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West Portal Elementary

Q: Is West Portal Elementary a good school?

West Portal Elementary ranks 968 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

968^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

West Portal Elementary is a public elementary school in San Francisco, California, serving 590 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. This school consistently ranks among the top 15% of elementary schools in the state, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

West Portal Elementary outperforms the San Francisco Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 62.27% of West Portal students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.21% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, 63.14% of West Portal students were proficient or better, compared to 46.01% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school also excels in Science, with 63.22% of students proficient or better, compared to 41.15% for the district and 32.65% for the state.

West Portal Elementary demonstrates a strong commitment to equity and inclusion, with high performance across diverse student subgroups, including Hispanic students and English Language Learners. When compared to nearby schools in the San Francisco Unified School District, such as Clarendon Alternative Elementary and Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary, West Portal stands out as a high-performing institution, outpacing its peers in academic achievement and student group performance.

588

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,666

Per pupil spending ?

32.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5 Lenox Way
San Francisco, CA 94127-1111

(415) 759-2846

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend West Portal 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:

58.0%

White:

17.2%

Two or more races:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg48%

California avg41%

968^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	83.9	968 of 5857	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	709 of 5869	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	764 of 5859	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	794 of 5883	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	1063 of 5789	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	931 of 5662	83.6%	★★★★☆
2017	61.6	1938 of 5692	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	82.8	1006 of 5614	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	88.5	696 of 5611	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	88.8	544 of 5530	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	81.1	962 of 5390	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	86.0	681 of 5377	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.6	695 of 5314	86.9%	★★★★☆
2009	87.9	594 of 5193	88.6%	★★★★☆
2008	91.5	399 of 5113	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	419 of 5113	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.7	650 of 4818	86.5%	★★★★☆
2005	92.4	362 of 4822	92.5%	★★★★★
2004	84.1	744 of 4809	84.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	865 of 1203	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	819 of 1205	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	844 of 1190	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	841 of 1154	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	910 of 1149	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	840 of 1071	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.1	131 of 3162	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	326 of 3245	90.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	155 of 3311	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	205 of 3275	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	163 of 3246	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	937 of 5597	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	770 of 5612	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	881 of 5609	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	739 of 5635	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	1172 of 5492	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	846 of 5413	84.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.4	493 of 5084	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	937 of 5460	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.6	299 of 5517	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	402 of 5363	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	363 of 5264	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	510 of 5173	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	437 of 5084	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	1019 of 5628	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	661 of 5643	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	652 of 5638	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	852 of 5663	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	1008 of 5510	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	1044 of 5431	80.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	359 of 718	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	435 of 670	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	434 of 669	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	365 of 610	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	201 of 445	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	811 of 2598	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.4	262 of 2651	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	47 of 2661	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	54 of 2726	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.8	1036 of 2834	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.8	566 of 2737	79.3%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2022)90th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)69th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science63%+31 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Portal Elementary

Is West Portal Elementary a good school?

West Portal Elementary ranks 968^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of West Portal Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Portal 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

What is the racial makeup of West Portal Elementary?

Students at West Portal Elementary are 58% Asian, 17% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is West Portal Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

How many students attend West Portal Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended West Portal Elementary.

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