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San Francisco Public Montessori

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San Francisco Public Montessori ranks 3895 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3895^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

San Francisco Public Montessori is a small public elementary school serving 107 students in grades K-5 within the San Francisco Unified School District, located in the Pacific Heights neighborhood.

The school's recent academic performance has shown significant volatility, with its statewide ranking dropping sharply from the 76th percentile in 2023 to the 33rd percentile in 2025; test scores in English and Math have fallen approximately 20-25 percentage points over two years. This decline coincides with a dramatic 59% increase in the student-teacher ratio, now the highest among nearby schools at 26.7 students per teacher, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 34.2%, which is higher than the district and state averages. Interestingly, the school spends $25,206 per student, which is among the highest in the area, creating a notable contrast with its declining results.

When compared to nearby schools, the performance trajectory raises questions. For instance, Claire Lilienthal Elementary, less than a mile away, maintains a 93rd percentile ranking with lower spending and much lower absenteeism. Similarly, Creative Arts Charter, another alternative school, shows more stable performance at a lower cost per student. The school's small size of 107 students may contribute to these year-to-year fluctuations, and parents should note the significant variation in performance between different grade levels within the school.

107

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,579

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2340 Jackson St.
San Francisco, CA 94115-1323

(415) 749-3544

District: San Francisco Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

28.0%

White:

22.4%

Two or more races:

22.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 47 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg48%

California avg41%

3,895^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^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	30.8	3895 of 5857	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	1808 of 5869	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	1415 of 5859	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	2099 of 5883	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	1802 of 5789	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	1919 of 5662	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.7	1850 of 5692	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.1	1479 of 5614	73.7%	★★★★☆
2015	79.4	1132 of 5611	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	68.5	1577 of 5492	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	1762 of 5413	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	60.8	1916 of 5510	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	1783 of 5431	67.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.9	1465 of 2834	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1670 of 2737	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2019)71st percentile~ school

Male (2019)65th percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)48th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 21, 2014

I have a child here at K. Despites the all transitions had in the past,we have all been very happy there - the school is a special place, a warm, caring place where I have always felt safe leaving my child. SHe has been happy with every single teachers that she have had, so far. The environment is inspired to learn and enjoyed pretty much everything about SFPM. Many of the parents are closely linked with their children and the school and that makes for a fabulous community feeling that translates into a high quality education. 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 (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/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
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							$18,579	$17,630	$949
Tule Elk Park Children Center	Public	K	2110 Greenwich St.	San Francisco	94123	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 749-3551	73			19.2%	21 (28.8%)	2 (2.7%)	15 (20.5%)	16 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (26.0%)								(n/a)																		90.5			92.9
Cobb (William L.) Elementary	Public	K-5	2725 California St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3505	134	7	20.6	70.1%	11 (8.2%)	45 (33.6%)	42 (31.3%)	13 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (17.2%)	43.2	2991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		49.1	2605^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.6%	386	40.9		40.9	26.3	35.3	50.0				37.9	47.4	23.5	31.8				34.5	88.9	91.1	93.3	93.3	91.1	93.3	$27,691	$25,532	$2,159
Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	1651 Union St.	San Francisco	94123	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3530	291	13	22.0	38.1%	120 (41.2%)	24 (8.2%)	49 (16.8%)	47 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.2%)	62.3	1949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.7%		64.6	1847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	102	39.5		39.5	57.5	54.3	53.7				55.3	51.0	35.9	41.9				43.5	90.7	90.7	94.4	92.6	90.7	92.6	$16,889	$15,498	$1,391
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	$19,622	$17,604	$2,018
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	$18,869	$16,902	$1,967
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	$17,371	$15,784	$1,587
Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary	Public	K-8	3630 Divisadero St.	San Francisco	94123	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3516	673	30	22.1	23.2%	177 (26.3%)	50 (7.4%)	86 (12.8%)	199 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	159 (23.6%)	94.1	391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.3%		96.8	183^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.9%	208	75.7	74.6	75.2	71.6	75.3	82.9	83.1	97.0	93.7	83.5	64.9	74.3	75.7	81.5	95.5	93.7	80.4							$16,536	$15,008	$1,528
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
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	$19,645	$17,942	$1,703

Frequently Asked Questions about San Francisco Public Montessori

Is San Francisco Public Montessori a good school?

San Francisco Public Montessori ranks 3895^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend San Francisco Public Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 107 students attended San Francisco Public Montessori.

What district is San Francisco Public Montessori in?

San Francisco Unified

What is the racial makeup of San Francisco Public Montessori?

Students at San Francisco Public Montessori are 28% Hispanic, 22% White, 22% Two or more races, 15% African American, 10% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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