Is Downtown High a good school?

Downtown High ranks in the bottom 11.4% of California high schools.

How many students attend Downtown High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 134 students attended Downtown High.

What is the racial makeup of Downtown High?

Students at Downtown High are 59% Hispanic, 25% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

Downtown High School in San Francisco CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Downtown High ranks worse than 88.6% of high schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 15 ranked high schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.77. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59%), African American (24.6%), two or more races (8.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Downtown High is 19.8. 11 high schools in the San Francisco Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Downtown High employs 6.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Downtown High is $6,103, which is the highest among 17 high schools in the San Francisco Unified School District!

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Downtown High:

SchoolDigger ranks Downtown High 1881^st of 2123 California public high schools. (See Downtown High in the ranking list.)

San Francisco Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Francisco Unified 614^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Downtown High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	17.83	1357^th	1653	17.9%
2005	23.83	1244^th	1901	34.6%
2006	19.46	1457^th	1968	26.0%
2007	20.81	1474^th	2063	28.6%
2008	17.35	1646^th	2117	22.2%
2009	23.57	1692^nd	2238	24.4%
2010	15.02	1828^th	2281	19.9%
2011	15.38	1831^st	2367	22.6%
2012	13.69	1862^nd	2354	20.9%
2013	14.86	1888^th	2426	22.2%
2015	8.53	1948^th	1994	2.3%
2016	8.81	1972^nd	2039	3.3%
2017	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2018	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2019	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	12.77	1881^st	2123	11.4%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Downtown High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	67	49	33	101	1	n/a	n/a	0	251
1989	55	66	50	94	4	n/a	n/a	0	269
1990	28	75	46	95	5	n/a	n/a	0	249
1991	27	83	62	111	5	n/a	n/a	0	288
1992	29	72	70	120	6	n/a	n/a	0	297
1993	30	97	60	117	4	n/a	n/a	0	308
1994	65	152	116	162	5	n/a	n/a	0	500
1995	28	166	105	164	8	n/a	n/a	0	471
1996	28	166	105	164	8	n/a	n/a	0	471
1997	30	127	62	141	5	n/a	n/a	0	365
1998	23	112	70	112	3	n/a	n/a	0	320
1999	18	96	60	81	2	n/a	n/a	0	257
2000	22	84	65	87	2	n/a	n/a	0	260
2001	21	104	66	74	5	n/a	n/a	0	270
2002	15	83	73	98	3	n/a	n/a	0	272
2003	15	83	73	98	3	n/a	n/a	0	272
2004	22	92	62	93	3	n/a	n/a	1	273
2005	11	88	58	100	4	n/a	n/a	1	262
2006	12	66	49	94	5	n/a	n/a	4	230
2007	5	43	25	55	3	n/a	n/a	157	288
2008	12	87	62	89	3	n/a	n/a	0	253
2009	10	90	43	105	3	15	5	0	271
2010	6	67	33	114	3	12	4	0	239
2011	4	65	35	118	2	14	1	0	239
2012	7	76	22	124	3	19	2	0	253
2013	6	53	24	141	2	19	7	0	252
2014	3	45	14	83	3	13	4	0	165
2015	8	45	11	98	5	6	5	0	178
2016	9	37	16	92	2	7	4	0	167
2017	2	45	7	74	1	9	5	0	143
2018	6	45	10	89	2	10	7	0	169
2019	5	46	10	85	0	10	15	0	171
2020	1	50	4	74	2	11	10	0	152
2021	4	32	4	82	2	6	14	0	144
2022	4	33	3	79	0	4	11	0	134

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Downtown High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	251	8.0	31.3	n/a
1989	269	11.5	23.3	n/a
1990	249	14.5	17.1	n/a
1991	288	11.4	25.2	n/a
1992	297	11.6	25.6	n/a
1993	308	14.5	21.2	0
1994	500	15.4	32.5	0
1995	471	13.5	34.9	31.8
1996	471	13.5	34.9	31.8
1997	365	15.2	24.0	17.3
1998	320	13.9	23.0	33.1
1999	257	10.0	25.7	26.5
2000	260	9.0	28.9	34.2
2001	270	12.0	22.5	44.8
2002	272	13.5	20.1	58.8
2003	272	13.5	20.1	58.8
2004	273	12.0	22.8	37.5
2005	262	13.3	19.7	46.7
2006	230	14.8	15.5	0
2007	288	16.2	17.8	125.2
2008	253	16.0	15.8	47.8
2009	271	14.6	15.8	50.9
2010	239	13.0	18.3	54
2011	239	n/a	n/a	72.4
2012	253	14.2	17.7	51.8
2013	252	12.4	20.3	67.9
2014	165	12.5	13.2	72.1
2015	178	12.0	14.8	80.3
2016	167	12.0	13.9	74.9
2017	143	10.6	13.4	77.6
2018	169	8.5	19.8	77.5
2019	171	6.5	26.3	71.9
2020	152	n/a	n/a	72.4
2021	144	5.7	25.2	75.7
2022	134	6.7	19.8	75.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Downtown High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	251	8.0	31.3	n/a
1989	269	11.5	23.3	n/a
1990	249	14.5	17.1	n/a
1991	288	11.4	25.2	n/a
1992	297	11.6	25.6	n/a
1993	308	14.5	21.2	0
1994	500	15.4	32.5	0
1995	471	13.5	34.9	31.8
1996	471	13.5	34.9	31.8
1997	365	15.2	24.0	17.3
1998	320	13.9	23.0	33.1
1999	257	10.0	25.7	26.5
2000	260	9.0	28.9	34.2
2001	270	12.0	22.5	44.8
2002	272	13.5	20.1	58.8
2003	272	13.5	20.1	58.8
2004	273	12.0	22.8	37.5
2005	262	13.3	19.7	46.7
2006	230	14.8	15.5	0
2007	288	16.2	17.8	125.2
2008	253	16.0	15.8	47.8
2009	271	14.6	15.8	50.9
2010	239	13.0	18.3	54
2011	239	n/a	n/a	72.4
2012	253	14.2	17.7	51.8
2013	252	12.4	20.3	67.9
2014	165	12.5	13.2	72.1
2015	178	12.0	14.8	80.3
2016	167	12.0	13.9	74.9
2017	143	10.6	13.4	77.6
2018	169	8.5	19.8	77.5
2019	171	6.5	26.3	71.9
2020	152	n/a	n/a	72.4
2021	144	5.7	25.2	75.7
2022	134	6.7	19.8	75.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Downtown High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$6,103

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Downtown High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Downtown High)	0	13	13%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Francisco Unified)	63.1	64.8	1.7%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	54.8	2.5%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	171	144	15.8%
African American	46	32	30.4%
American Indian	0	2
Asian	10	4	60%
Hispanic	85	82	3.5%
Pacific Islander	10	6	40%
White	5	4	20%
Two or More Races	15	14	6.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	71.9%	75.7%	3.8%

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