Best Public Schools in Zip Code 94132

Summary:

Zip code 94132 in San Francisco contains three public schools serving grades K-12 within the San Francisco Unified district, featuring one of the state's top high schools alongside two elementary schools with differing performance levels.

The standout school is Lowell High, an elite institution ranked in the 98th percentile statewide with exceptional graduation rates and test scores that far exceed district and state averages. Among the elementary schools, Ortega (Jose) Elementary is the stronger performer, consistently earning a 4-star rating with particular strength in mathematics, while Lakeshore Alternative Elementary has seen a notable decline in its state ranking and currently performs below district averages.

Key insights show that higher per-student spending does not guarantee better outcomes, as the highest-spending school is the lowest performing. Chronic absenteeism appears closely linked to performance, with the lowest-performing school having the highest absentee rate. The data demonstrates that even within the same zip code and district, individual school practices and student engagement create significantly different educational outcomes for families.

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ortega (Jose) Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Sargent St.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4726	410	16	25.1	54.6%	14 (3.4%)	18 (4.4%)	49 (12.0%)	275 (67.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.9%)	78	1241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		82.8	1046^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	195	52.4			52.4	54.7	54.8	53.1		54.2	62.5	67.7	65.1		65.1	91.7	95.0	96.7	95.0	93.3	96.7	$21,297	$1,864	$19,433
Lakeshore Alternative Elementary	Public	K-5	220 Middlefield Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2825	416	22	19.0	65.6%	51 (12.3%)	57 (13.7%)	93 (22.4%)	136 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	75 (18.0%)	41.3	3131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		53.3	2382^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.4%	749	42.4			42.4	31.0	29.7	56.9		38.5	32.9	21.9	40.9		32.1	91.5	93.9	96.3	92.7	91.5	91.5	$23,360	$1,211	$22,149
Lowell High	Public	9-12	1101 Eucalyptus Dr.	San Francisco	94132	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2730	2,571	123	20.9	42.5%	397 (15.4%)	58 (2.3%)	441 (17.2%)	1,346 (52.4%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	316 (12.3%)	97.2	50^th of 2162 public high schools	97.7%		97	71^st of 2159 public high schools	96.7%	21		67.3	42.3	66.2				87.0	87.0				71.4	71.4							$21,746	$1,660	$20,086

Cities Near Zip Code 94132

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Francisco	0.48 mi	148	412^th
Daly City	1.28 mi	21	349^th
Colma	1.96 mi	2	532^nd
South San Francisco	4.48 mi	14	491^st
Brisbane	4.74 mi	2	110^th

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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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