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The New School of San Francisco

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The New School of San Francisco ranks 1032 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1032^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

The New School of San Francisco is a consistently high-performing K-8 school serving 457 students in a neighborhood with some of the city's most extreme contrasts between top-tier and struggling elementary schools.

Academically, the school is a strong performer, with student test scores significantly above California averages in English, Math, and Science. It operates as its own independent The New School of San Francisco District, which ranks in the 91st percentile statewide, and it has maintained a stable 4-star rating for five years. Interestingly, it achieves these results with lower per-student spending than many nearby schools in the San Francisco Unified district, such as Garfield Elementary. The school serves a K-8 population, providing continuity through middle school, unlike most neighboring K-5 schools.

When compared to nearby schools, The New School of San Francisco sits in the upper-middle tier of a highly stratified area. It outperforms struggling schools like Spring Valley Elementary and Redding Elementary by a wide margin, while other neighbors like Chin (John Yehall) Elementary and Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary also post very high scores. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is slightly above the state average, which is notable given its strong academic results. One area for attention is that performance in 3rd grade math is below the state average, though scores jump dramatically by 4th grade, suggesting a potential focus area for the school's curriculum.

457

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

940 Filbert St
San Francisco, CA 94133-2727

(415) 401-8489

District: The New School of San Francisco District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.2%

White:

28.2%

Asian:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2019 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,032^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From top 11% (2019) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

196^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From top 11% (2023) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

132^nd of 1,543The New School of San Francisco 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	1032 of 5857	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	834 of 5869	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	876 of 5859	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	806 of 5883	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	626 of 5789	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	1187 of 5597	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	1000 of 5612	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	1142 of 5609	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	1028 of 5635	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	1135 of 5492	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	1615 of 5107	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	1091 of 5107	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	1450 of 5087	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	1087 of 5084	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	1305 of 4963	73.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	1991 of 5460	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	2615 of 5517	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	1893 of 5363	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	1344 of 5264	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	881 of 5628	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	723 of 5643	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	666 of 5638	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	634 of 5663	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	296 of 5510	94.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	927 of 2847	67.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	54 of 2598	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	296 of 2651	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	560 of 2661	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	498 of 2726	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	148 of 2834	94.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	196 of 2761	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	179 of 2783	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	317 of 2781	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	311 of 2533	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	300 of 2551	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	369 of 2531	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.2	965 of 2509	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	352 of 2395	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	313 of 2388	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	304 of 2374	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	806 of 2359	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	426 of 2542	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	336 of 2579	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	524 of 2531	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	1071 of 2458	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	167 of 2534	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	95 of 2552	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	261 of 2538	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	370 of 2527	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.0	62 of 1552	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	8 of 1531	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	35 of 1520	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	10 of 1537	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	132 of 1543	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.1	264 of 1555	83.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)98th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2024)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Science68%+35 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 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 (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 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
The New School of San Francisco	Public, Charter	K-8	940 Filbert St	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	The New School of San Francisco District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 401-8489	457	23	19.8	35.0%	129 (28.2%)	35 (7.7%)	170 (37.2%)	64 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	55 (12.0%)	82.8	1032^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		87.6	834^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.8%	198	73.1	63.3	67.9	43.5	74.5	76.9	69.8	76.7	72.9	69.8	40.4	68.6	61.5	63.5	68.3	66.1	62.1
Yick Wo Elementary	Public	K-5	2245 Jones St.	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3540	205	10	20.5	44.9%	56 (27.3%)	7 (3.4%)	28 (13.7%)	65 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (23.9%)	85.7	895^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.7%		87.8	825^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.9%	70	51.7		51.7	67.7	69.2	66.7				67.8	71.0	68.0	51.7				63.5							$17,556	$15,790	$1,766
Parker (Jean) Elementary	Public	K-5	840 Broadway St.	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7990	128	6	20.2	75.0%	5 (3.9%)	11 (8.6%)	26 (20.3%)	76 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.8%)	64.1	1882^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		77.6	1265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.4%	617	21.7		21.7	54.6	60.0	52.4				55.3	83.3	38.9	60.9				58.5							$32,608	$30,524	$2,084
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	420 Filbert St.	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7924	176	12	14.9	53.4%	12 (6.8%)	15 (8.5%)	38 (21.6%)	75 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (20.5%)	61.6	1986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.1%		78	1245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.8%	741	36.4		36.4	44.4	52.4	56.0				50.7	33.3	66.7	54.2				50.0	93.8			93.8			$23,634	$22,074	$1,560
Stockton (Commodore) Children Center	Public	K	1 Trenton St.	San Francisco	94108	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 291-7932	22			86.4%	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1451 Jackson St.	San Francisco	94109	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3535	234	13	18.7	68.4%	14 (6.0%)	10 (4.3%)	142 (60.7%)	52 (22.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	27.2	4197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		36	3439^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.4%	758	12.9		12.9	30.0	37.1	22.6				30.2	45.5	30.6	13.8				30.6	91.2	94.1	94.1	91.2	91.2	94.1	$18,869	$16,902	$1,967
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Clay St.	San Francisco	94108	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7921	653	26	25.1	82.2%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (5.7%)	585 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	85.1	917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%		82.6	1053^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.1%	136	50.9		50.9	55.4	62.4	69.6				63.0	70.7	67.3	69.6				69.2							$20,463	$18,670	$1,793
Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	1651 Union St.	San Francisco	94123	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3530	291	13	22.0	38.1%	120 (41.2%)	24 (8.2%)	49 (16.8%)	47 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.2%)	62.3	1949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.7%		64.6	1847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	102	39.5		39.5	57.5	54.3	53.7				55.3	51.0	35.9	41.9				43.5	90.7	90.7	94.4	92.6	90.7	92.6	$16,889	$15,498	$1,391
Chin (John Yehall) Elementary	Public	K-5	350 Broadway St.	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7946	233	11	21.1	75.5%	11 (4.7%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.6%)	188 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	93.2	457^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%		97.6	117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.0%	340	46.9		46.9	78.6	88.9	83.3				83.7	93.0	78.7	65.3				78.4							$19,360	$17,808	$1,552
Lee (Edwin and Anita) Newcomer	Public	K-5	657 Merchant St.	San Francisco	94111	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7918	23	1	23.0	82.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	0.0							$53,719	$52,450	$1,269

Frequently Asked Questions about The New School of San Francisco

How many students attend The New School of San Francisco?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended The New School of San Francisco.

Is The New School of San Francisco a good school?

The New School of San Francisco ranks 1032^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of The New School of San Francisco?

Students at The New School of San Francisco are 37% Hispanic, 28% White, 14% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American.

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