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Clarendon Alternative Elementary

Public Grades K-5

524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Clarendon Alternative Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 533 students in the competitive San Francisco Unified school district, known for its strong academic results and remarkably low student absenteeism.

The school excels academically, with recent proficiency rates around 74% in English and 70% in Math, significantly outpacing both district and state averages. A standout strength is its management of chronic absenteeism, which at 9.4% is less than half the district rate and lower than nearby schools like Rooftop Elementary (20.0%) and Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary (26.2%). Clarendon achieves these results efficiently, with solid performance across most student groups, though it faces a specific challenge: a recent and notable decline in the academic ranking of its low socioeconomic status students.

While Clarendon is a top-tier school, the local area includes several other exceptional options. Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary and the Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila post even higher test scores and have near-perfect attendance. Grattan Elementary performs comparably academically but serves a less economically diverse population. Parents should note that Asian students at Clarendon perform significantly lower than other groups at the school, a pattern not seen in some neighboring schools, and that math scores dip in the 5th grade.

533

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,612

Per pupil spending ?

23.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Clarendon Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94131-1113

(415) 759-2796

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Clarendon Alternative 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:

32.1%

Two or more races:

28.0%

White:

25.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Francisco Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg48%

California avg41%

524^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	92.3	524 of 5857	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	402 of 5869	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	519 of 5859	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	290 of 5883	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	452 of 5789	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	581 of 5662	89.7%	★★★★☆
2017	94.4	368 of 5692	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.6	339 of 5614	94.0%	★★★★★
2015	94.5	363 of 5611	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	94.2	164 of 5530	97.0%	★★★★★
2012	92.0	298 of 5390	94.5%	★★★★★
2011	89.8	444 of 5377	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	92.3	313 of 5314	94.1%	★★★★★
2009	93.4	262 of 5193	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	93.0	313 of 5113	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	92.6	370 of 5113	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	89.1	531 of 4818	89.0%	★★★★☆
2005	86.8	651 of 4822	86.5%	★★★★☆
2004	90.9	464 of 4809	90.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	553 of 1203	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	617 of 1205	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	743 of 1190	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.2	559 of 1154	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	401 of 1149	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	547 of 1071	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.3	42 of 2227	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	431 of 5597	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	421 of 5612	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	493 of 5609	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	390 of 5635	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	328 of 5492	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	423 of 5413	92.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	917 of 5107	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	330 of 5107	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	421 of 5087	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	12 of 5084	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	823 of 4963	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	1173 of 4830	75.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	1887 of 5460	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.9	459 of 5517	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	709 of 5363	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	92.4	266 of 5264	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	290 of 5173	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	458 of 5084	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	586 of 5628	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	93.8	368 of 5643	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	516 of 5638	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	240 of 5663	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	577 of 5510	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	724 of 5431	86.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	163 of 718	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	201 of 670	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	184 of 669	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	148 of 610	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	65 of 445	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	83 of 339	75.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	487 of 2847	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	194 of 2635	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	224 of 2420	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	282 of 2598	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	128 of 2651	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	199 of 2661	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	65 of 2726	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	298 of 2834	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	475 of 2737	82.6%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 vs state

Science67%+35 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
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
Rooftop Elementary	Public	K-8	443 Burnett Ave.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5692	575	21	27.2	30.6%	179 (31.1%)	64 (11.1%)	142 (24.7%)	50 (8.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (23.7%)	74.5	1400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		77.6	1263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.5%	137	51.5	55.6	53.5	48.5	69.7	59.1	70.8	64.5	61.9	62.4	42.4	53.0	45.5	64.6	46.8	46.0	49.7	94.6	96.4		94.6	96.4	94.6	$20,984	$1,423	$19,561
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
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
West Portal Elementary	Public	K-5	5 Lenox Way	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2846	588	25	23.7	32.3%	101 (17.2%)	8 (1.4%)	49 (8.3%)	341 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (15.0%)	83.9	968^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.5%		89.9	709^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	259	63.2		63.2	59.4	57.1	70.9				62.3	63.5	62.6	63.2				63.1							$20,666	$1,550	$19,116
Alvarado Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Douglas St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5695	538	21	26.2	29.6%	161 (29.9%)	6 (1.1%)	260 (48.3%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	96 (17.8%)	73.5	1448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		79.1	1195^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.6%	253	44.9		44.9	64.6	53.0	61.0				59.5	64.6	49.4	44.9				53.1							$22,871	$2,325	$20,546
Miraloma Elementary	Public	K-5	175 Omar Way	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4734	344	15	23.7	30.2%	130 (37.8%)	8 (2.3%)	64 (18.6%)	54 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (25.3%)	88.7	732^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.5%		83.9	1000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.0%	268	53.9		53.9	66.7	65.1	69.2				66.9	83.3	73.8	56.8				72.9	94.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	$21,697	$1,901	$19,796
Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary	Public	K-5	4235 19th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6276	137	7	21.0	35.0%	50 (36.5%)	25 (18.2%)	31 (22.6%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	25 (18.2%)	63.6	1898^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.6%		79.5	1175^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.0%	723	63.6		63.6	52.9	36.8	57.6				50.7	29.4	33.3	51.5				41.2	91.7			91.7	91.7	91.7	$24,497	$2,247	$22,250
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
Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila	Public	K-5	1250 Waller St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6325	407	17	24.1	36.4%	14 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.4%)	315 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.0%)	92.7	493^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.6%		96.9	175^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	318	78.2		78.2	51.5	83.9	89.3				73.9	77.3	93.6	90.7				86.8							$20,080	$1,464	$18,616

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarendon Alternative Elementary

What schools do graduates of Clarendon Alternative Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clarendon Alternative 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

Is Clarendon Alternative Elementary a good school?

Yes. Clarendon Alternative Elementary ranks in the top 8.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Clarendon Alternative Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended Clarendon Alternative Elementary.

What district is Clarendon Alternative Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Clarendon Alternative Elementary?

Students at Clarendon Alternative Elementary are 32% Asian, 28% Two or more races, 25% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% African American.

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