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Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy

Public Grades K-5

5258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy is a K–5 school in San Francisco’s public-school system, serving 200 students. Its latest results show substantial academic gaps: in 2025–26, proficiency was 25% in English language arts (ELA), 13% in math and 21% in science, below both state and district rates in every subject. The most urgent concern is that chronic absenteeism is also high: 50% of Drew students were chronically absent, compared with 33% districtwide and 18% statewide.

Drew compares more favorably with nearby K–5 schools in ELA and science than in math. Its ELA proficiency of 25% is 4 percentage points above the nearby average of 20%, and its science rate of 21% is 9 points above the nearby average of 12%; in math, its 13% rate is 2 points below the local average of 14%. But Drew remains well below San Francisco Unified and state results: ELA is 25% at Drew versus 54% districtwide and 49% statewide; math is 13% versus 46% and 38%; and science is 21% versus 44% and 36%. Among grade-level results, fifth-grade math stands out as especially low at 4%, compared with 17% in fourth grade.

Proficiency has improved over four years, though important gaps remain: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, Drew’s ELA rate rose 15 percentage points, math rose 4 points and science rose 17 points. Attendance improved from 69% chronic absenteeism in 2021–22 to 50% in 2025–26, but rose from 44% in each of the two prior years. SchoolDigger ranks Drew in the 10th percentile statewide and gives it 0 stars; the district is in the 55th percentile with 3 stars. One notable difference in SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings is that Drew’s ranking for African American students is at the 43rd percentile, compared with the school’s 10th-percentile overall ranking. For context, the 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 23.5, versus a nearby-school average of 22, and 74% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby average of 79%.

200

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,835

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

88%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

50 Pomona Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94124-2344

(415) 330-1526

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle
	Giannini (A.P.) 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:

African American:

55.0%

Hispanic:

31.5%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg49%

California avg42%

5,258^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	14.6	5258 of 5817	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	5544 of 5857	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	5780 of 5869	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	5775 of 5859	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	5705 of 5883	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	5675 of 5789	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	5585 of 5662	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	5514 of 5692	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	5560 of 5614	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	5309 of 5611	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	5351 of 5530	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	4829 of 5390	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	4694 of 4809	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	291 of 508	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	314 of 569	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	447 of 593	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	574 of 661	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	666 of 747	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	646 of 700	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	5427 of 5581	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	5408 of 5597	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	5542 of 5609	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	5111 of 5492	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	5232 of 5413	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	4683 of 5423	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	5301 of 5460	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	5506 of 5517	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	5358 of 5363	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	5144 of 5264	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	5123 of 5173	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	4894 of 5084	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	4693 of 5603	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	5232 of 5628	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5433 of 5638	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	5419 of 5431	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)43rd percentile+33 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-25 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 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
Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy	Public	K-5	50 Pomona Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1526	200	9	23.5	73.5%	0 (0.0%)	110 (55.0%)	63 (31.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	19 (9.5%)	14.6	5258^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.6%		11.4	5544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%	286	20.7		20.7	27.6	16.0	29.6				24.7	17.2	16.7	3.7				12.5	88%	0%	$28,835	$1,870	$26,965
Carver (George Washington) Elementary	Public	K-5	1360 Oakdale Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1540	93	5	20.6	83.9%	0 (0.0%)	50 (53.8%)	21 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	13 (14.0%)	8 (8.6%)	5.9	5774^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.8	5785^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.2%	11	6.3		6.3	18.2		6.3				10.8			0.0				0.0	≥ 95%		$33,536	$2,310	$31,226
Malcolm X Academy	Public	K-5	350 Harbor Rd.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5950	97	6	17.6	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	60 (61.9%)	10 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.3%)	17 (17.5%)	9.3	5642^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	3.0%		12.7	5451^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.9%	191	7.1		7.1	14.3	18.2	21.4				18.0	0.0	0.0	21.4				7.5	74%	0%	$36,536	$3,168	$33,368
Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary	Public	K-5	423 Burrows St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1530	564	22	26.1	79.3%	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	206 (36.5%)	309 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.6%)	43	3042^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	47.7%		47.9	2710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%	332	32.0		32.0	34.8	44.4	45.5				41.5	36.2	39.5	34.7				36.6	95%	0%	$24,494	$2,030	$22,464
KIPP Bayview Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	948 Hollister Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP Bayview Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 404-2602	135	9	15.1	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (48.9%)	41 (30.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	18 (13.3%)	14.5	5270^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.4%		8.8	5693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%	423				26.9	20.8					24.0	24.0	12.5					18.4	92%	0%
Harte (Bret) Elementary	Public	K-5	1035 Gilman Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1520	257	13	20.5	80.9%	1 (0.4%)	48 (18.7%)	164 (63.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	24 (9.3%)	14.5	5269^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.4%		7.1	5773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%	504	2.6		2.6	28.6	19.4	21.1				22.9	40.0	11.1	5.4				18.5	89%	0%	$27,242	$1,851	$25,391
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%	$25,070	$1,634	$23,436
El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Delta St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1537	128	4	32.0	71.9%	2 (1.6%)	22 (17.2%)	61 (47.7%)	17 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.3%)	9 (7.0%)	10.4	5583^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	4.0%		4.5	5846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%	263	5.6		5.6	9.1	0.0	27.8				14.0	33.3	0.0	11.1				14.3	93%	0%	$27,080	$2,308	$24,772
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	810 Silver Ave.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4722	317	13	23.7	81.1%	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.8%)	224 (70.7%)	44 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.1%)	5.8	5778^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.7	5821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%	43	6.4		6.4	15.1	9.8	8.5				11.3	17.0	3.9	0.0				7.3	88%	0%	$23,115	$2,126	$20,989
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%	$23,819	$1,604	$22,215

Frequently Asked Questions about Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy

Is Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy a good school?

Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 9.6% of California elementary schools.

What district is Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy in?

San Francisco Unified

How many students attend Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy.

What schools do graduates of Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy attend?

Students who attend Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle
Middle : Giannini (A.P.) 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 is the racial makeup of Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy?

Students at Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy are 55% African American, 32% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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