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Buri Buri Elementary

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Buri Buri Elementary ranks 885 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Buri Buri Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 584 students in the South San Francisco Unified district, ranking in the 85th percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 school year.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with 65% of students proficient in English and 68.2% in Math—well above district and state averages—and its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.5%. This rate is dramatically better than nearby schools like Spruce Elementary (24.2%) and Los Cerritos Elementary (24.9%), and it serves a student population with a lower rate of economic disadvantage (28.25% qualifying for free/reduced lunch) compared to many neighbors. Buri Buri also shows effective support for diverse student groups, including English Language Learners and students in special education.

While Monte Verde Elementary is the district's top performer, Buri Buri has maintained its 4-star status for over a decade, achieving these strong outcomes with moderate per-student spending. This highlights that factors like instructional quality and school culture are crucial, as there is a wide performance gap within the district between schools like Buri Buri and much lower-ranking schools with similar or higher funding.

584

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,217

Per pupil spending ?

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Del Monte Ave.
South San Francisco, CA 94080-4159

(650) 877-8776

District: South San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Buri Buri Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alta Loma Middle
High:	El Camino High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.5%

Asian:

37.2%

White:

13.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in South San Francisco Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg43%

California avg41%

885^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the South San Francisco Unified

675^th of 1,543South San 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	85.9	885 of 5857	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	1211 of 5869	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	936 of 5859	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	1395 of 5883	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	340 of 1417	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	1525 of 5789	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	1125 of 5662	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	82.2	1039 of 5692	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	82.1	1045 of 5614	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	82.4	1013 of 5611	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.6	1132 of 5530	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	85.1	721 of 5390	86.6%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	1027 of 5377	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	86.1	674 of 5314	87.3%	★★★★☆
2009	79.9	1009 of 5193	80.6%	★★★★☆
2008	64.3	1670 of 5113	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.6	1479 of 5113	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	76.6	1084 of 4818	77.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.5	1226 of 4822	74.6%	★★★★☆
2004	67.8	1368 of 4809	71.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	356 of 1203	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	585 of 1205	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	605 of 1190	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	701 of 1154	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	490 of 1149	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.3	173 of 1071	83.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.3	303 of 2227	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	76 of 293	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	814 of 2585	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	376 of 2128	82.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.1	606 of 3162	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	400 of 3245	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	466 of 3311	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	32 of 602	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	176 of 3275	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	171 of 3246	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	845 of 5597	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	1143 of 5612	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	650 of 5609	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	1168 of 5635	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	241 of 1267	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	1244 of 5492	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	1053 of 5413	80.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	836 of 5107	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	1113 of 5107	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	954 of 5087	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	1445 of 5084	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	2103 of 4963	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	1107 of 4830	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	1878 of 5460	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	1722 of 5517	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	1792 of 5363	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	2278 of 5264	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	353 of 1110	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	1794 of 5173	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	2163 of 5084	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	871 of 5628	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	1271 of 5643	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	1277 of 5638	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	1574 of 5663	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	393 of 1272	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	1799 of 5510	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	1212 of 5431	77.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	424 of 670	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	325 of 669	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	596 of 2847	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	533 of 2635	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	659 of 2420	72.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	405 of 2598	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	94.1	14 of 2661	99.5%	★★★★★

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)86th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)37th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Science51%+18 vs state

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buri Buri Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Del Monte Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8776	584	26	22.4	28.3%	77 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	219 (37.5%)	217 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	63 (10.8%)	85.9	885^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		78.7	1211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.4%	326	51.0	51.0	63.2	64.1	67.3	65.0	82.0	63.0	60.8	68.2			$22,217	$20,140	$2,077
Sunshine Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Miller Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8784	329	17	19.3	48.3%	14 (4.3%)	5 (1.5%)	194 (59.0%)	74 (22.5%)	6 (1.8%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.7%)	38.5	3311^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		36.1	3431^st of 5869 public elementary schools	41.5%	120	21.5	21.5	31.8	38.6	45.5	39.6	36.6	29.8	37.9	35.1			$26,076	$22,478	$3,598
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-5	295 Ponderosa Rd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8825	359	16	22.4	35.4%	50 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	167 (46.5%)	102 (28.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.7%)	66.6	1760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%		63.4	1912^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.4%	152	39.3	39.3	49.2	60.3	55.7	55.0	46.9	58.6	44.3	49.7			$24,503	$21,088	$3,415
Los Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-5	210 West Orange Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8841	304	17	18.4	62.2%	14 (4.6%)	8 (2.6%)	204 (67.1%)	37 (12.2%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	22 (7.2%)	10	5635^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%		22.1	4666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.5%	969	6.0	6.0	10.0	13.9	24.5	16.8	18.6	15.8	10.0	14.5			$27,440	$23,208	$4,232
Skyline Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Christen Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8941	366	16	22.8	39.3%	23 (6.3%)	4 (1.1%)	78 (21.3%)	212 (57.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	41 (11.2%)	77.5	1264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%		68.9	1646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.0%	382	56.1	56.1	51.0	55.4	70.2	59.2	58.8	55.4	54.4	56.1			$24,403	$22,000	$2,403
Junipero Serra Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Victoria St.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8853	286	15	19.7	40.9%	14 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	67 (23.4%)	175 (61.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.4%)	78.2	1233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.9%		68.7	1655^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.8%	422	53.9	53.9	39.5	65.9	69.2	59.0	54.6	72.7	55.8	60.7			$28,010	$23,910	$4,100
Monte Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	2551 St. Cloud Dr.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8838	517	22	23.6	21.9%	39 (7.5%)	4 (0.8%)	62 (12.0%)	334 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	73 (14.1%)	95.3	300^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.9	275^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.3%	25	64.8	64.8	78.0	80.7	75.8	78.2	86.8	78.4	71.4	78.9			$18,556	$17,094	$1,462
Hillside Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Hillside Blvd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8720	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													$1,158	$00	$1,158
Spruce Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Spruce Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8780	384	17	22.5	61.2%	14 (3.6%)	8 (2.1%)	303 (78.9%)	43 (11.2%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	17.6	5039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.0%		18.2	5005^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	34	15.6	15.6	21.7	30.3	21.9	25.0	17.8	27.3	12.5	19.4			$25,347	$22,752	$2,595
Sunset Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Inverness Dr.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6687	348	18	19.3	41.7%	67 (19.3%)	7 (2.0%)	131 (37.6%)	81 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	59 (17.0%)	33.8	3663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%		33.6	3633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.1%	30	25.9	25.9	22.4	41.4	33.3	32.4	36.2	35.1	31.5	34.3	97.0	98.0	$20,075	$18,174	$1,901

Frequently Asked Questions about Buri Buri Elementary

What district is Buri Buri Elementary in?

South San Francisco Unified

How many students attend Buri Buri Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Buri Buri Elementary.

Is Buri Buri Elementary a good school?

Buri Buri Elementary ranks 885^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Buri Buri Elementary?

Students at Buri Buri Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 37% Asian, 13% White, 11% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Buri Buri Elementary attend?

Students who attend Buri Buri Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alta Loma Middle
High : El Camino High

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