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Ulloa Elementary

Public Grades K-5

573^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ulloa Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving about 520 students in San Francisco's Sunset District, operating within the San Francisco Unified School District.

The school stands out for achieving exceptional academic results while serving a diverse student community with significant economic need. Its students consistently score well above both district and state averages in all subjects, and the school is particularly effective in supporting English Language Learners and students from lower-income families, ranking in the top percentiles statewide for these groups. Remarkably, Ulloa maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.9%, far below the district average, which points to a strong, engaging school culture and effective family partnerships.

When compared to nearby schools like West Portal Elementary or Sunset Elementary, Ulloa's success is notable because it achieves similar or better outcomes with a higher-needs student population and at a lower cost per student. While schools such as Lakeshore Alternative Elementary serve a comparable community, Ulloa's academic rankings and attendance rates are significantly stronger, demonstrating a consistent model of equitable excellence in the neighborhood.

520

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,436

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2650 42nd Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94116-2714

(415) 759-2841

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Ulloa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hoover (Herbert) 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:

81.0%

Two or more races:

8.3%

White:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Francisco Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg48%

California avg41%

573^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	91.6	573 of 5857	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	294 of 5869	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	330 of 5859	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	357 of 5883	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	386 of 5789	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	319 of 5662	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	200 of 5692	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	96.3	206 of 5614	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	97.3	158 of 5611	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	92.1	319 of 5530	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	92.3	271 of 5390	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	91.5	352 of 5377	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	90.3	419 of 5314	92.1%	★★★★★
2009	90.7	446 of 5193	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	90.1	473 of 5113	90.7%	★★★★★
2007	88.8	573 of 5113	88.8%	★★★★☆
2006	89.0	534 of 4818	88.9%	★★★★☆
2005	87.5	618 of 4822	87.2%	★★★★☆
2004	83.8	757 of 4809	84.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	579 of 1203	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	363 of 1205	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	576 of 1190	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	547 of 1154	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	583 of 1149	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.9	477 of 1071	55.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	100.0	5 of 3162	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	183 of 3245	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	2 of 3311	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	44 of 3275	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	125 of 3246	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	444 of 5597	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	321 of 5612	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	345 of 5609	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	344 of 5635	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	458 of 5492	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	411 of 5413	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	83 of 5460	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	70 of 5517	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	36 of 5363	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	49 of 5264	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	46 of 5173	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	19 of 5084	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	656 of 5628	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	94.5	319 of 5643	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	342 of 5638	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	339 of 5663	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	335 of 5510	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	266 of 5431	95.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.7	301 of 610	50.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)100th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-38 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)51st percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics73%+35 vs state

Science61%+28 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
Ulloa Elementary	Public	K-5	2650 42nd Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2841	520	23	22.3	57.3%	28 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.4%)	421 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.3%)	91.6	573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.2%		95.6	294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.0%	279	60.7		60.7	63.2	83.0	72.6				73.0	72.7	80.7	64.3				72.7							$21,436	$1,469	$19,967
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary	Public	K-5	2051 34th Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2837	442	17	26.7	40.0%	39 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.6%)	314 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.9%)	92.7	498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		90	701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	203	69.1		69.1	62.7	75.4	82.4				73.5	67.2	79.7	79.4				75.5							$21,599	$1,747	$19,852
Lakeshore Alternative Elementary	Public	K-5	220 Middlefield Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2825	416	22	19.0	65.6%	51 (12.3%)	57 (13.7%)	93 (22.4%)	136 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	75 (18.0%)	41.3	3131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		53.3	2382^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.4%	749	42.4		42.4	31.0	29.7	56.9				38.5	32.9	21.9	40.9				32.1	91.5	93.9	96.3	92.7	91.5	91.5	$23,360	$1,211	$22,149
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-5	1920 41st Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2760	402	16	25.6	33.6%	78 (19.4%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.7%)	235 (58.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.4%)	96.3	215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%		98.6	42^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.3%	173	56.3		56.3	83.1	79.7	90.5				84.4	95.4	84.4	74.6				84.9							$22,516	$2,001	$20,515
Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary	Public	K-5	2550 25th Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 615-8460	356	17	20.6	29.5%	104 (29.2%)	6 (1.7%)	53 (14.9%)	130 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (17.7%)	69.9	1605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		74.9	1369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	236	50.0		50.0	60.7	52.1	50.0				54.7	55.7	44.0	54.0				51.6	95.2	95.2	95.2		95.2		$22,893	$1,458	$21,435
Noriega Children Center	Public	K	1775 44th Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 759-2853	39			43.6%	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	26 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (20.5%)								(n/a)
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 43rd Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2811	552	20	27.6	27.4%	176 (31.9%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (10.5%)	228 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (15.9%)	92.4	515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.2%		91.5	605^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.7%	90	55.6		55.6	75.6	78.0	76.7				76.8	70.9	76.9	66.7				71.5							$22,167	$2,369	$19,798
Lawton Alternative	Public	K-8	1570 31st Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2832	600	29	21.0	57.8%	28 (4.7%)	11 (1.8%)	28 (4.7%)	454 (75.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (12.3%)	96.1	230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.4	222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.2%	8	67.2	74.2	70.6	76.9	84.4	85.9	81.3	85.5	77.4	81.9	80.0	84.4	79.7	64.1	69.4	67.7	74.3							$23,436	$1,655	$21,781
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ulloa Elementary

Is Ulloa Elementary a good school?

Yes. Ulloa Elementary ranks in the top 9.8% of California elementary schools.

What district is Ulloa Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

What schools do graduates of Ulloa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ulloa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hoover (Herbert) 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 Ulloa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Ulloa Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ulloa Elementary?

Students at Ulloa Elementary are 81% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% White, 4% Hispanic.

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