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Marshall (Thurgood) High

Public Grades 8-12

1782^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 17% of California high schools

Summary

Marshall (Thurgood) High is a San Francisco Unified public high school serving grades 8–12, with 475 students. The clearest concern is that chronic absenteeism is exceptionally high: 66% of students were chronically absent in 2025–26, compared with 33% in San Francisco Unified and 18% statewide. The rate rose 8 points from the prior year, and only one of six nearby San Francisco Unified schools had a higher rate. Graduation was 56%, close to the district’s 55% but well below the state’s 88%. The most important finding for families is the combination of very high absenteeism and a graduation rate far below the state average.

Test proficiency is below district and state results in every subject, while math is the school’s relative bright spot. In 2025–26, 17% of students were proficient in English language arts, 9% in math and 6% in science. Those results were 32, 29 and 30 percentage points below state rates, respectively, and 37, 37 and 38 points below district rates. Compared with averages for seven nearby San Francisco Unified schools, Marshall was lower by 11 points in ELA, 2 in math and 14 in science. It ranked third-lowest among those schools in ELA, fifth-lowest in math and second-lowest in science, making science its weakest subject relative to nearby peers.

ELA and math have improved overall since 2022–23, but progress has been uneven: ELA rose from 12% to 17%, and math from 5% to 9%, while science fell from 7% to 6%. SchoolDigger ranked Marshall in the 17th percentile statewide and gave it one star in 2025–26, up from the 11th percentile the prior year; it ranked ahead of two and behind five nearby San Francisco Unified schools with results. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 14.3, lower than six of ten nearby schools reporting a ratio. For context, 79% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, the second-highest share among nearby schools reporting the same measure and year. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup result was its 90th-percentile effectiveness ranking for Special Education Students in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 17th percentile.

475

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,060

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

45 Conkling St.
San Francisco, CA 94124-1931

(415) 695-5612

District: San Francisco Unified

Feeder schools for Marshall (Thurgood) High:

Elementary:	Alamo Elementary
	Alvarado Elementary
	Argonne Elementary
	Bryant Elementary
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	Carver (George Washington) Elementary
	Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
	Chin (John Yehall) Elementary
	Clarendon Alternative Elementary
	Cleveland Elementary
	Cobb (William L.) Elementary
	Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy
	El Dorado Elementary
	Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary
	Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
	Glen Park Elementary
	Grattan Elementary
	Guadalupe Elementary
	Harte (Bret) Elementary
	Hillcrest Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Key (Francis Scott) Elementary
	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary
	Lafayette Elementary
	Lakeshore Alternative Elementary
	Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary
	Longfellow Elementary
	Malcolm X Academy
	McCoppin (Frank) Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary
	Miraloma Elementary
	Monroe Elementary
	Moscone (George R.) Elementary
	Muir (John) Elementary
	New Traditions Elementary
	Ortega (Jose) Elementary
	Parker (Jean) Elementary
	Parks (Rosa) Elementary
	Peabody (George) Elementary
	Redding Elementary
	Sanchez Elementary
	Serra (Junipero) Elementary
	Sheridan Elementary
	Sherman Elementary
	Sloat (Commodore) Elementary
	Spring Valley Elementary
	Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary
	Sunnyside Elementary
	Sunset Elementary
	Sutro Elementary
	Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary
	Tenderloin Community
	Ulloa Elementary
	Visitacion Valley Elementary
	Webster (Daniel) Elementary
	West Portal Elementary
	Yick Wo Elementary
Middle:	Aptos Middle
	Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle
	Denman (James) Middle
	Everett Middle
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	Francisco Middle
	Giannini (A.P.) Middle
	Hoover (Herbert) Middle
	King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
	Lick (James) Middle
	Marina Middle
	Presidio Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
	Visitacion Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

Asian:

8.6%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (56% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg49%

California avg42%

1,782^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 17High Schools in the San Francisco Unified

