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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	Distance	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 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
Balboa High	0.0mi	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	$17,102	$15,478	$1,624
City Arts & Leadership Academy	0.2mi	Public, Charter	9-12	350 Seneca Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	City Arts & Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 841-8910	397	23	17.2	52.9%	8 (2.0%)	24 (6.0%)	330 (83.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	31.9	1449^th of 2135 public high schools	32.1%		32.7	1432^nd of 2162 public high schools	33.8%	17		8.6	8.6	44.7	44.7	14.3	14.3
Jordan (June) School for Equity	0.9mi	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	$28,746	$27,792	$954
Academy (The)- SF @McAteer	1.7mi	Public	9-12	555 Portola Dr.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5700	123	12	9.9	56.1%	16 (13.0%)	8 (6.5%)	65 (52.8%)	23 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.1%)	41.7	1223^rd of 2135 public high schools	42.7%		57.5	882^nd of 2162 public high schools	59.2%	341	33.3		30.4	52.6	52.6	5.0	5.0	$41,178	$38,762	$2,416
Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School	1.7mi	Public	9-12	555 Portola Dr.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5700	680	34	20.2	22.2%	250 (36.8%)	26 (3.8%)	154 (22.6%)	118 (17.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	125 (18.4%)	94.6	104^th of 2135 public high schools	95.1%		95.9	81^st of 2162 public high schools	96.3%	23	73.4		73.4	84.2	84.2	54.4	54.4	$20,483	$18,518	$1,965
S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Center	1.8mi	Public	6-12	375 Woodside Ave. W1	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 753-7792	17	2	8.5	82.4%	0 (0.0%)	5 (29.4%)	7 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (29.4%)								(n/a)
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High	1.9mi	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	$18,262	$16,900	$1,362
Jefferson High	2.2mi	Public	9-12	6996 Mission St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7700	1,072	55	19.4	41.1%	41 (3.8%)	23 (2.1%)	544 (50.7%)	402 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	40 (3.7%)	53.2	970^th of 2135 public high schools	54.6%		45.5	1131^st of 2162 public high schools	47.7%	161	36.1	22.7	34.9	48.3	48.3	26.0	26.0	$25,422	$23,690	$1,732
Lowell High	2.4mi	Public	9-12	1101 Eucalyptus Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2730	2,571	123	20.9	42.5%	397 (15.4%)	58 (2.3%)	441 (17.2%)	1,346 (52.4%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	316 (12.3%)	98.5	18^th of 2135 public high schools	99.2%		97.2	50^th of 2162 public high schools	97.7%	32	84.7	40.9	83.0	93.4	93.4	87.3	87.3	$16,387	$15,208	$1,179
Marshall (Thurgood) High	2.4mi	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	$24,670	$23,028	$1,642

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