Summary:
94102 has two listed schools spanning kindergarten through grade 12: Tenderloin Community serves K–5, and S.F. County Civic Center Secondary serves grades 6–12. Their different grade spans and available measures give parents distinct concerns to weigh. In 2025–2026, Tenderloin Community scored below state results in all three reported subjects, while Civic Center had exceptionally high chronic absenteeism. The sharpest area-wide concern is Civic Center’s 95% chronic absenteeism, compared with 18% statewide.
Tenderloin Community stands out for low reported proficiency: its 2025–2026 scores were 18% in ELA, 13% in math, and 12% in science, versus state rates of 49%, 38%, and 36%. That puts it 31, 25, and 24 percentage points below the state, respectively; it was also below the supplied San Francisco Unified figures in each subject. Civic Center stands out for attendance and completion measures: its graduation rate was 67% versus 88% statewide, and its dropout rate was 19% versus 8%. Its school test scores are suppressed, so these figures do not establish which school is the achievement leader or trailer.
Recent reported scores at Tenderloin Community moved downward from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA fell 4 percentage points, math 1 point, and science 8 points, while state results rose, widening the gaps in every subject. SchoolDigger’s percentile rank also declined, from 14 to 4 over those years. Civic Center’s older SchoolDigger history fell from 18 to 12 between 2010–2011 and 2012–2013, but that period is not contemporaneous with Tenderloin’s. The schools also differ in size and student–teacher ratio: Tenderloin has 282 students and a 25.6 ratio, compared with Civic Center’s 65 students and 11.5 ratio. Their 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 74% and 69%, respectively; these are useful context, not explanations for results.
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