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Martin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of California elementary schools

Summary

Martin Elementary is a public elementary school in South San Francisco, California, serving 382 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the South San Francisco Unified School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, Martin Elementary has consistently struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly lower test scores than the district and state averages, and a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Ponderosa Elementary and Buri Buri Elementary, Martin Elementary's performance is notably weaker, with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's rankings for student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, are also concerning, often in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools.

Despite the school's efforts and the additional funding, Martin Elementary's performance has not shown significant improvement over the years. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between the 1,164th and 5,556th position out of over 5,800 California elementary schools, with a consistent 2-star or lower rating from SchoolDigger. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive and sustained effort from the school, district, and community to improve the educational outcomes for the students at Martin Elementary.

370

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,984

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 School St.
South San Francisco, CA 94080-2855

(650) 877-3955

District: South San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Martin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parkway Heights Middle
High:	South San Francisco High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.5%

Asian:

5.9%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg43%

California avg41%

5,556^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	11.2	5556 of 5857	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4101 of 5869	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3638 of 5859	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3996 of 5883	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1164 of 1417	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3936 of 5789	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4696 of 5662	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.1	3589 of 5692	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	2965 of 5614	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.6	3228 of 5611	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.8	2572 of 5530	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.0	1889 of 5390	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.8	1759 of 5377	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.6	1807 of 5314	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.0	2364 of 5193	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.0	2612 of 5113	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.7	2031 of 5113	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	36.7	2898 of 4818	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.5	2220 of 4822	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	35.5	2917 of 4809	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	1402 of 2227	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	222 of 293	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.0	937 of 3162	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	44.0	1558 of 3245	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	1293 of 3311	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	365 of 602	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1988 of 3275	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	2432 of 3246	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	5205 of 5597	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3415 of 5612	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	3458 of 5609	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3661 of 5635	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	931 of 1267	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3582 of 5492	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4533 of 5413	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	4710 of 5107	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	3130 of 5107	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3347 of 5087	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3324 of 5084	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	3152 of 4963	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	3906 of 4830	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	5184 of 5460	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3944 of 5517	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3819 of 5363	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3800 of 5264	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	923 of 1110	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	3247 of 5173	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	4195 of 5084	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	5415 of 5628	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4429 of 5643	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3531 of 5638	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	4024 of 5663	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1120 of 1272	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	3981 of 5510	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	4313 of 5431	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2627 of 2847	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	2266 of 2635	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+40 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science8%-25 vs state

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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)				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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martin Elementary	Public	K-5	35 School St.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-3955	370	17	22.4	69.7%	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	309 (83.5%)	22 (5.9%)	11 (3.0%)	5 (1.4%)	14 (3.8%)	11.2	5556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		28.1	4101^st of 5869 public elementary schools	30.1%	1455	7.9	7.9	18.8	14.3	19.7	17.6	24.2	18.8	6.4	16.6	$22,984	$20,298	$2,686
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
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
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
Brisbane Elementary	Public	K-5	500 San Bruno Ave.	Brisbane	94005	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-0120	207	12	17.2	16.9%	50 (24.2%)	2 (1.0%)	59 (28.5%)	62 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (16.4%)	86.4	852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%		90.7	657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.8%	195	57.1	57.1	66.7	56.3	65.7	62.9	73.3	65.6	74.3	71.1	$33,875	$32,920	$955
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
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
Belle Air Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Third Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3155	250	10	25.0	76.4%	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	176 (70.4%)	21 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.6%)	13 (5.2%)	20.5	4791^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.2%		19.4	4913^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.3%	122	9.7	9.7	23.1	27.3	19.4	23.3	48.6	21.2	6.5	26.3
Allen (Decima M.) Elementary	Public	K-5	875 West Angus Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3140	396	17	23.2	64.9%	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	260 (65.7%)	52 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	60 (15.2%)	56	2250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		45.1	2854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.4%	604	32.8	32.8	51.6	53.1	42.6	49.2	45.3	53.1	32.8	43.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Elementary

How many students attend Martin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Martin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Martin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Martin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parkway Heights Middle
High : South San Francisco High

Is Martin Elementary a good school?

Martin Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Martin Elementary?

Students at Martin Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Martin Elementary in?

South San Francisco Unified

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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