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O'Connell (John) High

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O'Connell (John) High ranks 1454 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1454^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 33% of California high schools

Summary

O'Connell (John) High is a public high school serving about 460 students in grades 9-12 in San Francisco's Mission District, operating within the challenging context of a high-poverty student population where over 70% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to many nearby high schools in the San Francisco Unified district, O'Connell presents a mixed but often stronger academic profile: its proficiency rates in English (41.3%) and Science (21.05%) are significantly higher than those at schools like Wells (Ida B.) High, Marshall (Thurgood) High, and Downtown High. Most notably, O'Connell's 78% graduation rate far exceeds the district average and is a standout strength, with only Mission High coming close among its neighbors. However, the school faces a serious challenge with chronic absenteeism, affecting 58% of students, though this rate is still considerably better than several nearby alternative schools.

An interesting puzzle at O'Connell is its ability to graduate students at a relatively high rate despite lower standardized test scores, suggesting effective support systems to help students complete requirements. The nearby charter school, Gateway High, shows that higher proficiency and lower absenteeism are possible in the area, even with lower per-student spending. Overall, O'Connell represents a middle-performing option in a landscape where many surrounding schools struggle with profound academic and attendance challenges.

460

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,701

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2355 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA 94110-2010

(415) 695-5370

District: San Francisco Unified

Feeder schools for O'Connell (John) High:

Elementary:	Alamo Elementary
	Alvarado Elementary
	Argonne Elementary
	Bryant Elementary
	More...
	Carver (George Washington) Elementary
	Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
	Chin (John Yehall) Elementary
	Clarendon Alternative Elementary
	Cleveland Elementary
	Cobb (William L.) Elementary
	Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy
	El Dorado Elementary
	Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary
	Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
	Glen Park Elementary
	Grattan Elementary
	Guadalupe Elementary
	Harte (Bret) Elementary
	Hillcrest Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Key (Francis Scott) Elementary
	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary
	Lafayette Elementary
	Lakeshore Alternative Elementary
	Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary
	Longfellow Elementary
	Malcolm X Academy
	McCoppin (Frank) Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary
	Miraloma Elementary
	Monroe Elementary
	Moscone (George R.) Elementary
	Muir (John) Elementary
	New Traditions Elementary
	Ortega (Jose) Elementary
	Parker (Jean) Elementary
	Parks (Rosa) Elementary
	Peabody (George) Elementary
	Redding Elementary
	Sanchez Elementary
	Serra (Junipero) Elementary
	Sheridan Elementary
	Sherman Elementary
	Sloat (Commodore) Elementary
	Spring Valley Elementary
	Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary
	Sunnyside Elementary
	Sunset Elementary
	Sutro Elementary
	Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary
	Tenderloin Community
	Ulloa Elementary
	Visitacion Valley Elementary
	Webster (Daniel) Elementary
	West Portal Elementary
	Yick Wo Elementary
Middle:	Aptos Middle
	Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle
	Denman (James) Middle
	Everett Middle
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	Francisco Middle
	Giannini (A.P.) Middle
	Hoover (Herbert) Middle
	King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
	Lick (James) Middle
	Marina Middle
	Presidio Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
	Visitacion Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.3%

African American:

7.2%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2024 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (78% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (22% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg48%

California avg41%

1,454^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 17High 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	31.5	1454 of 2162	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1807 of 2159	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1546 of 2170	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1537 of 2123	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1630 of 2133	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1396 of 2017	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	1302 of 2021	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	1267 of 2039	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.8	1234 of 1994	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.3	1307 of 2426	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.8	1398 of 2354	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.8	1468 of 2367	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.5	1440 of 2281	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.8	1631 of 2238	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.9	1462 of 2117	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.8	1309 of 2063	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.7	1444 of 1968	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.7	1105 of 1901	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.7	1285 of 1653	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	440 of 522	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	553 of 592	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	524 of 1161	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.1	1067 of 1117	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.4	1023 of 1064	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	59.8	205 of 1044	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	235 of 941	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	142 of 938	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1304 of 1906	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1254 of 1915	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1487 of 1858	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1471 of 1833	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1398 of 1760	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1359 of 1900	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1519 of 1902	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1333 of 1917	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1407 of 1861	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1428 of 1814	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1297 of 1742	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.3	88 of 290	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1533 of 2013	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1684 of 2026	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1510 of 2030	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1438 of 1943	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1401 of 1937	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1324 of 1862	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1482 of 1942	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1641 of 1948	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1486 of 1963	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1388 of 1916	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1457 of 1880	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1180 of 1834	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	42.4	564 of 1197	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)70th percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2023)53rd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

