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Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary

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Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary ranks 3883 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3883^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 381 students in San Francisco's Mission District, operating within the San Francisco Unified school district and showing a remarkable pattern of improvement in recent years.

The school has made impressive academic gains, moving from one of the lowest-ranked schools in the state to the 34th percentile, and it now outperforms many nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Chavez (Cesar) Elementary and Bryant Elementary, in English and math. Notably, Flynn Elementary excels in supporting its special education students, ranking in the 68th percentile statewide for that subgroup, and has dramatically reduced chronic student absenteeism from 60% to 34.3% since 2022.

While Flynn Elementary's test scores still trail the district and state averages, its strong upward trajectory, efficient use of resources, and specialized success with certain student groups make it a compelling option. Families may also consider higher-performing local schools like King (Thomas Starr) Elementary or charter schools such as Mission Preparatory, but Flynn represents a rapidly improving community school with particular strengths.

381

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,693

Per pupil spending ?

63%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3125 Cesar Chavez St.
San Francisco, CA 94110-4722

(415) 695-5770

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lick (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:

Hispanic:

63.3%

White:

14.2%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg48%

California avg41%

3,883^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^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	30.9	3883 of 5857	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3678 of 5869	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4814 of 5859	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	4764 of 5883	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	5515 of 5789	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	5312 of 5662	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	5314 of 5692	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	4937 of 5614	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.6	3577 of 5611	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	16.5	4958 of 5530	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.6	4869 of 5390	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	4987 of 5377	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	5026 of 5314	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.5	4982 of 5193	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	4314 of 5113	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	3934 of 5113	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.6	3876 of 4818	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	4228 of 4822	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.2	4180 of 4809	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	16.3	2562 of 2585	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	2041 of 2128	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	2091 of 3162	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	2651 of 3245	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1988 of 3311	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	2463 of 3275	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	2501 of 3246	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	3698 of 5597	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3865 of 5612	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4767 of 5609	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4904 of 5635	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	5073 of 5492	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	4864 of 5413	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	4010 of 5107	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	3991 of 5107	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	4875 of 5087	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4648 of 5084	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	4816 of 4963	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	4695 of 4830	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	4948 of 5460	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	4131 of 5517	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	5256 of 5363	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	4946 of 5264	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	5096 of 5173	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	4983 of 5084	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	3826 of 5628	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	3213 of 5643	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4447 of 5638	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4103 of 5663	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	5343 of 5510	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	5192 of 5431	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	3.0	656 of 669	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	924 of 2847	67.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)2nd percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2019)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-9 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
Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary	Public	K-5	3125 Cesar Chavez St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5770	381	18	21.1	63.0%	54 (14.2%)	36 (9.4%)	241 (63.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	37 (9.7%)	30.9	3883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		33.1	3678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	205	30.2		30.2	27.3	32.7	39.3				33.3	32.7	28.3	23.0				27.8	92.6	95.7		93.6	95.7	94.7	$23,693	$1,921	$21,772
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
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary	Public	K-5	825 Shotwell St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5765	397	16	24.5	74.1%	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.5%)	368 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	10.5	5602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		11	5630^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	28	11.1		11.1	4.6	13.6	26.7				14.7	16.9	14.7	12.9				14.9	88.0	90.7	92.0	89.3	89.3	92.0	$24,567	$2,595	$21,972
Mission Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1050 York St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	Mission Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 508-9626	491	24	20.5	83.7%	14 (2.9%)	28 (5.7%)	410 (83.5%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	60.3	2048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		49.3	2586^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.9%	538	26.4	34.7	30.4	46.2	68.6	43.4	61.5	55.8	57.1	55.3	51.9	54.9	30.2	42.3	25.0	28.6	38.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	$20,469	$2,541	$17,928
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8	Public	K-8	3351 23rd St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5881	586	28	20.6	65.7%	22 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	531 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	13.7	5369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		15.2	5291^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	78	13.2	12.7	13.0	11.5	28.6	23.5	25.8	25.0	35.5	25.0	15.6	19.7	13.2	9.1	18.0	22.6	16.3	94.4	95.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	$27,121	$2,402	$24,719
Moscone (George R.) Elementary	Public	K-5	2576 Harrison St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5736	334	15	22.2	77.5%	5 (1.5%)	8 (2.4%)	222 (66.5%)	77 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	24.6	4444^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		39.6	3202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.4%	1242	24.2		24.2	22.6	30.2	27.4				26.8	29.6	25.0	25.8				26.7	96.2	96.2			96.2		$23,762	$1,894	$21,868
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
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary	Public	K-5	65 Chenery St.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5669	418	18	23.2	51.9%	83 (19.9%)	2 (0.5%)	290 (69.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	52.8	2447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		40.9	3131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	684	32.1		32.1	41.9	45.9	52.8				46.6	42.9	45.2	39.3				42.5	94.2	94.2	96.2	94.2	96.2	96.2	$22,737	$1,834	$20,903
Serra (Junipero) Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Holly Park Cir.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5685	283	12	23.9	67.8%	11 (3.9%)	12 (4.2%)	213 (75.3%)	27 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.0%)	20.1	4815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		37.2	3348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	1467	14.0		14.0	12.8	35.7	25.0				25.9	10.5	33.3	14.6				21.3							$33,212	$10,097	$23,115

Frequently Asked Questions about Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary

Is Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary a good school?

Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary ranks 3883^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary?

Students at Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

How many students attend Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lick (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

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