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Lakeshore Alternative Elementary

Q: Is Lakeshore Alternative Elementary a good school?

Lakeshore Alternative Elementary ranks 3131 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lakeshore Alternative Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 416 students in the San Francisco Unified district, currently ranked in the 47th percentile among California elementary schools with a 2-star rating.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English (38.5%) and Math (32.09%) well below the district average and far behind nearby schools like Sunset Elementary and Ulloa Elementary. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, at 26.1%, which is dramatically higher than the 3.9% rate at Ulloa. Despite these challenges, the school spends more per student ($23,360) than most comparable schools and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 19:1. Performance varies greatly between grades, with 5th grade showing relative strength in science, while 4th grade math proficiency is notably low at 21.88%.

There are extreme disparities in outcomes for different student groups within the school, with some performing exceptionally well while others struggle significantly. The school's statewide ranking has declined from the 67th to the 47th percentile over the past decade, even as nearby schools have maintained or improved. While 65.62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, similar to Sheridan Elementary, Lakeshore's academic results are mixed in comparison, highlighting that demographics alone do not determine outcomes.

416

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,360

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Middlefield Dr.
San Francisco, CA 94132-1418

(415) 759-2825

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Lakeshore Alternative Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Denman (James) 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:

Asian:

32.7%

Hispanic:

22.4%

Two or more races:

18.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2013 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg48%

California avg41%

3,131^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	3131 of 5857	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	2382 of 5869	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	2170 of 5859	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	2339 of 5883	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	3611 of 5789	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	3127 of 5662	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.7	2618 of 5692	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.1	2534 of 5614	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.5	1876 of 5611	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.6	2961 of 5530	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.5	3113 of 5390	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.2	2462 of 5377	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	1999 of 5314	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.2	1389 of 5193	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	69.2	1443 of 5113	71.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.5	871 of 5113	83.0%	★★★★☆
2006	79.1	1001 of 4818	79.2%	★★★★☆
2005	73.2	1198 of 4822	75.2%	★★★★☆
2004	80.0	890 of 4809	81.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.6	589 of 747	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	481 of 700	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1081 of 1203	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	946 of 1205	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	942 of 1190	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	978 of 1154	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	973 of 1149	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	867 of 1071	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.3	1189 of 2227	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1584 of 2585	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1176 of 2128	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.0	202 of 3311	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	183 of 3246	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	2504 of 5597	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	2088 of 5612	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	2016 of 5609	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	2343 of 5635	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	3637 of 5492	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	3165 of 5413	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	5051 of 5107	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3857 of 5107	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3410 of 5087	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	1578 of 5084	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.1	4240 of 4963	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4011 of 4830	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	3375 of 5460	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	2420 of 5517	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	1691 of 5363	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	2240 of 5264	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	3418 of 5173	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	2642 of 5084	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	3499 of 5628	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	2447 of 5643	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	2158 of 5638	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	2180 of 5663	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	3309 of 5510	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	2913 of 5431	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	595 of 718	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	577 of 669	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	561 of 610	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	426 of 445	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	835 of 2847	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	895 of 2635	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	1153 of 2420	52.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	447 of 2598	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	601 of 2651	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	992 of 2661	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	965 of 2726	64.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)94th percentile+34 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2019)21st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science42%+10 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-10 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, February 2, 2017

Mulitcultural, great programs,good vibes. My daughter has had a great experience here after having a terrible experience at another school. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 10, 2015

My grandson will be starting first grade here this year and he really loves this school..I taught for forty years in the school district. I am in and out of many schools now because I sub. This school is unbelievable. It is calm,the atmosphere is fantastic, and everyone that works here seems genuinely happy and focused. When you walk into the classrooms,you see students who are engaged and often involved in hands-on activities. The principal is as good as it gets,and he is truly supportive of his staff, which explains why the teachers are happy. I volunteer here which,by the way,is really encouraged, so I see what is happening first hand. This is also one of the most diverse schools that I have ever been in and it really benefits the students. Who you do your learning with is more important than what you learn. When you are learning the way these students are, and it is occurring in the midst of this diverse atmosphere,you have entered a realm which most schools are trying to create,but unfortunately fall far short. Close Quote

