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Guadalupe Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4689^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Guadalupe Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 273 students in San Francisco's Excelsior neighborhood, operating within the San Francisco Unified school district and serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science consistently below both district and state averages, placing it in the bottom fifth of all California elementary schools. This performance is notably lower than several nearby schools, such as Monroe Elementary and Panorama Elementary, which serve similar student populations but achieve much higher proficiency rates. While chronic absenteeism at Guadalupe is high, it has shown meaningful improvement from pandemic peaks. The school does demonstrate a particular strength in serving its English Language Learners, where its performance ranks above average statewide.

The school's situation presents a complex picture: it receives funding above the state average, yet outcomes have remained low and volatile over time. The proximity of higher-performing schools with similar demographics, however, suggests that improvement is possible. Recent progress in reducing absenteeism and effective support for English Learners could be foundations for building broader academic success in the future.

273

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,917

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

859 Prague St.
San Francisco, CA 94112-4516

(415) 469-4718

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Guadalupe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Visitacion Valley Middle
High:	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
	Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
	Balboa High
	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
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	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:

75.8%

Asian:

15.0%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg48%

California avg41%

4,689^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd 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	21.7	4689 of 5857	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4709 of 5869	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	4271 of 5859	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4728 of 5883	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	4252 of 5789	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4466 of 5662	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	4742 of 5692	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	4914 of 5614	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	4126 of 5611	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.0	3680 of 5530	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.4	3116 of 5390	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.4	2875 of 5377	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	2529 of 5314	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.7	2768 of 5193	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.7	2454 of 5113	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.7	2629 of 5113	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.6	2156 of 4818	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.7	2350 of 4822	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.8	2318 of 4809	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.6	995 of 1149	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	1467 of 3162	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	1342 of 3245	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	1289 of 3311	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	1315 of 3275	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.7	1960 of 3246	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4127 of 5597	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4756 of 5612	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4734 of 5609	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4684 of 5635	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4294 of 5492	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3939 of 5413	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	4584 of 5107	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	4418 of 5107	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	4162 of 5087	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4694 of 5084	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4335 of 4963	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4496 of 4830	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4358 of 5460	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4311 of 5517	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	3107 of 5363	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4135 of 5264	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3726 of 5173	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3779 of 5084	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4779 of 5628	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4225 of 5643	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3544 of 5638	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4401 of 5663	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3806 of 5510	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4530 of 5431	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)54th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2019)13th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-26 vs state

Science21%-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
Guadalupe Elementary	Public	K-5	859 Prague St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4718	273	11	24.8	78.4%	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.8%)	207 (75.8%)	41 (15.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	21.7	4689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		21.6	4709^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.8%	20	21.1		21.1	20.0	23.4	23.7				22.4	30.0	22.2	31.6				27.6							$23,917	$2,356	$21,561
Panorama Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Bellevue Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 586-6595	116	8	14.4	35.3%	18 (15.5%)	2 (1.7%)	47 (40.5%)	38 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.5%)	65.2	1827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.8%		70.3	1581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	246	81.3		81.3	25.0	35.7	81.3				47.8	47.1	42.9	87.5				59.6							$26,159	$721	$25,438
McLaren (John) Children Centers	Public	K	2055 Sunnydale Ave.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 469-4519	16			50.0%	1 (6.3%)	2 (12.5%)	5 (31.3%)	5 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (18.8%)								(n/a)
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	251 Whittier St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1236	206	10	20.6	61.7%	6 (2.9%)	5 (2.4%)	102 (49.5%)	80 (38.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	8 (3.9%)	43.3	2989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		54.3	2328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.3%	661	21.9		21.9	28.0	44.4	53.1				43.0	36.0	47.1	28.1				37.4	92.0						$26,842	$4,397	$22,445
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	755 Morse St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4730	466	20	23.5	57.5%	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	257 (55.2%)	149 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	34 (7.3%)	21.7	4697^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		23.2	4567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.2%	130	20.2		20.2	25.4	19.7	37.4				27.9	26.5	17.3	22.6				22.0	91.2	91.2	92.7	91.2	91.2	91.2	$24,071	$2,716	$21,355
Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	455 Athens St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4709	300	14	22.2	69.7%	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	250 (83.3%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	10.4	5610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		7.9	5778^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	168	7.8		7.8	23.1	1.9	20.6				15.5	19.2	7.6	14.1				13.6	88.9	91.1		93.3	93.3		$25,118	$2,011	$23,107
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	260 Madrid St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4736	533	20	26.2	75.8%	16 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	280 (52.5%)	213 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	60.5	2040^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%		60.4	2050^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	10	42.7		42.7	44.7	45.4	59.6				49.8	46.0	41.7	49.4				45.6							$23,466	$2,923	$20,543
San Francisco Community Alternative	Public	K-8	125 Excelsior Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4739	230	12	18.8	50.0%	40 (17.4%)	26 (11.3%)	104 (45.2%)	29 (12.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.6%)	49.3	2634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.0%		60.5	2044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.2%	590	44.8	27.8	38.3	46.4	51.6	48.3	20.8	36.4	29.4	40.7	46.4	46.7	31.0	16.7	18.2	22.2	32.9	93.8	93.8	93.8		93.8		$22,548	$2,210	$20,338
Bayshore	Public	K-8	155 Oriente St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Bayshore Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-5443	342	17	20.0	63.7%	23 (6.7%)	8 (2.3%)	160 (46.8%)	101 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	28 (8.2%)	25.3	4368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		31.9	3794^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	574	21.6	14.6	17.7	23.7	32.1	32.4	26.9	51.4	36.2	34.3	31.6	46.4	13.5	14.8	32.4	39.6	30.2							$20,357	$3,291	$17,066
Visitacion Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Schwerin St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4796	239	11	21.2	79.1%	3 (1.3%)	20 (8.4%)	74 (31.0%)	109 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	16 (6.7%)	26.4	4282^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.9%		37.1	3364^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	918	18.6		18.6	24.0	28.0	46.5				33.1	24.5	24.0	27.8				25.5	92.0			96.0	94.0	96.0	$26,076	$2,177	$23,899

Frequently Asked Questions about Guadalupe Elementary

Is Guadalupe Elementary a good school?

Guadalupe Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Guadalupe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Guadalupe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Visitacion Valley 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 district is Guadalupe Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

How many students attend Guadalupe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Guadalupe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Guadalupe Elementary?

Students at Guadalupe Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% African American.

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