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Key (Francis Scott) Elementary

Public Grades K-5

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Key (Francis Scott) Elementary serves 552 students in grades K–5 in San Francisco and is part of San Francisco Unified. In 2025–26, 75% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 68% in math and 68% in science. The clearest takeaway is that Key’s results were well above both district and state rates in all three subjects.

Key is especially strong locally in ELA and science, while math is a less distinctive result. Among eight nearby K–5 schools, Key ranked second in ELA, third in science among those with reported results, and fourth in math. Its rates exceeded the state by 26 points in ELA, 30 in math and 32 in science; its advantages over the district were 22, 22 and 24 points, respectively. Fourth-grade ELA is a notable weak spot within the school: 69% were proficient, compared with 79% in third grade and 78% in fifth. Key ranked fourth locally in fourth-grade ELA, versus second in third grade and third in fifth grade.

Results have improved overall since 2022–23, but trends differ by subject: ELA rose 10 points and science rose 17, while math fell 2. In the latest year, science jumped 12 points, while ELA fell 1 and math fell 3. SchoolDigger ranked Key 540th of 5,804 California schools, at the 91st percentile and five stars in 2025–26; its percentile stayed between 90 and 91 across the three years shown. Key also had the highest student–teacher ratio among the 11 nearby schools in 2024–25, at 27.6, compared with 26.7 at Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary. Its 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 27%, the lowest among 10 nearby schools with the same measure and year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking for Asian Students was at the 38th percentile, well below Key’s 91st-percentile overall ranking, indicating a weaker relative assessment of how well it serves this group. Its Special Education Students ranking rose from the 75th percentile in 2023–24 to the 91st in 2025–26, matching its overall percentile.

552

Students ?

27.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,720

Per pupil spending ?

27.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1530 43rd Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94122-2925

(415) 759-2811

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Key (Francis Scott) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Giannini (A.P.) 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:

Asian:

41.3%

White:

31.9%

Two or more races:

15.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Francisco Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg49%

California avg42%

542^nd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 70Elementary 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	92.0	542 of 5817	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	515 of 5857	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	605 of 5869	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	825 of 5859	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	716 of 5883	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	698 of 5789	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	942 of 5662	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	91.0	581 of 5692	89.8%	★★★★☆
2016	84.7	918 of 5614	83.6%	★★★★☆
2015	88.8	681 of 5611	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	1097 of 5530	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.7	1237 of 5390	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	1268 of 5377	76.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	1073 of 5314	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	82.0	891 of 5193	82.8%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	1161 of 5113	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	1202 of 5113	76.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.2	1092 of 4818	77.3%	★★★★☆
2005	77.8	1024 of 4822	78.8%	★★★★☆
2004	80.3	876 of 4809	81.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	754 of 1210	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	721 of 1203	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	754 of 1205	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	788 of 1190	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	740 of 1154	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	764 of 1149	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	798 of 1071	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.4	31 of 3311	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	124 of 3275	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	208 of 3246	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	674 of 5581	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	92.2	430 of 5597	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	406 of 5612	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	717 of 5609	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	555 of 5635	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	891 of 5492	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	1014 of 5413	81.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.1	67 of 5084	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	295 of 5423	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	607 of 5460	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	787 of 5517	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	665 of 5363	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	343 of 5264	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	157 of 5173	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	221 of 5084	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	354 of 5603	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	570 of 5628	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	803 of 5643	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	913 of 5638	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	911 of 5663	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	554 of 5510	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	897 of 5431	83.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	205 of 753	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	210 of 718	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	208 of 670	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	380 of 669	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	335 of 610	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	261 of 2927	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.6	150 of 2847	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	62.3	670 of 2635	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.2	981 of 2420	59.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	262 of 2536	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.0	530 of 2598	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	544 of 2651	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	726 of 2661	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	936 of 2726	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	1223 of 2834	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	927 of 2737	66.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)99th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2022)99th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)73rd percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2026)38th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics68%+30 vs state