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Lakeshore Alternative Elementary	Public	K-5	220 Middlefield Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2825	416	22	19.0	65.6%	51 (12.3%)	57 (13.7%)	93 (22.4%)	136 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	75 (18.0%)	41.3	3131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		53.3	2382^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.4%	749	42.4	42.4	31.0	29.7	56.9	38.5	32.9	21.9	40.9	32.1	91.5	93.9	96.3	92.7	91.5	91.5	$23,360	$1,211	$22,149
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%)	69.9	1605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		74.9	1369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	236	50.0	50.0	60.7	52.1	50.0	54.7	55.7	44.0	54.0	51.6	95.2	95.2	95.2		95.2		$22,893	$1,458	$21,435
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary	Public	K-5	50 Darien Way	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2807	364	16	23.4	45.1%	67 (18.4%)	9 (2.5%)	40 (11.0%)	199 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (13.2%)	75.8	1344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.1%		87.7	827^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.9%	517	54.0	54.0	55.0	46.9	58.7	53.5	66.7	57.8	57.1	60.4							$20,889	$1,415	$19,474
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%)	91.6	573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.2%		95.6	294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.0%	279	60.7	60.7	63.2	83.0	72.6	73.0	72.7	80.7	64.3	72.7							$21,436	$1,469	$19,967
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%)	92.7	498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		90	701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	203	69.1	69.1	62.7	75.4	82.4	73.5	67.2	79.7	79.4	75.5							$21,599	$1,747	$19,852
Ortega (Jose) Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Sargent St.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4726	410	16	25.1	54.6%	14 (3.4%)	18 (4.4%)	49 (12.0%)	275 (67.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.9%)	78	1241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		82.8	1046^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	195	52.4	52.4	54.7	54.8	53.1	54.2	62.5	67.7	65.1	65.1	91.7	95.0	96.7	95.0	93.3	96.7	$21,297	$1,864	$19,433
West Portal Elementary	Public	K-5	5 Lenox Way	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2846	588	25	23.7	32.3%	101 (17.2%)	8 (1.4%)	49 (8.3%)	341 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (15.0%)	83.9	968^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.5%		89.9	709^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	259	63.2	63.2	59.4	57.1	70.9	62.3	63.5	62.6	63.2	63.1							$20,666	$1,550	$19,116
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%)	96.3	215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.3%		98.6	42^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.3%	173	56.3	56.3	83.1	79.7	90.5	84.4	95.4	84.4	74.6	84.9							$22,516	$2,001	$20,515
Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	80 Fieldcrest Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1252	321	15	21.4	54.5%	43 (13.4%)	6 (1.9%)	131 (40.8%)	122 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.3%)	44.6	2910^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		33.2	3668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	758	14.0	14.0	52.4	55.0	38.8	48.1	46.5	53.5	17.5	37.1	94.7	96.5		94.7	96.5		$17,773	$2,581	$15,192
Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	431 Capitol Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4743	196	9	23.0	75.5%	13 (6.6%)	34 (17.3%)	88 (44.9%)	43 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.7%)	23.1	4587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.7	4494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	93	15.4	15.4	30.0	28.6	41.7	32.9	29.0	20.7	15.4	22.1							$29,549	$1,977	$27,572

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeshore Alternative Elementary

Is Lakeshore Alternative Elementary a good school?

Lakeshore Alternative Elementary ranks 3131^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lakeshore Alternative Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

What schools do graduates of Lakeshore Alternative Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lakeshore Alternative Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Denman (James) 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

How many students attend Lakeshore Alternative Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Lakeshore Alternative Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lakeshore Alternative Elementary?

Students at Lakeshore Alternative Elementary are 33% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 14% African American, 12% White.

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