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Sunset Elementary

Public Grades K-5

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Elementary is a consistently top-rated K-5 public school serving 402 students in San Francisco's Sunset District, operating within the San Francisco Unified school district.

The school stands out for its exceptional and steady academic performance, with over 84% of students proficient in both English and Math, significantly outpacing district and state averages. It is particularly effective in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 98th-100th percentiles statewide for this group in recent years. Furthermore, Sunset maintains a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.4%, far below the local average, indicating a strong, engaging school culture where students regularly attend and are ready to learn.

When compared to nearby schools like Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary and Lawton Alternative, which also perform well, Sunset achieves its results with a similar student-teacher ratio, suggesting its success is driven by effective teaching and community support. An area for potential growth is science proficiency, which, while solid, is lower than its other subjects and trails some peers. Its resilience during challenging times and strong outcomes across grade levels make Sunset Elementary a model of consistent excellence in the area.

402

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,516

Per pupil spending ?

33.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1920 41st Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94116-1101

(415) 759-2760

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Giannini (A.P.) 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:

58.5%

White:

19.4%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (81% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg48%

California avg41%

215^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^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	96.3	215 of 5857	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	42 of 5869	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	121 of 5859	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	181 of 5883	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	131 of 5789	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	89 of 5662	98.4%	★★★★★
2017	95.4	301 of 5692	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	174 of 5614	96.9%	★★★★★
2015	96.5	221 of 5611	96.1%	★★★★★
2013	88.9	536 of 5530	90.3%	★★★★★
2012	88.1	546 of 5390	89.9%	★★★★☆
2011	90.3	417 of 5377	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	80.7	975 of 5314	81.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	1008 of 5193	80.6%	★★★★☆
2008	78.8	1027 of 5113	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	81.1	933 of 5113	81.8%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	1091 of 4818	77.4%	★★★★☆
2005	72.3	1239 of 4822	74.3%	★★★★☆
2004	62.2	1619 of 4809	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	436 of 1203	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.6	172 of 1205	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	325 of 1190	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	344 of 1154	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	398 of 1149	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	334 of 1071	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	299 of 5597	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	69 of 5612	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	202 of 5609	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	131 of 5635	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	98 of 5492	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	62 of 5413	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	100 of 5460	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	16 of 5517	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	83 of 5363	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	118 of 5264	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	32 of 5173	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	8 of 5084	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	179 of 5628	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	25 of 5643	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	87 of 5638	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	208 of 5663	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	173 of 5510	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	134 of 5431	97.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	78.1	136 of 670	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	145 of 669	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	114 of 610	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	140 of 2598	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	8 of 2651	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	194 of 2726	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	93 of 2834	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	139 of 2737	94.9%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)80th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics85%+48 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+36 vs state

Science56%+24 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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Elementary

Is Sunset Elementary a good school?

Yes! Sunset Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 215^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sunset Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Giannini (A.P.) 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 Sunset Elementary?

Students at Sunset Elementary are 58% Asian, 19% White, 14% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Sunset Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Sunset Elementary.

What district is Sunset Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

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