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West Portal Elementary

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West Portal Elementary ranks 1014 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1014^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

West Portal Elementary is a K–5 school in San Francisco serving 588 students. In 2025–2026, its results were above both district and California averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The key takeaway is that West Portal performs well against those broad benchmarks, but its standing among nearby schools is more mixed.

Math is West Portal’s clearest strength against the state: 65% of students met the standard, compared with 38% statewide and 46% in San Francisco Unified. Its ELA results were 61%, versus 49% statewide and 54% districtwide; science was 54%, versus 36% and 44%. Locally, though, West Portal ranked eighth of 11 schools in ELA and sixth in both math and science. Its math result was 3 percentage points above the nearby-school average, while ELA was 3 points below and science 1 point below. Attendance is another bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 11%, compared with 18% statewide and 33% districtwide, the third-lowest rate among the 11 schools.

Results have shifted over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA fell from 71% to 61% and math from 70% to 65%; science rose from 48% to 54% overall, despite dropping 9 points from its prior-year peak. SchoolDigger rates West Portal at the 83rd statewide percentile, with 4 stars and a rank of 1,012 out of 5,804; four nearby schools rank higher. Its student-teacher ratio of 23.7 is close to the nearby average of 23.9. In 2024–2025, 32% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, compared with a 37% average at nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well West Portal serves Asian students places it at the 28th percentile, far below its 83rd-percentile overall standing; its White-student ranking also fell, from the 90th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 68th in 2025–2026.

588

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,801

Per pupil spending ?

32.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

5 Lenox Way
San Francisco, CA 94127-1111

(415) 759-2846

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend West Portal Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hoover (Herbert) 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:

58.0%

White:

17.2%

Two or more races:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg49%

California avg42%

1,014^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	83.0	1014 of 5817	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	968 of 5857	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	709 of 5869	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	764 of 5859	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	794 of 5883	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	1063 of 5789	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	931 of 5662	83.6%	★★★★☆
2017	61.6	1938 of 5692	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	82.8	1006 of 5614	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	88.5	696 of 5611	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	88.8	544 of 5530	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	81.1	962 of 5390	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	86.0	681 of 5377	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.6	695 of 5314	86.9%	★★★★☆
2009	87.9	594 of 5193	88.6%	★★★★☆
2008	91.5	399 of 5113	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	419 of 5113	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.7	650 of 4818	86.5%	★★★★☆
2005	92.4	362 of 4822	92.5%	★★★★★
2004	84.1	744 of 4809	84.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	877 of 1210	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	865 of 1203	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	819 of 1205	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	844 of 1190	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	841 of 1154	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	910 of 1149	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	840 of 1071	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.1	131 of 3162	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	326 of 3245	90.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	155 of 3311	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	205 of 3275	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	163 of 3246	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	989 of 5581	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.0	937 of 5597	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	770 of 5612	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	881 of 5609	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	739 of 5635	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	1172 of 5492	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	846 of 5413	84.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.4	493 of 5084	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	926 of 5423	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	937 of 5460	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.6	299 of 5517	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	402 of 5363	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	363 of 5264	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	510 of 5173	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	437 of 5084	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	1005 of 5603	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.0	1019 of 5628	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	661 of 5643	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	652 of 5638	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	852 of 5663	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	1008 of 5510	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	1044 of 5431	80.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	315 of 753	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	359 of 718	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	435 of 670	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	434 of 669	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	365 of 610	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	201 of 445	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	382 of 2927	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	819 of 2536	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.3	811 of 2598	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.4	262 of 2651	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	47 of 2661	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	54 of 2726	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.8	1036 of 2834	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.8	566 of 2737	79.3%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2022)90th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

White (2026)68th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)58th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2026)28th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%+26 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Science54%+18 vs state

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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
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	1014^th of 5817 public elementary schools	82.6%		83.9	968^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.5%	46	54.0		54.0	58.3	59.8	66.7				61.4	66.3	69.8	57.5				64.8	≥ 99%		$20,801	$1,060	$19,741
Miraloma Elementary	Public	K-5	175 Omar Way	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4734	344	15	23.7	30.2%	130 (37.8%)	8 (2.3%)	64 (18.6%)	54 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (25.3%)	80	1130^th of 5817 public elementary schools	80.6%		88.7	732^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.5%	398	40.7		40.7	64.8	66.7	51.9				62.8	69.2	70.2	42.3				64.0	≥ 98%		$23,139	$1,896	$21,243
Clarendon Alternative Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Clarendon Ave.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2796	533	21	25.3	23.3%	133 (25.0%)	22 (4.1%)	58 (10.9%)	171 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (28.0%)	94.2	395^th of 5817 public elementary schools	93.2%		92.3	524^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%	129	80.3		80.3	73.9	75.6	85.0				77.9	71.3	70.0	76.5				72.5	≥ 98%		$22,064	$1,286	$20,778
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%)	78	1218^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.1%		75.8	1344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.1%	126	53.1		53.1	67.2	49.2	57.8				58.1	65.6	59.0	56.3				60.3	≥ 98%		$21,427	$1,260	$20,167
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%)	68.4	1664^th of 5817 public elementary schools	71.4%		69.9	1605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%	59	43.6		43.6	44.0	68.6	48.2				53.5	52.0	61.5	50.0				54.4	≥ 98%		$24,130	$1,272	$22,858
Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary	Public	K-8	1541 12th Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2764	594	23	25.5	36.5%	30 (5.1%)	31 (5.2%)	29 (4.9%)	371 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (22.2%)	95.8	250^th of 5817 public elementary schools	95.7%		96.7	177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%	73	59.1	63.6	61.4	74.2	84.9	80.3	81.5	90.6	87.9	83.2	83.3	81.8	75.8	84.6	78.1	69.7	78.9	97%	0%	$20,452	$1,078	$19,374
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Foerster St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4746	366	15	24.3	33.1%	133 (36.3%)	13 (3.6%)	85 (23.2%)	71 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	57 (15.6%)	89.8	662^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	88.6%		77.7	1253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%	591	66.7		66.7	77.1	68.3	73.3				72.9	77.4	70.5	50.0				66.1	94%	0%	$23,367	$1,337	$22,030
Rooftop Elementary	Public	K-8	443 Burnett Ave.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5692	575	21	27.2	30.6%	179 (31.1%)	64 (11.1%)	142 (24.7%)	50 (8.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (23.7%)	76.9	1281^st of 5817 public elementary schools	78.0%		74.5	1400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%	119	54.6	60.3	57.4	67.2	55.0	66.7	56.3	80.0	77.8	67.3	64.1	45.0	48.5	54.7	63.1	50.8	54.5	92%	0%	$21,651	$1,220	$20,431
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%)	30.7	3948^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.1%		41.3	3131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%	817	26.2		26.2	32.7	36.7	32.3				34.3	36.7	31.9	21.5				29.8	≥ 98%		$24,663	$1,338	$23,325
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1725 Irving St.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2821	511	22	23.2	36.8%	107 (20.9%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (9.6%)	273 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.1%)	81.5	1063^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	81.7%		83.1	1016^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%	47	52.4		52.4	54.1	74.7	63.4				63.8	62.4	77.2	48.8				62.6	≥ 98%		$22,099	$1,162	$20,937

Frequently Asked Questions about West Portal Elementary

How many students attend West Portal Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended West Portal Elementary.

Is West Portal Elementary a good school?

West Portal Elementary ranks 1014^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Portal Elementary?

Students at West Portal Elementary are 58% Asian, 17% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of West Portal Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Portal Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hoover (Herbert) 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 West Portal Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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