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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 94121


At a glance
6
Schools
4,312
Students
2
Districts
Top rankedLafayette Elementary615th of 5,857 California elementary schools
Biggest riser
Alamo Elementary up 206 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Presidio Middle 20.7 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
4★
1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

San Francisco's 94121 zip code is served by five public schools within the San Francisco Unified district, forming a complete K-12 pathway from elementary through high school for over 4,300 students.

Parents will find a cluster of strong schools here, with the elementary schools being particularly high-performing. Lafayette Elementary and Alamo Elementary are standout elementary options, both ranking in the 89th percentile statewide, while Argonne Elementary also performs well above average. Alamo has exceptional science scores, and Lafayette boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism in the group. Presidio Middle provides a consistent, high-quality bridge to high school, maintaining stable rankings in the 88th percentile.

The pathway culminates at Washington (George) High, which shows impressive recent improvement and an exceptional 91.7% graduation rate that far exceeds the district average. All schools in this zip code significantly outperform both California state and district averages in English, math, and science, and they operate with per-student spending above the state average, indicating a strong educational environment for families in the area.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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