%)	13 (3.6%)	85 (23.2%)	71 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	57 (15.6%)	77.7	1253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%		78	1243^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.8%	10	43.1		43.1	72.7	64.4	54.0				64.0	75.4	72.4	31.4				60.8	96.7		96.7				$22,125	$1,802	$20,323
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
McLaren (John) Children Centers	Public	K	2055 Sunnydale Ave.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 469-4519	16			50.0%	1 (6.3%)	2 (12.5%)	5 (31.3%)	5 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (18.8%)								(n/a)
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
Guadalupe Elementary	Public	K-5	859 Prague St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4718	273	11	24.8	78.4%	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.8%)	207 (75.8%)	41 (15.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	21.7	4689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		21.6	4709^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.8%	20	21.1		21.1	20.0	23.4	23.7				22.4	30.0	22.2	31.6				27.6							$23,917	$2,356	$21,561

Frequently Asked Questions about San Francisco Community Alternative

What district is San Francisco Community Alternative in?

San Francisco Unified

Is San Francisco Community Alternative a good school?

San Francisco Community Alternative ranks 2634^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend San Francisco Community Alternative?

In the 2024-25 school year, 230 students attended San Francisco Community Alternative.

What is the racial makeup of San Francisco Community Alternative?

Students at San Francisco Community Alternative are 45% Hispanic, 17% White, 13% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 11% African American.

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