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Parks (Rosa) Elementary

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Parks (Rosa) Elementary ranks 2885 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rosa Parks Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 326 students in the San Francisco Unified district, representing a mid-tier option in a neighborhood with an extremely wide range of school performance.

Academically, the school has shown promising improvement, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating, and it outperforms several nearby schools with similar challenges, such as Redding Elementary and Tenderloin Community. It shows a particular strength in supporting English Language Learners. However, test scores are below the district average, and there are significant performance dips in 4th grade, as well as a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the district and state. The school's results are mixed when considering its substantial per-student funding of over $26,000.

Compared to other local options, Rosa Parks sits in the middle of a stark spectrum. It performs better than some higher-poverty schools but lags behind higher-performing neighbors like McKinley Elementary and Sherman Elementary. Interestingly, the nearby Creative Arts Charter achieves strong results with lower funding, highlighting the varied educational approaches in the area.

326

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,305

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 O'Farrell St.
San Francisco, CA 94115-3762

(415) 749-3519

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Parks (Rosa) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Presidio 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:

Hispanic:

27.0%

Two or more races:

23.6%

African American:

19.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg48%

California avg41%

2,885^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	45.0	2885 of 5857	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.2	4093 of 5869	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2905 of 5859	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	2740 of 5883	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	3027 of 5789	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	3298 of 5662	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.2	2316 of 5692	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.1	1901 of 5614	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	83.1	973 of 5611	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	42.6	3144 of 5530	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.0	3875 of 5390	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	3931 of 5377	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	4116 of 5314	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	4153 of 5193	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.6	2911 of 5113	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.0	3292 of 5113	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.9	3933 of 4818	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.5	2807 of 4822	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.1	2869 of 4809	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.4	550 of 593	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	723 of 747	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	626 of 700	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1044 of 1203	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.4	774 of 1190	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	914 of 1149	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	887 of 1071	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	21.4	2277 of 2585	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.0	1122 of 3162	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	988 of 3275	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	1042 of 3246	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	2331 of 5597	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	2508 of 5612	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	2754 of 5609	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	2849 of 5635	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	2222 of 5492	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	2345 of 5413	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	2953 of 5107	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3668 of 5107	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4046 of 5084	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	2964 of 4963	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3785 of 4830	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4766 of 5460	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4756 of 5517	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3618 of 5363	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3938 of 5264	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	4741 of 5173	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	4664 of 5084	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3172 of 5628	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	5044 of 5643	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	2731 of 5638	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	2435 of 5663	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	3796 of 5510	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	4178 of 5431	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	368 of 718	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	550 of 669	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	463 of 610	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	380 of 445	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	306 of 339	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	2135 of 2847	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1160 of 2635	56.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	53.0	1458 of 2834	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1901 of 2737	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)49th percentile~ school

White (2019)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-38 vs school

Disabled (2019)12th percentile-36 vs school

African American (2024)7th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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
Parks (Rosa) Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 O'Farrell St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3519	326	16	21.0	62.6%	29 (8.9%)	64 (19.6%)	88 (27.0%)	63 (19.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	77 (23.6%)	45	2885^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.7%		28.2	4093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	1208	32.7		32.7	52.4	32.1	49.1				44.0	47.6	24.5	32.7				34.0	90.2	90.2	94.1	90.2	90.2	90.2	$26,305	$1,985	$24,320
Creative Arts Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Turk St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	Creative Arts Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3509	440	24	18.7	28.4%	178 (40.5%)	53 (12.0%)	120 (27.3%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (15.7%)	61.4	1992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%		62.7	1946^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.8%	46	53.1	30.8	41.6	38.1	49.0	57.1	66.7	70.9	54.9	57.1	42.9	32.7	49.0	35.7	44.6	44.0	41.4	91.7	94.4	94.4	94.4	91.7	94.4	$15,100	$78	$15,022
Tenderloin Community	Public	K-5	627 Turk St.	San Francisco	94102	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3567	282	11	25.6	74.1%	40 (14.2%)	26 (9.2%)	144 (51.1%)	48 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	19 (6.7%)	15.7	5211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%		17.6	5066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.7%	145	20.0		20.0	19.5	15.6	30.6				22.2	11.9	8.7	21.6				14.4	90.9	90.9	93.2	93.2	90.9	93.2	$26,175	$2,104	$24,071
Cobb (William L.) Elementary	Public	K-5	2725 California St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3505	134	7	20.6	70.1%	11 (8.2%)	45 (33.6%)	42 (31.3%)	13 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (17.2%)	43.2	2991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		49.1	2605^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.6%	386	40.9		40.9	26.3	35.3	50.0				37.9	47.4	23.5	31.8				34.5	88.9	91.1	93.3	93.3	91.1	93.3	$30,204	$2,834	$27,370
Muir (John) Elementary	Public	K-5	380 Webster St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6335	260	12	22.6	75.4%	20 (7.7%)	46 (17.7%)	171 (65.8%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	54.7	2326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%		63.6	1899^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.6%	427	10.0		10.0	50.0	21.9	45.5				39.8	84.2	47.2	56.4				62.8	84.9	90.9	93.9	84.9	90.9	87.9	$27,998	$1,966	$26,032
San Francisco Public Montessori	Public	K-5	2340 Jackson St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3544	107	4	26.7	52.3%	24 (22.4%)	16 (15.0%)	30 (28.0%)	11 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	24 (22.4%)	30.8	3895^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%		65.2	1808^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.2%	2087	30.8		30.8	23.8	53.3	30.8				34.7	19.1	40.0	15.4				24.5							$25,206	$1,708	$23,498
Redding Elementary	Public	K-5	1421 Pine St.	San Francisco	94109	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3525	240	9	26.6	70.0%	68 (28.3%)	28 (11.7%)	66 (27.5%)	49 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (10.4%)	7.6	5755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.7%		32.9	3695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	2060	3.3		3.3	7.3	23.1	20.0				15.5	9.3	7.4	9.1				8.7	88.5	91.8	93.4	90.2	90.2	91.8	$22,127	$2,022	$20,105
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1451 Jackson St.	San Francisco	94109	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3535	234	13	18.7	68.4%	14 (6.0%)	10 (4.3%)	142 (60.7%)	52 (22.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	27.2	4197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		36	3439^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.4%	758	12.9		12.9	30.0	37.1	22.6				30.2	45.5	30.6	13.8				30.6	91.2	94.1	94.1	91.2	91.2	94.1	$24,305	$2,410	$21,895
Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	1651 Union St.	San Francisco	94123	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3530	291	13	22.0	38.1%	120 (41.2%)	24 (8.2%)	49 (16.8%)	47 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.2%)	62.3	1949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.7%		64.6	1847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	102	39.5		39.5	57.5	54.3	53.7				55.3	51.0	35.9	41.9				43.5	90.7	90.7	94.4	92.6	90.7	92.6	$23,422	$2,342	$21,080
Tule Elk Park Children Center	Public	K	2110 Greenwich St.	San Francisco	94123	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 749-3551	73			19.2%	21 (28.8%)	2 (2.7%)	15 (20.5%)	16 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (26.0%)								(n/a)																		90.5			92.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Parks (Rosa) Elementary

How many students attend Parks (Rosa) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Parks (Rosa) Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Parks (Rosa) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parks (Rosa) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Presidio 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 Parks (Rosa) Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Parks (Rosa) Elementary?

Students at Parks (Rosa) Elementary are 27% Hispanic, 24% Two or more races, 20% African American, 19% Asian, 9% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Parks (Rosa) Elementary a good school?

Parks (Rosa) Elementary ranks 2885^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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