Science68%+32 vs state

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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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 43rd Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2811	552	20	27.6	27.4%	176 (31.9%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (10.5%)	228 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (15.9%)	92	542^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	90.7%		92.4	515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.2%	27	67.7		67.7	79.1	69.5	78.1				75.5	69.8	67.4	67.7				68.2	≥ 99%		$14,720	$13,170	$1,550
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-5	1920 41st Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2760	402	16	25.6	33.6%	78 (19.4%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.7%)	235 (58.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.4%)	96	235^th of 5817 public elementary schools	96.0%		96.3	215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%	20	66.2		66.2	81.0	71.9	89.2				80.7	85.7	78.5	78.5				80.8	≥ 98%		$16,669	$15,118	$1,551
Lawton Alternative	Public	K-8	1570 31st Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2832	600	29	21.0	57.8%	28 (4.7%)	11 (1.8%)	28 (4.7%)	454 (75.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (12.3%)	96.1	227^th of 5817 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.1	230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%	3	72.7	73.4	73.1	70.3	76.6	89.4	82.8	87.3	75.0	80.3	76.6	84.4	78.8	75.4	78.1	65.6	76.5	≥ 98%		$17,573	$15,700	$1,873
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary	Public	K-5	2051 34th Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2837	442	17	26.7	40.0%	39 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.6%)	314 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.9%)	91.1	584^th of 5817 public elementary schools	90.0%		92.7	498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%	86	68.1		68.1	71.4	64.3	84.7				73.6	65.7	65.7	81.9				71.2	≥ 98%		$14,397	$13,134	$1,263
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	4545 Anza St.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8483	471	21	22.8	30.4%	123 (26.1%)	6 (1.3%)	64 (13.6%)	174 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	99 (21.0%)	92.1	537^th of 5817 public elementary schools	90.8%		90.8	615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%	78	56.4		56.4	77.8	76.9	69.2				74.7	80.0	83.3	61.5				75.0	≥ 98%		$15,893	$14,828	$1,065
Ulloa Elementary	Public	K-5	2650 42nd Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2841	520	23	22.3	57.3%	28 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.4%)	421 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.3%)	84.1	958^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.5%		91.6	573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.2%	385	61.4		61.4	50.6	60.0	77.7				62.7	64.4	62.5	72.7				66.5	≥ 98%		$17,607	$16,026	$1,581
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1725 Irving St.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2821	511	22	23.2	36.8%	107 (20.9%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (9.6%)	273 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.1%)	81.5	1063^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	81.7%		83.1	1016^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%	47	52.4		52.4	54.1	74.7	63.4				63.8	62.4	77.2	48.8				62.6	≥ 98%		$15,472	$14,310	$1,162
Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary	Public	K-5	2550 25th Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 615-8460	356	17	20.6	29.5%	104 (29.2%)	6 (1.7%)	53 (14.9%)	130 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (17.7%)	68.4	1664^th of 5817 public elementary schools	71.4%		69.9	1605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%	59	43.6		43.6	44.0	68.6	48.2				53.5	52.0	61.5	50.0				54.4	≥ 98%		$15,708	$14,436	$1,272
Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary	Public	K-8	1541 12th Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2764	594	23	25.5	36.5%	30 (5.1%)	31 (5.2%)	29 (4.9%)	371 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (22.2%)	95.8	250^th of 5817 public elementary schools	95.7%		96.7	177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%	73	59.1	63.6	61.4	74.2	84.9	80.3	81.5	90.6	87.9	83.2	83.3	81.8	75.8	84.6	78.1	69.7	78.9	97%	0%	$16,132	$15,054	$1,078
Argonne Elementary	Public	K-5	680 18th Ave.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8460	391	18	21.7	37.9%	107 (27.4%)	13 (3.3%)	53 (13.6%)	143 (36.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	72 (18.4%)	79.1	1170^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.9%		83.9	965^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.5%	205	53.2		53.2	53.3	62.3	61.3				59.0	68.9	59.7	51.6				60.0	91%	0%	$14,719	$13,646	$1,073

Frequently Asked Questions about Key (Francis Scott) Elementary

What schools do graduates of Key (Francis Scott) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Key (Francis Scott) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Giannini (A.P.) 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 Key (Francis Scott) Elementary?

Students at Key (Francis Scott) Elementary are 41% Asian, 32% White, 16% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

Is Key (Francis Scott) Elementary a good school?

Yes. Key (Francis Scott) Elementary ranks in the top 9.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Key (Francis Scott) Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

How many students attend Key (Francis Scott) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Key (Francis Scott) Elementary.

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