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Creative Arts Charter

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Public, Charter Grades K-8

436

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

24.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 Turk St.
San Francisco, CA 94115-4527

(415) 749-3509

District: San Francisco Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

Hispanic:

16.7%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2008 → 92nd in 2018

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2008

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school70%

District avg52%

California avg44%

Not ranked this year

Creative Arts Charter did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	93.1	442 of 5662	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	87.4	795 of 5692	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	83.8	967 of 5614	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	84.0	933 of 5611	83.4%	★★★★☆
2013	61.7	2014 of 5530	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.3	1971 of 5390	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.2	2884 of 5377	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.7	2478 of 5314	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.3	2282 of 5193	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.9	3000 of 5113	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.7	2988 of 5113	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.3	2481 of 4818	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.0	1739 of 4822	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.2	2145 of 4809	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	90.3	558 of 5413	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	97.1	69 of 5084	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	93.2	379 of 5431	93.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	87.6	166 of 2737	93.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	86.5	319 of 2480	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	537 of 2508	78.6%	★★★★☆
2016	71.4	632 of 2497	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	85.6	318 of 2477	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.2	535 of 2379	77.5%	★★★★☆
2012	63.3	736 of 2259	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	26.5	1738 of 2236	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	1411 of 2179	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.9	1420 of 2063	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.0	793 of 2005	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.4	852 of 1999	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.5	587 of 1804	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.9	505 of 1777	71.6%	★★★★☆
2004	47.4	831 of 1769	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	87.9	260 of 2262	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	93.2	88 of 2230	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	79.8	414 of 2273	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	81.5	227 of 1496	84.8%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)99th percentile+6 vs school

White (2018)94th percentile~ school

Male (2018)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2018)90th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)96th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2018)89th percentile~ school

White (2018)85th percentile~ school

Male (2018)82nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics68%+28 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
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
Parks (Rosa) Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 O'Farrell St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3519	326	16	21.0	62.6%	29 (8.9%)	64 (19.6%)	88 (27.0%)	63 (19.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	77 (23.6%)	45	2885^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.7%		28.2	4093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	1208	32.7		32.7	52.4	32.1	49.1				44.0	47.6	24.5	32.7				34.0	90.2	90.2	94.1	90.2	90.2	90.2	$26,305	$1,985	$24,320
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
Cobb (William L.) Elementary	Public	K-5	2725 California St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3505	134	7	20.6	70.1%	11 (8.2%)	45 (33.6%)	42 (31.3%)	13 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (17.2%)	43.2	2991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		49.1	2605^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.6%	386	40.9		40.9	26.3	35.3	50.0				37.9	47.4	23.5	31.8				34.5	88.9	91.1	93.3	93.3	91.1	93.3	$30,204	$2,834	$27,370
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
Tenderloin Community	Public	K-5	627 Turk St.	San Francisco	94102	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3567	282	11	25.6	74.1%	40 (14.2%)	26 (9.2%)	144 (51.1%)	48 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	19 (6.7%)	15.7	5211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%		17.6	5066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.7%	145	20.0		20.0	19.5	15.6	30.6				22.2	11.9	8.7	21.6				14.4	90.9	90.9	93.2	93.2	90.9	93.2	$26,175	$2,104	$24,071
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
San Francisco Public Montessori	Public	K-5	2340 Jackson St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3544	107	4	26.7	52.3%	24 (22.4%)	16 (15.0%)	30 (28.0%)	11 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	24 (22.4%)	30.8	3895^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%		65.2	1808^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.2%	2087	30.8		30.8	23.8	53.3	30.8				34.7	19.1	40.0	15.4				24.5							$25,206	$1,708	$23,498
Redding Elementary	Public	K-5	1421 Pine St.	San Francisco	94109	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3525	240	9	26.6	70.0%	68 (28.3%)	28 (11.7%)	66 (27.5%)	49 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (10.4%)	7.6	5755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.7%		32.9	3695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	2060	3.3		3.3	7.3	23.1	20.0				15.5	9.3	7.4	9.1				8.7	88.5	91.8	93.4	90.2	90.2	91.8	$22,127	$2,022	$20,105

Frequently Asked Questions about Creative Arts Charter

How many students attend Creative Arts Charter?

In the 2017-18 school year, 436 students attended Creative Arts Charter.

What district is Creative Arts Charter in?

San Francisco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Creative Arts Charter?

Students at Creative Arts Charter are 54% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 8% African American.

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