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Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila

Public Grades K-5

493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

The Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila is a highly-regarded K-5 public school with 407 students in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California.

This school stands out for its exceptional academic results and remarkable student attendance. Students here significantly outperform both the San Francisco Unified district and state averages in math, English, and science. Perhaps even more impressive is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.4%, which is dramatically lower than the district average of 28.8% and indicates a very engaged school community. While the school serves a diverse population, with over 36% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, it achieves these excellent outcomes with lower per-student spending than many nearby schools like Sanchez Elementary.

When compared to other high-performing schools in the area, such as New Traditions Elementary, the Chinese Immersion School often shows higher proficiency in math and science, as well as lower absenteeism. Its success appears to be linked to its specialized immersion model, which seems to benefit students cumulatively, with test scores rising notably in the upper grades. While its statewide ranking has slightly declined from its very peak in recent years, it remains firmly in the top 10% of all California elementary schools, demonstrating a sustained record of combining academic excellence with effective support for a varied student body.

407

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,080

Per pupil spending ?

36.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 Waller St.
San Francisco, CA 94117-2919

(415) 241-6325

District: San Francisco Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

77.4%

Two or more races:

13.0%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Francisco Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 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 school80%

District avg48%

California avg41%

493^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	92.7	493 of 5857	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	175 of 5869	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	285 of 5859	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	201 of 5883	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	54 of 5789	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	106 of 5662	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	98.0	88 of 5692	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	186 of 5614	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	97.8	123 of 5611	97.8%	★★★★★
2013	94.2	167 of 5530	97.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	563 of 1203	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.1	321 of 1205	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	485 of 1190	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	413 of 1154	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	280 of 1149	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	343 of 1071	68.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	99.8	13 of 3275	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	401 of 5597	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	161 of 5612	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	244 of 5609	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	120 of 5635	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	77 of 5492	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	135 of 5413	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	539 of 5460	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	249 of 5517	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	94 of 5363	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	74 of 5264	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	26 of 5173	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	163 of 5084	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	509 of 5628	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	174 of 5643	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	384 of 5638	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	372 of 5663	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	72 of 5510	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	114 of 5431	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.7	127 of 610	79.2%	★★★★☆

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)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)79th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+50 vs state

Science78%+46 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

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Thursday, November 2, 2017

Great school, great Principal, great teachers, and a great and very involved community!!! Close Quote

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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
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
New Traditions Elementary	Public	K-5	2049 Grove St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8490	259	9	28.7	22.8%	128 (49.4%)	15 (5.8%)	37 (14.3%)	23 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (21.2%)	95.6	276^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.3%		94.4	397^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.2%	121	73.3		73.3	86.4	81.0	84.1				83.9	72.7	72.1	77.3				74.1	93.2	93.2	93.2		93.2		$22,184	$1,942	$20,242
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 14th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6300	294	14	21.0	28.2%	127 (43.2%)	20 (6.8%)	59 (20.1%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (22.1%)	86.4	855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.4%		83.9	998^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.0%	143	54.8		54.8	60.0	71.1	76.2				69.3	66.7	66.7	54.8				62.7							$22,443	$1,444	$20,999
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
Creative Arts Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Turk St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	Creative Arts Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3509	440	24	18.7	28.4%	178 (40.5%)	53 (12.0%)	120 (27.3%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (15.7%)	61.4	1992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%		62.7	1946^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.8%	46	53.1	30.8	41.6	38.1	49.0	57.1	66.7	70.9	54.9	57.1	42.9	32.7	49.0	35.7	44.6	44.0	41.4	91.7	94.4	94.4	94.4	91.7	94.4	$15,100	$78	$15,022
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
Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Sanchez St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6380	272	14	19.4	81.3%	10 (3.7%)	15 (5.5%)	215 (79.0%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	13.4	5389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.7	5329^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	60	10.3		10.3	23.3	27.7	13.2				21.7	27.3	13.7	7.7				15.5	82.9	92.7	90.2	87.8	92.7	92.7	$27,657	$2,574	$25,083
Muir (John) Elementary	Public	K-5	380 Webster St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6335	260	12	22.6	75.4%	20 (7.7%)	46 (17.7%)	171 (65.8%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	54.7	2326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%		63.6	1899^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.6%	427	10.0		10.0	50.0	21.9	45.5				39.8	84.2	47.2	56.4				62.8	84.9	90.9	93.9	84.9	90.9	87.9	$27,998	$1,966	$26,032
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila

What district is Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila in?

San Francisco Unified

Is Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila a good school?

Yes. Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila ranks in the top 8.4% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila?

Students at Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila are 77% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% White.

How many students attend Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila.

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