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King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

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King (Thomas Starr) Elementary ranks 597 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of California elementary schools

Summary

King (Thomas Starr) Elementary is a San Francisco Unified school serving 333 students in kindergarten through grade 5. In 2025–26, it had the highest all-grades results among the nearby district K–5 schools with results, and its proficiency rates were above the state and district in all three tested subjects. That across-the-board lead is the school’s most important distinction.

Math is King’s strongest subject relative to its comparison schools: 73% of students were proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 46% in San Francisco Unified. The nearby district K–5 schools averaged 21%, putting King 51 percentage points ahead. ELA proficiency was 72% at King, versus 49% statewide, 54% districtwide and a nearby-school average of 27%. Science is the relative soft spot, but King still reached 56%, compared with 36% statewide, 44% districtwide and a nearby-school average of 19%. The closest nearby school, Webster (Daniel) Elementary, scored 58% in ELA, 51% in math and 48% in science; King led by 14, 22 and 7 percentage points, respectively.

All three subjects improved from 2022–23 to 2025–26: proficiency rose 11 percentage points in ELA, 11 in math and 8 in science, though results fluctuated along the way. SchoolDigger ranks King at the 90th statewide percentile with 4 stars, up from the 78th percentile in 2021–22. Its student-teacher ratio was 19.3:1 in 2024–25, and 38% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year—lower than most nearby schools reporting the same measure. SchoolDigger’s measure of results for Asian students placed King at the 67th percentile in 2025–26, below its overall 90th percentile; for Low Socio Economic Status Students, it was at the 91st percentile, up from the 59th the previous year.

333

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,366

Per pupil spending ?

38.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1215 Carolina St.
San Francisco, CA 94107-3322

(415) 695-5797

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend King (Thomas Starr) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Aptos 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:

Asian:

33.3%

Two or more races:

28.2%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg49%

California avg42%

597^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 70Elementary Schools in the San Francisco Unified

702^nd of 1,530San 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
2026	90.8	597 of 5817	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.4	1054 of 5857	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	949 of 5869	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	1125 of 5859	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	1283 of 5883	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	1260 of 5789	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	1517 of 5662	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	62.8	1890 of 5692	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.0	2237 of 5614	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.2	1571 of 5611	72.0%	★★★★☆
2013	49.6	2715 of 5530	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.5	2712 of 5390	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.8	4476 of 5377	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	4726 of 5314	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.4	4986 of 5193	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	4920 of 5113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.9	4450 of 5113	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.6	4240 of 4818	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	4231 of 4822	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.9	4200 of 4809	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	404 of 1210	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	651 of 1203	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.4	482 of 1205	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	346 of 1190	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	501 of 1154	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	646 of 1149	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.7	159 of 1071	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	1026 of 5581	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	1561 of 5597	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	1201 of 5612	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	1320 of 5609	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	1390 of 5635	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	1619 of 5492	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	1836 of 5413	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	1273 of 5094	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.6	500 of 5423	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	53.5	2221 of 5460	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	1562 of 5517	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	2529 of 5363	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	2523 of 5264	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	2732 of 5173	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	2521 of 5084	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	309 of 5603	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.2	675 of 5628	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	707 of 5643	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	923 of 5638	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	1104 of 5663	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	1057 of 5510	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	1317 of 5431	75.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	125 of 718	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	234 of 670	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	336 of 669	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	328 of 610	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)94th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2026)67th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics73%+34 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Science56%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	90.8	597^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.7%		82.4	1054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%	457	55.6		55.6	75.5	68.3	71.1				71.9	77.6	78.1	62.2				72.6	≥ 98%		$16,366	$15,140	$1,226
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%)	12.2	5455^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.2%		14.3	5329^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%	126	9.4		9.4	16.7	13.2	37.5				21.7	19.4	5.3	15.6				13.2	93%	0%	$23,542	$21,644	$1,898
Webster (Daniel) Elementary	Public	K-5	465 Missouri St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5787	354	16	22.8	30.5%	101 (28.5%)	24 (6.8%)	148 (41.8%)	29 (8.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.1%)	71.7	1499^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.2%		70.7	1567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.2%	68	48.5		48.5	55.7	56.3	60.9				57.7	56.7	50.8	45.6				50.8	95%	0%	$16,049	$14,898	$1,151
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%)	64.4	1853^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	68.1%		60.3	2048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%	195	36.5	36.5	36.5	64.0	55.8	51.9	48.2	66.0	55.8	56.6	53.1	57.7	44.2	35.7	31.9	28.9	41.9	≥ 98%
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%)	24.4	4428^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.9%		24.6	4444^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%	16	17.3		17.3	33.3	32.8	32.7				32.9	37.3	25.4	11.5				24.7	≥ 98%		$20,234	$18,384	$1,850
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%)	15.6	5168^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.2%		30.9	3883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%	1285	26.8		26.8	16.4	19.4	29.6				21.5	15.5	17.7	15.1				16.2	93%	0%	$17,110	$15,506	$1,604
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%)	9.6	5627^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.3%		10.5	5602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%	25	4.5		4.5	18.6	17.9	18.2				18.2	25.0	11.9	7.6				14.5	95%	0%	$17,413	$15,466	$1,947
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%)	14.9	5230^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.1%		13.7	5369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%	139	21.7	12.1	17.0	11.7	24.4	27.6	28.6	24.1	38.6	25.8	14.5	24.4	11.9	10.9	14.3	13.8	14.5	97%	0%	$18,960	$17,384	$1,576
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%)	6.3	5756^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.4	5798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%	42	0.0	8.5	5.1	9.3	11.9	12.5	14.0	17.7	13.8	13.5	7.5	13.6	7.7	7.0	4.8	1.7	7.1	93%	0%	$20,542	$18,908	$1,634
Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1575 15th St.	San Francisco	94103	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6280	245	10	25.1	79.2%	16 (6.5%)	6 (2.4%)	213 (86.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	5	5796^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.4%		7.3	5769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%	27	5.1		5.1	4.8	4.9	12.2				7.3	9.8	10.0	5.3				8.4	90%	0%	$21,734	$19,668	$2,066

Frequently Asked Questions about King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

What schools do graduates of King (Thomas Starr) Elementary attend?

Students who attend King (Thomas Starr) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aptos 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 King (Thomas Starr) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended King (Thomas Starr) Elementary.

What district is King (Thomas Starr) Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

What is the racial makeup of King (Thomas Starr) Elementary?

Students at King (Thomas Starr) Elementary are 33% Asian, 28% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 11% African American, 10% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Is King (Thomas Starr) Elementary a good school?

King (Thomas Starr) Elementary ranks 597^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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