Summary:
The 94114 zip code in San Francisco's Castro and Mission neighborhoods is served by eight public schools, including five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, educating a total of nearly 3,700 students primarily within the San Francisco Unified district.
Families will find a notable performance gap between elementary and secondary schools here. McKinley Elementary and Alvarado Elementary are standout elementary schools with strong test scores and 4-star ratings. In contrast, the secondary schools face significant challenges; Everett Middle and Sanchez Elementary have the lowest rankings, while Mission High has very low test proficiency despite a nearly 78% graduation rate. The charter option, Thomas Edison Charter Academy, performs moderately, ranking between the district's higher and lower-performing schools.
Key factors to consider include chronic absenteeism, which is very high at the lowest-performing schools, and the trend that several schools have seen their rankings decline in recent years. Interestingly, higher per-student spending does not guarantee better results, as the highest-spending school is also the lowest-ranked. For parents, this area offers strong elementary options, but the transition to middle and high school presents considerable academic concerns that warrant close attention.
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