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Tenderloin Community

Public Grades K-5

5211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tenderloin Community Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 282 students in the heart of San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, operating within the San Francisco Unified school district.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English and Math far below district and state averages, placing it in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools. Chronic absenteeism, at over 41%, is a major concern and is strongly correlated with low performance across several nearby schools like Redding Elementary and Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC. The school's performance has been historically volatile, and outcomes for specific student subgroups, particularly those in Special Education, are among the state's lowest.

Despite these challenges, the comparison with nearby schools reveals that improvement is possible. Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary, which serves a student population with a similar economic profile, achieves exceptional academic results and has very low absenteeism, demonstrating what can be accomplished with effective strategies. While Tenderloin Community spends more per student than several peers, this investment has not yet translated into stronger outcomes, highlighting a critical area for focus and potential learning from successful models in the community.

282

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,175

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

627 Turk St.
San Francisco, CA 94102-3212

(415) 749-3567

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Tenderloin Community usually attend:

Middle:	Francisco 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:

51.1%

Asian:

17.0%

White:

14.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg48%

California avg41%

5,211^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

55^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	15.7	5211 of 5857	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	5066 of 5869	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	5349 of 5859	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4987 of 5883	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5234 of 5789	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4793 of 5662	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.4	3566 of 5692	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.7	4120 of 5614	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.5	3285 of 5611	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	16.7	4943 of 5530	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.9	4166 of 5390	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	4726 of 5377	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.5	3389 of 5314	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.1	3837 of 5193	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.7	4483 of 5113	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.5	3827 of 5113	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	4139 of 4818	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.9	2956 of 4822	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.7	2768 of 4809	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	14.5	954 of 1071	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.4	1148 of 2227	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1639 of 2585	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	2359 of 3162	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	2588 of 3245	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.8	853 of 3311	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	32.8	2285 of 3275	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	2968 of 3246	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	4896 of 5597	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4347 of 5612	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5290 of 5609	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3780 of 5635	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5283 of 5492	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	4972 of 5413	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	4970 of 5107	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	4738 of 5107	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4630 of 5087	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	4942 of 5084	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	4859 of 4963	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	4063 of 4830	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	4802 of 5460	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4773 of 5517	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4747 of 5363	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	4003 of 5264	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4532 of 5173	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	4110 of 5084	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	5048 of 5628	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	5205 of 5643	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4976 of 5638	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	5306 of 5663	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4220 of 5510	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4000 of 5431	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	1.0	666 of 670	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	2795 of 2847	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Asian (2018)11th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 11, 2019

My daughter has attended TCS since pre-K and is now in fourth grade. I have served on the school site council and interview panels for both principal and assistant principal positions. Tenderloin Community School offers a positive environment for all students, educationally and socially. As a community school it not only provides classroom education, but also a food bank, a dental clinic, after school clubs and support to help families connect with social services. There are monthly principal's chats for parents/caregivers and regular parenting/health conversations. There are two family liaisons, one of whom is bilingual English/Spanish. I am aware of the “worrisome sign” of the school’s test scores, but they are not “caused” by the teachers, the students or the school environment. Below average standardized exam scores are not “contagious” but are the result of segregation and other complex social factors. Although the faculty and staff provide quality education to all of the students, the biggest challenges facing TCS are not academic issues. Rather, they are social and economic. More than half the students are English learners, many have experienced significant trauma, and almost all live in poverty. Like most public schools in California, TCS is underfunded. And this school does not have the luxury of affluence to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars to the PTA. The school does get significant financial support from the Bay Area Women's and Children's Center. BAWCC funds a second librarian, the technology program (including iPads, Chromebooks, and staff), structured activity time (offered instead of PE and recess as an effective means to reduce bullying), after school art, homework, cooking, tech, dance and newspaper/yearbook clubs, and the dental clinic. They also consistently advocate for the well-being of the community, both at school and beyond. Is Tenderloin Community School perfect? Of course not, because no school is. Yet it has been a great place for my daughter to learn and a wonderful community to be a part of. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC	Public	K-8	375 Seventh St.	San Francisco	94103	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 355-6916	555	22	24.7	76.6%	50 (9.0%)	106 (19.1%)	144 (25.9%)	157 (28.3%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	87 (15.7%)	8.2	5726^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.2%		8.3	5755^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	29	8.2	1.8	5.1	13.3	21.3	12.1	14.8	28.0	10.7	16.3	14.3	2.2	6.9	9.8	12.5	3.6	8.4	89.6	90.9	96.1	92.2	89.6	92.2	$22,197	$1,940	$20,257
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
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
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Clay St.	San Francisco	94108	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7921	653	26	25.1	82.2%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (5.7%)	585 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	85.1	917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%		82.6	1053^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.1%	136	50.9		50.9	55.4	62.4	69.6				63.0	70.7	67.3	69.6				69.2							$23,646	$2,096	$21,550
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%)	7.3	5769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%		16.5	5163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	606	9.1		9.1	10.3	4.8	21.4				12.2	12.2	2.3	9.1				7.8	89.2		91.9				$23,322	$1,688	$21,634

Frequently Asked Questions about Tenderloin Community

What schools do graduates of Tenderloin Community attend?

Students who attend Tenderloin Community usually go on to attend:

Middle : Francisco 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 Tenderloin Community in?

San Francisco Unified

Is Tenderloin Community a good school?

Tenderloin Community ranks in the bottom 11.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tenderloin Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Tenderloin Community.

What is the racial makeup of Tenderloin Community?

Students at Tenderloin Community are 51% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 14% White, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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