Summary
Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila is a 407-student K–5 school in San Francisco, serving families in the city’s diverse urban setting. In 2025–2026, 82% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 84% in math, and 78% in science. It was the clear local test-score leader, ranking first among nearby San Francisco Unified K–5 schools in all three subjects.
DeAvila’s results were well above both the state and San Francisco Unified: its lead over California was 33 points in ELA, 45 in math, and 42 in science; over the district, it was 29, 38, and 34 points. It also topped the eight nearby K–5 schools’ average results by 28 points in ELA, 34 in math, and 36 in science. Math was its strongest comparative subject, while ELA was its smallest—but still substantial—lead. Fourth grade was a relative dip: DeAvila ranked second in nearby-school ELA, behind McKinley Elementary, but still ranked first in fourth-grade math. Attendance is another bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 5%, compared with 18% statewide and 33% districtwide, the lowest reported rate among nearby schools.
Science has made the biggest improvement over time, rising 14 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026; ELA and math were nearly flat over that period. SchoolDigger ranked DeAvila 135th of 5,804 California schools, at the 98th percentile with five stars in 2025–2026, up from the 92nd percentile the year before. Its ranking for how well it serves Asian students was notably lower: the 63rd percentile, compared with the school’s 98th-percentile overall ranking. Context for families: the student–teacher ratio was 24.1 in 2024–2025, in the middle-to-higher part of the nearby-school range, and 36% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the third-highest share among 10 nearby schools with the same measure. California is marked as providing free meals statewide, while DeAvila’s own reported figure remains 36%.
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