702^nd of 1,530San 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
2026	13.8	1782 of 2135	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	1930 of 2162	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1879 of 2159	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1793 of 2170	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1795 of 2123	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1721 of 2133	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1482 of 2017	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.8	1385 of 2021	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.2	1485 of 2039	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	1434 of 1994	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	1318 of 2426	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.3	1269 of 2354	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.8	1261 of 2367	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.1	1453 of 2281	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.0	1484 of 2238	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.4	1002 of 2117	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.9	955 of 2063	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	31.5	1052 of 1968	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.7	927 of 1901	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	26.3	1035 of 1653	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	545 of 585	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	572 of 582	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	549 of 581	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	643 of 1085	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	923 of 1064	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	662 of 1044	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	535 of 941	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.8	145 of 938	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	1602 of 1864	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	1703 of 1906	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1766 of 1915	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1515 of 1915	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1643 of 1858	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1478 of 1833	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1358 of 1760	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	1664 of 1880	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	1835 of 1900	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1806 of 1902	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1780 of 1917	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1699 of 1861	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1770 of 1814	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1592 of 1742	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	345 of 358	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	1667 of 1997	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	1798 of 2013	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1831 of 2026	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1772 of 2030	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1683 of 1943	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1478 of 1937	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1292 of 1862	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	1700 of 1930	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	1752 of 1942	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1668 of 1948	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1785 of 1963	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1643 of 1916	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1542 of 1880	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1416 of 1834	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	120 of 1235	90.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)90th percentile+74 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2026)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 vs state

Science6%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 10th Grade	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
Marshall (Thurgood) High	Public	8-12	45 Conkling St.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5612	475	33	14.3	78.9%	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	366 (77.1%)	41 (8.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.4%)	13.8	1782^nd of 2135 public high schools	16.5%		11.7	1930^th of 2162 public high schools	10.7%	148		7.0	0.0	5.8	16.9	16.9	9.3	9.3	$28,060	$1,642	$26,418
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High	Public	9-12	400 Mansell St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4550	1,047	55	19.1	67.7%	15 (1.4%)	82 (7.8%)	478 (45.7%)	391 (37.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	55 (5.3%)	49.2	1049^th of 2135 public high schools	50.9%		65.4	681^st of 2162 public high schools	68.5%	368		38.4		38.4	48.9	48.9	16.8	16.8	$24,320	$1,362	$22,958
KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	1195 Hudson Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 643-6951	196	21	9.3	89.3%	3 (1.5%)	54 (27.6%)	119 (60.7%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	5 (2.6%)	62	773^rd of 2135 public high schools	63.8%		56.6	897^th of 2162 public high schools	58.5%	124	28.1			21.3	53.1	53.1	43.8	43.8
S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop)	Public	6-12	1325 Florida St.	San Francisco	94103	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)									$84,823	$7,529	$77,294
Jordan (June) School for Equity	Public	9-12	325 La Grande Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 452-4922	176	13	13.1	70.5%	4 (2.3%)	16 (9.1%)	128 (72.7%)	15 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	9 (5.1%)	19.6	1659^th of 2135 public high schools	22.3%		14.7	1815^th of 2162 public high schools	16.0%	156		17.7		16.2	22.9	22.9	8.6	8.6	$34,605	$954	$33,651
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%)	10.6	1910^th of 2135 public high schools	10.5%		10.1	2017^th of 2162 public high schools	6.7%	107		0.0	6.7	4.3	10.8	10.8	0.0	0.0	$33,247	$1,831	$31,416
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%)	19.6	1661^st of 2135 public high schools	22.2%		31.5	1454^th of 2162 public high schools	32.7%	207		11.7	31.3	15.8	24.6	24.6	0.0	0.0	$29,873	$1,407	$28,466
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%)	11.1	1884^th of 2135 public high schools	11.8%		9.7	2032^nd of 2162 public high schools	6.0%	148		6.3		6.3	9.7	9.7	6.4	6.4	$28,814	$1,518	$27,296
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%)	23.9	1594^th of 2135 public high schools	25.3%		14.9	1813^th of 2162 public high schools	16.1%	219		17.9		18.0	25.5	25.5	14.7	14.7	$28,017	$1,752	$26,265
Balboa High	Public	9-12	1000 Cayuga Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4090	1,238	62	20.0	63.7%	44 (3.6%)	70 (5.7%)	428 (34.6%)	611 (49.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.4%)	67 (5.4%)	59.7	824^th of 2135 public high schools	61.4%		80.4	400^th of 2162 public high schools	81.5%	424		37.6		37.5	50.0	50.0	32.9	32.9	$23,810	$1,624	$22,186

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Students at Marshall (Thurgood) High are 77% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Marshall (Thurgood) High.

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San Francisco Unified

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