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Alvarado Elementary

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Alvarado Elementary ranks 1448 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alvarado Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 538 students in the San Francisco Unified district, consistently ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools with strong academic results that exceed both district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Alvarado stands out as a solid middle performer with a more economically diverse population. It significantly outperforms higher-poverty schools like Sanchez Elementary and Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 academically, while also maintaining a much better chronic absenteeism rate. However, it doesn't reach the peak test scores of lower-poverty schools like Grattan Elementary or Clarendon Alternative Elementary, which have exceptional attendance. Alvarado's performance is similar to Rooftop Elementary, both achieving above-average results with moderate poverty rates.

Important areas for parents to note include a sharp recent decline in academic performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and for students in special education, indicating the school may be struggling to support its most vulnerable populations. There are also interesting grade-level patterns, with third graders excelling in math but fifth graders showing relative weakness. Despite having a higher student-teacher ratio than many neighbors, Alvarado maintains resilient overall performance, though questions exist about how efficiently it uses its resources compared to some higher-achieving schools.

538

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,871

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 Douglas St.
San Francisco, CA 94114-3140

(415) 695-5695

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Alvarado Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lick (James) Middle
High:	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
	Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
	Balboa High
	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
	More...
	Galileo High
	Jordan (June) School for Equity
	Lincoln (Abraham) High
	Lowell High
	Marshall (Thurgood) High
	Mission High
	O'Connell (John) High
	S.F. International High
	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
	Washington (George) High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

White:

29.9%

Two or more races:

17.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg48%

California avg41%

1,448^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	73.5	1448 of 5857	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	1195 of 5869	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	1158 of 5859	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	1117 of 5883	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	1142 of 5789	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	1322 of 5662	76.7%	★★★★☆
2017	82.7	1015 of 5692	82.2%	★★★★☆
2016	79.9	1135 of 5614	79.8%	★★★★☆
2015	87.0	779 of 5611	86.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	1284 of 5530	76.8%	★★★★☆
2012	66.5	1696 of 5390	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.7	1599 of 5377	70.3%	★★★★☆
2010	59.2	2029 of 5314	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.3	1955 of 5193	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	1690 of 5113	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.9	1779 of 5113	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.6	1438 of 4818	70.2%	★★★★☆
2005	65.1	1545 of 4822	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.7	1374 of 4809	71.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.3	1008 of 3162	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	1873 of 3245	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	1051 of 3275	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	1837 of 3246	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	1273 of 5597	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	987 of 5612	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	1273 of 5609	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	894 of 5635	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	1035 of 5492	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	1574 of 5413	70.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	2485 of 5107	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	1559 of 5107	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	1291 of 5087	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	776 of 5084	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	1197 of 4963	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	1812 of 4830	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	4746 of 5460	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.7	1881 of 5517	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	2755 of 5363	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.9	1215 of 5264	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	2421 of 5173	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	3430 of 5084	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	1575 of 5628	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	1439 of 5643	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	964 of 5638	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	1426 of 5663	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	1219 of 5510	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	1081 of 5431	80.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	189 of 718	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	155 of 670	76.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	2171 of 2847	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	2277 of 2635	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	147 of 2598	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	139 of 2651	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	59 of 2661	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	235 of 2726	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	216 of 2834	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	482 of 2737	82.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)94th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-52 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics53%+16 vs state

Science45%+12 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
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
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
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
Thomas Edison Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3531 22nd St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	Thomas Edison Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 970-3330	574	28	20.4	71.3%	58 (10.1%)	15 (2.6%)	450 (78.4%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.4%)	28.7	4080^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%		24	4472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	392	21.4	26.4	23.9	31.3	31.2	39.3	27.9	33.3	37.7	33.0	34.3	27.9	25.0	26.3	23.0	39.6	29.1							$19,844	$3,239	$16,605
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
Mission Education Center	Public	K-5	1670 Noe St.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5313	105	7	16.1	64.8%	13 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (74.3%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.5%)	3.5	5855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.3	5864^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.1%	9	0.0		0.0			0.0				0.0		0.0	0.0				0.0							$31,305	$3,740	$27,565
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
Clarendon Alternative Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Clarendon Ave.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2796	533	21	25.3	23.3%	133 (25.0%)	22 (4.1%)	58 (10.9%)	171 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (28.0%)	92.3	524^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%		94.3	402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.2%	122	67.5		67.5	70.9	76.9	73.8				74.0	71.3	74.7	63.9				70.1							$21,612	$1,671	$19,941
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8	Public	K-8	3351 23rd St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5881	586	28	20.6	65.7%	22 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	531 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	13.7	5369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		15.2	5291^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	78	13.2	12.7	13.0	11.5	28.6	23.5	25.8	25.0	35.5	25.0	15.6	19.7	13.2	9.1	18.0	22.6	16.3	94.4	95.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	$27,121	$2,402	$24,719

Frequently Asked Questions about Alvarado Elementary

How many students attend Alvarado Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Alvarado Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Alvarado Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alvarado Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lick (James) Middle
High : Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
High : Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
High : Balboa High
High : Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
High : Galileo High
High : Jordan (June) School for Equity
High : Lincoln (Abraham) High
High : Lowell High
High : Marshall (Thurgood) High
High : Mission High
High : O'Connell (John) High
High : S.F. International High
High : Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
High : Washington (George) High

What is the racial makeup of Alvarado Elementary?

Students at Alvarado Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 30% White, 18% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Alvarado Elementary a good school?

Alvarado Elementary ranks 1448^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Alvarado Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

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