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

Male (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2022)16th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)4th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
O'Connell (John) High	Public	9-12	2355 Folsom St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5370	460	29	15.8	70.4%	16 (3.5%)	33 (7.2%)	360 (78.3%)	23 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.2%)	31.5	1454^th of 2162 public high schools	32.7%		15.4	1807^th of 2159 public high schools	16.3%	353	21.1		21.1	41.3	41.3	6.1	6.1	$27,701	$1,709	$25,992
Downtown High	Public	9-12	693 Vermont St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5860	174	4	40.2	71.3%	7 (4.0%)	32 (18.4%)	94 (54.0%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)	18 (10.3%)	10.1	2017^th of 2162 public high schools	6.7%		10.1	2064^th of 2159 public high schools	4.4%	47		3.3	3.1	6.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	$35,634	$2,137	$33,497
S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop)	Public	6-12	1325 Florida St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5606	67	8	8.0	76.1%	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	65 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$62,148	$6,827	$55,321
Mission High	Public	9-12	3750 18th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6240	993	59	16.7	62.5%	65 (6.5%)	102 (10.3%)	702 (70.7%)	69 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.8%)	14.9	1813^th of 2162 public high schools	16.1%		19.9	1707^th of 2159 public high schools	20.9%	106	8.3	7.1	8.2	17.0	17.0	6.1	6.1	$25,857	$1,958	$23,899
S.F. International High	Public	8-12	655 DeHaro St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5781	382	27	14.2	73.0%	24 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	321 (84.0%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9.7	2032^nd of 2162 public high schools	6.0%		15.3	1810^th of 2159 public high schools	16.2%	222	1.5		1.5	7.0	6.9	4.4	4.2	$26,715	$1,894	$24,821
Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's)	Public, Charter	9-12	70 Oak Grove St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 734-3310	201	8	24.3	25.4%	14 (7.0%)	18 (9.0%)	154 (76.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.5%)								(n/a)								$19,369	$433	$18,936
Five Keys Independence High School (SF Sheriff's)	Public, Charter	9-12	70 Oak Grove	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	Five Keys Independence High School (SF Sheriff's) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 734-3310	3,447	103	33.3	44.0%	301 (8.7%)	691 (20.0%)	2,122 (61.6%)	48 (1.4%)	42 (1.2%)	30 (0.9%)	201 (5.8%)	35.9	1361^st of 2162 public high schools	37.0%		30	1492^nd of 2159 public high schools	30.9%	131	18.2		18.2	36.4	36.4	20.0	20.0	$11,701	$561	$11,140
Wells (Ida B.) High	Public	9-12	1099 Hayes St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6315	198	12	16.3	77.3%	14 (7.1%)	34 (17.2%)	120 (60.6%)	17 (8.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	14.3	1832^nd of 2162 public high schools	15.3%		13.4	1874^th of 2159 public high schools	13.2%	42	0.0	6.1	4.4	0.0	0.0	6.9	6.9	$32,629	$3,615	$29,014
S.F. County Civic Center Secondary	Public	6-12	727 Golden Gate Ave.	San Francisco	94102	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-3000	65	6	11.5	69.2%	4 (6.2%)	22 (33.8%)	24 (36.9%)	2 (3.1%)	3 (4.6%)	2 (3.1%)	8 (12.3%)								(n/a)								$84,191	$16,852	$67,339
Marshall (Thurgood) High	Public	8-12	45 Conkling St.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5612	475	33	14.3	78.9%	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	366 (77.1%)	41 (8.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.4%)	11.7	1930^th of 2162 public high schools	10.7%		13.3	1879^th of 2159 public high schools	13.0%	51	4.7		4.2	9.3	9.3	5.8	5.8	$27,339	$1,484	$25,855

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O'Connell (John) High ranks 1454^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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San Francisco Unified

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In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended O'Connell (John) High.

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Students at O'Connell (John) High are 78% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% White.

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