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Sheridan Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4587^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sheridan Elementary is a K-5 public school in the San Francisco Unified district serving 196 students, which faces significant academic and attendance challenges despite its location in a city with many high-performing schools.

Academically, the school is struggling, with proficiency rates in English (33%), math (22%), and science (15%) that are much lower than nearby schools like Ortega (Jose) Elementary and Sunnyside Elementary. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 42% of students missing too much school, a rate more than double that of its neighbors. Interestingly, the school spends significantly more per student—over $29,500—than comparison schools, yet these substantial resources have not translated into stronger academic results.

The school's performance has declined over the past decade, and it serves a student population with high economic need. The stark contrast with a school like Ortega Elementary, which is less than half a mile away and performs far better, highlights that improvement is possible within the same community. For parents, the data suggests that understanding how the school addresses absenteeism and utilizes its resources will be key areas to explore.

196

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,549

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

431 Capitol Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94112-2934

(415) 469-4743

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Sheridan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Denman (James) 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:

Hispanic:

44.9%

Asian:

21.9%

African American:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg48%

California avg41%

4,587^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	23.1	4587 of 5857	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4494 of 5869	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	4233 of 5859	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4828 of 5883	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	5160 of 5789	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4362 of 5662	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.7	3704 of 5692	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.4	3652 of 5614	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	3311 of 5611	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.1	3807 of 5530	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	12.8	5089 of 5390	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	3692 of 5377	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	2933 of 5314	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.8	2087 of 5193	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.1	2049 of 5113	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.6	1473 of 5113	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	68.7	1402 of 4818	70.9%	★★★★☆
2005	62.6	1633 of 4822	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.0	2461 of 4809	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	61.0	783 of 3275	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	4618 of 5597	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5025 of 5612	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3723 of 5609	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4865 of 5635	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	5103 of 5492	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4732 of 5413	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	9.8	4867 of 4963	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	4249 of 5460	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4211 of 5517	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4430 of 5363	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4303 of 5264	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4600 of 5173	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3758 of 5084	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	3960 of 5628	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	3245 of 5643	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4027 of 5638	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4233 of 5663	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4607 of 5510	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3544 of 5431	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)76th percentile+65 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2019)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science15%-17 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	431 Capitol Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4743	196	9	23.0	75.5%	13 (6.6%)	34 (17.3%)	88 (44.9%)	43 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.7%)	23.1	4587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.7	4494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	93	15.4	15.4	30.0	28.6	41.7	32.9	29.0	20.7	15.4	22.1							$29,549	$1,977	$27,572
Ortega (Jose) Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Sargent St.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4726	410	16	25.1	54.6%	14 (3.4%)	18 (4.4%)	49 (12.0%)	275 (67.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.9%)	78	1241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		82.8	1046^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	195	52.4	52.4	54.7	54.8	53.1	54.2	62.5	67.7	65.1	65.1	91.7	95.0	96.7	95.0	93.3	96.7	$21,297	$1,864	$19,433
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	755 Morse St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4730	466	20	23.5	57.5%	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	257 (55.2%)	149 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	34 (7.3%)	21.7	4697^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		23.2	4567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.2%	130	20.2	20.2	25.4	19.7	37.4	27.9	26.5	17.3	22.6	22.0	91.2	91.2	92.7	91.2	91.2	91.2	$24,071	$2,716	$21,355
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	43 Miriam St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1255	266	12	22.1	61.3%	19 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	163 (61.3%)	72 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	47.3	2741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%		34.9	3533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	792	45.5	45.5	25.0	42.2	39.4	35.6	35.9	47.9	43.8	42.9	94.7	94.7	96.5	94.7	94.7	96.5	$19,471	$2,611	$16,860
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	251 Whittier St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1236	206	10	20.6	61.7%	6 (2.9%)	5 (2.4%)	102 (49.5%)	80 (38.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	8 (3.9%)	43.3	2989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		54.3	2328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.3%	661	21.9	21.9	28.0	44.4	53.1	43.0	36.0	47.1	28.1	37.4	92.0						$26,842	$4,397	$22,445
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
Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	80 Fieldcrest Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1252	321	15	21.4	54.5%	43 (13.4%)	6 (1.9%)	131 (40.8%)	122 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.3%)	44.6	2910^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		33.2	3668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	758	14.0	14.0	52.4	55.0	38.8	48.1	46.5	53.5	17.5	37.1	94.7	96.5		94.7	96.5		$17,773	$2,581	$15,192
Panorama Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Bellevue Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 586-6595	116	8	14.4	35.3%	18 (15.5%)	2 (1.7%)	47 (40.5%)	38 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.5%)	65.2	1827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.8%		70.3	1581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	246	81.3	81.3	25.0	35.7	81.3	47.8	47.1	42.9	87.5	59.6							$26,159	$721	$25,438
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary	Public	K-5	50 Darien Way	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2807	364	16	23.4	45.1%	67 (18.4%)	9 (2.5%)	40 (11.0%)	199 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (13.2%)	75.8	1344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.1%		87.7	827^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.9%	517	54.0	54.0	55.0	46.9	58.7	53.5	66.7	57.8	57.1	60.4							$20,889	$1,415	$19,474
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	785 Price St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1239	304	14	21.7	52.3%	13 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	156 (51.3%)	111 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.3%)	61.1	2012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		56.9	2193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.6%	181	34.2	34.2	27.3	66.0	57.9	50.4	39.1	64.6	47.4	50.8	92.7	94.1		95.6	94.1	97.1	$25,345	$4,563	$20,782

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheridan Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sheridan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sheridan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Denman (James) 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 Sheridan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Sheridan Elementary.

Is Sheridan Elementary a good school?

Sheridan Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Sheridan Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Sheridan Elementary?

Students at Sheridan Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% White.

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