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Carver (George Washington) Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5785^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carver (George Washington) Elementary is a small public K-5 school serving 93 students in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood, operating within the San Francisco Unified district, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 1% of California elementary schools.

The school's most pressing issue is chronic absenteeism, with about two-thirds of students missing a significant amount of school, a rate more than double the district average. This severe attendance problem is closely linked to its critically low academic performance, where only 10% of students are proficient in English and Math, and 0% in Science. Despite these challenges, the school spends over $30,000 per student, which is higher than the district average for similar schools, yet this substantial investment has not translated into improved outcomes, raising questions about how resources are being utilized.

Interestingly, school performance varies dramatically even within this small geographic area. For example, Thomas Starr King Elementary, located less than two miles away, ranks in the 82nd percentile with strong proficiency rates and much lower absenteeism, while El Dorado Elementary faces similar academic struggles. This stark contrast suggests that factors like school leadership, specific programs, and teaching quality play a decisive role. Addressing the attendance crisis appears to be the most critical immediate step for Carver Elementary to begin improving student learning.

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,159

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1360 Oakdale Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94124-2724

(415) 330-1540

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Carver (George Washington) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Aptos Middle
	Brown Junior (Willie L) 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:

African American:

53.8%

Hispanic:

22.6%

Pacific Islander:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (67% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg50%

California avg43%

5,785^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

67^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	6.8	5785 of 5857	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	5775 of 5869	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	5810 of 5859	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	5520 of 5883	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5590 of 5789	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	5214 of 5662	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	5598 of 5692	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	5454 of 5614	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	4965 of 5611	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.7	4150 of 5530	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	4670 of 5390	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.2	4993 of 5377	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.4	4987 of 5314	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	5038 of 5193	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	4781 of 5113	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	4820 of 5113	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.5	4320 of 4818	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.6	4204 of 4822	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.1	4005 of 4809	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.9	579 of 661	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	638 of 663	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	622 of 747	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	396 of 700	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	10.1	5306 of 5492	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	5193 of 5413	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	5314 of 5460	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	5312 of 5517	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	5332 of 5363	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	4994 of 5264	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4780 of 5173	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4066 of 5084	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	7.9	5587 of 5638	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4581 of 5663	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	5081 of 5510	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	4581 of 5431	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)12th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-39 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 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
Carver (George Washington) Elementary	Public	K-5	1360 Oakdale Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1540	93	5	20.6	83.9%	0 (0.0%)	50 (53.8%)	21 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	13 (14.0%)	8 (8.6%)	6.8	5785^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.2%		8	5775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	10				14.3	10.5					10.0	14.3	10.5					10.0							$30,159	$2,609	$27,550
Malcolm X Academy	Public	K-5	350 Harbor Rd.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5950	97	6	17.6	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	60 (61.9%)	10 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.3%)	17 (17.5%)	12.7	5451^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.9%		8.1	5767^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.7%	316	6.3		6.3		35.7	12.5				23.1	0.0	21.4	6.3				9.8	72.7	77.3	90.9	77.3	77.3	77.3	$34,731	$3,720	$31,011
Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy	Public	K-5	50 Pomona Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1526	200	9	23.5	73.5%	0 (0.0%)	110 (55.0%)	63 (31.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	19 (9.5%)	11.4	5544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.9	5780^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.5%	236	11.5		11.5	27.3	22.6	19.2				22.8	13.6	6.5	7.7				8.9							$29,147	$2,728	$26,419
Harte (Bret) Elementary	Public	K-5	1035 Gilman Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1520	257	13	20.5	80.9%	1 (0.4%)	48 (18.7%)	164 (63.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	24 (9.3%)	7.1	5773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		11.7	5572^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.1%	201	8.1		8.1	7.9	14.3	13.9				12.1	10.5	9.3	8.3				9.4	94.6	96.4	96.4		96.4	96.4	$27,880	$2,999	$24,881
KIPP Bayview Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	948 Hollister	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP Bayview Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 404-2602	135	9	15.1	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (48.9%)	41 (30.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	18 (13.3%)	8.8	5693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		12.9	5490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.5%	203				16.7	16.0					16.3	16.7	12.0					14.0	21.2	51.5	36.4	36.4	63.6	33.3	$47,064	$2,046	$45,018
Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary	Public	K-5	423 Burrows St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1530	564	22	26.1	79.3%	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	206 (36.5%)	309 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.6%)	47.9	2710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%		51	2509^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	201	28.3		28.3	38.9	43.0	46.9				43.0	38.5	46.0	39.4				41.4	93.1	96.0	97.0	96.0	95.1	97.0	$23,946	$2,960	$20,986
El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Delta St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1537	128	4	32.0	71.9%	2 (1.6%)	22 (17.2%)	61 (47.7%)	17 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.3%)	9 (7.0%)	4.5	5846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		8.6	5744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	102	8.3		8.3	0.0	11.1	0.0				4.9	0.0	5.6	0.0				2.4							$31,716	$3,563	$28,153
Revere (Paul) Elementary	Public	K-8	555 Tompkins Ave.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5656	453	25	18.4	72.2%	7 (1.5%)	34 (7.5%)	349 (77.0%)	27 (6.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.2%)	6.4	5798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%		6	5839^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	41	7.0	4.9	5.8	3.5	7.3	14.0	20.0	7.8	13.1	11.2	7.0	12.2	0.0	6.8	5.9	3.3	5.8	91.7	95.0	95.0	91.7	93.3	93.3	$24,570	$2,496	$22,074
King (Thomas Starr) Elementary	Public	K-5	1215 Carolina St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5797	333	17	19.3	38.4%	34 (10.2%)	35 (10.5%)	50 (15.0%)	111 (33.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	94 (28.2%)	82.4	1054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%		85	949^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.8%	105	51.1		51.1	61.4	59.6	61.7				60.9	68.2	61.7	64.4				64.7	94.0	96.0	94.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	$23,450	$1,670	$21,780
Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	2641 25th St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5780	237	12	20.6	82.3%	6 (2.5%)	11 (4.6%)	209 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	14.3	5329^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%		7.5	5792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.3%	463	7.9		7.9	24.3	8.1	25.7				19.3	36.1	13.9	7.9				19.1	86.5	89.2		89.2	89.2		$26,212	$2,327	$23,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver (George Washington) Elementary

Is Carver (George Washington) Elementary a good school?

Carver (George Washington) Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Carver (George Washington) Elementary?

Students at Carver (George Washington) Elementary are 54% African American, 23% Hispanic, 14% Pacific Islander, 9% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Carver (George Washington) Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

How many students attend Carver (George Washington) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 93 students attended Carver (George Washington) Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Carver (George Washington) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carver (George Washington) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aptos Middle
Middle : Brown Junior (Willie L) 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

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