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Five Keys Independence High School (SF Sheriff's)

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 37% of California high schools

Summary

Five Keys Independence High School (SF Sheriff's) is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 with over 3,400 students in San Francisco, operating under its own Five Keys Independence High School (SF Sheriff's) District.

This school serves a specialized population, which is important context for understanding its performance. It has an extremely high student-teacher ratio of 33-to-1 and spends significantly less per student ($11,701) than nearby comprehensive high schools like Mission High ($25,857) or Galileo High ($22,401). Key metrics such as graduation and dropout rates are not comparable to traditional schools, with a 2.3% graduation rate and a 97% dropout rate, reflecting the transient and high-needs nature of its student body.

When compared to other alternative schools in the area, such as Downtown High or the similarly named Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's), its challenges are more similar. The school has shown improvement, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star state ranking, and performs at the average for the state when serving students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, indicating it is meeting specific needs within a very challenging educational context.

3,447

Students ?

33.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Oak Grove
San Francisco, CA 94107-1019

(415) 734-3310

District: Five Keys Independence High School (SF Sheriff's) District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.6%

African American:

20.0%

White:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2019 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (2% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (97% vs 9%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

California avg41%

1,361^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 26% (2019) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1019^th of 1,543Five Keys Independence High School (SF Sheriff's) District 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	35.9	1361 of 2162	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1492 of 2159	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1536 of 2123	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1585 of 2133	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.0	491 of 592	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	704 of 1161	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.2	1465 of 1858	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1547 of 1833	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.5	1128 of 1861	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1334 of 1814	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.1	1015 of 2026	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	1304 of 1943	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1383 of 1937	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.6	1295 of 1948	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1313 of 1916	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1379 of 1880	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)50th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2022)39th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2024)34th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2022)21st percentile-6 vs school

African American (2019)17th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science18%-14 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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's)	Public, Charter	9-12	70 Oak Grove St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 734-3310	201	8	24.3	25.4%	14 (7.0%)	18 (9.0%)	154 (76.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.5%)								(n/a)
Five Keys Independence High School (SF Sheriff's)	Public, Charter	9-12	70 Oak Grove	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	Five Keys Independence High School (SF Sheriff's) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 734-3310	3,447	103	33.3	44.0%	301 (8.7%)	691 (20.0%)	2,122 (61.6%)	48 (1.4%)	42 (1.2%)	30 (0.9%)	201 (5.8%)	35.9	1361^st of 2162 public high schools	37.0%		30	1492^nd of 2159 public high schools	30.9%	131	18.2		18.2	36.4	36.4	20.0	20.0
S.F. International High	Public	8-12	655 DeHaro St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5781	382	27	14.2	73.0%	24 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	321 (84.0%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9.7	2032^nd of 2162 public high schools	6.0%		15.3	1810^th of 2159 public high schools	16.2%	222	1.5		1.5	7.0	6.9	4.4	4.2	$25,874	$24,356	$1,518
Downtown High	Public	9-12	693 Vermont St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5860	174	4	40.2	71.3%	7 (4.0%)	32 (18.4%)	94 (54.0%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)	18 (10.3%)	10.1	2017^th of 2162 public high schools	6.7%		10.1	2064^th of 2159 public high schools	4.4%	47		3.3	3.1	6.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	$33,213	$31,382	$1,831
S.F. County Civic Center Secondary	Public	6-12	727 Golden Gate Ave.	San Francisco	94102	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-3000	65	6	11.5	69.2%	4 (6.2%)	22 (33.8%)	24 (36.9%)	2 (3.1%)	3 (4.6%)	2 (3.1%)	8 (12.3%)								(n/a)								$45,587	$37,654	$7,933
O'Connell (John) High	Public	9-12	2355 Folsom St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5370	460	29	15.8	70.4%	16 (3.5%)	33 (7.2%)	360 (78.3%)	23 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.2%)	31.5	1454^th of 2162 public high schools	32.7%		15.4	1807^th of 2159 public high schools	16.3%	353	21.1		21.1	41.3	41.3	6.1	6.1	$19,647	$18,240	$1,407
Mission High	Public	9-12	3750 18th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6240	993	59	16.7	62.5%	65 (6.5%)	102 (10.3%)	702 (70.7%)	69 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.8%)	14.9	1813^th of 2162 public high schools	16.1%		19.9	1707^th of 2159 public high schools	20.9%	106	8.3	7.1	8.2	17.0	17.0	6.1	6.1	$20,736	$18,984	$1,752
Wells (Ida B.) High	Public	9-12	1099 Hayes St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6315	198	12	16.3	77.3%	14 (7.1%)	34 (17.2%)	120 (60.6%)	17 (8.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	14.3	1832^nd of 2162 public high schools	15.3%		13.4	1874^th of 2159 public high schools	13.2%	42	0.0	6.1	4.4	0.0	0.0	6.9	6.9	$29,862	$28,098	$1,764
S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop)	Public	6-12	1325 Florida St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5606	67	8	8.0	76.1%	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	65 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$69,103	$61,574	$7,529
Gateway High	Public, Charter	9-12	1430 Scott St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	Gateway High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3600	464	27	17.0	52.6%	130 (28.0%)	61 (13.1%)	195 (42.0%)	35 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	63.2	738^th of 2162 public high schools	65.9%		78	436^th of 2159 public high schools	79.8%	302	35.0		35.0	68.1	68.1	21.2	21.2

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Five Keys Independence High School (SF Sheriff's) ranks 1361^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Students at Five Keys Independence High School (SF Sheriff's) are 62% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 3,447 students attended Five Keys Independence High School (SF Sheriff's).

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