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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in San Francisco, California

74 public elementary schools in San Francisco, California appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. KIPP Bayview Elementary leads the list at 89.6%, against a median of 57.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
74
San Francisco, California
Top % FRL
89.6%
Median % FRL
57.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1KIPP Bayview ElementarySan Francisco, CAKIPP Bayview Elementary DistrictElementary13589.6%
2Mission PreparatorySan Francisco, CAMission Preparatory DistrictElementary49183.7%
3Bryant ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary23782.3%
4Lau (Gordon J.) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary65382.2%
5Sanchez ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary27281.3%
6Hillcrest ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary31781.1%
7Harte (Bret) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary25780.9%
8Taylor (Edward R.) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary56479.3%
9Marshall ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary24579.2%
10Visitacion Valley ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary23979.1%
11Guadalupe ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary27378.4%
12Moscone (George R.) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary33477.5%
13Carmichael (Bessie)/FECSan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary55576.6%
14Monroe ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary53375.8%
15Chin (John Yehall) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary23375.5%
16Sheridan ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary19675.5%
17Muir (John) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary26075.4%
18Parker (Jean) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary12875.0%
19Tenderloin CommunitySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary28274.1%
20Chavez (Cesar) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary39774.1%
21Drew (Charles) College Preparatory AcademySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary20073.5%
22Revere (Paul) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary45372.2%
23El Dorado ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary12871.9%
24Thomas Edison Charter AcademySan Francisco, CAThomas Edison Charter Academy DistrictElementary57471.3%
25Cobb (William L.) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary13470.1%
26Redding ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary24070.0%
27Cleveland ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary30069.7%
28Spring Valley ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary23468.4%
29Serra (Junipero) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary28367.8%
30Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8San Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary58665.7%
31Lakeshore Alternative ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary41665.6%
32Mission Education CenterSan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary10564.8%
33Flynn (Leonard R.) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary38163.0%
34Parks (Rosa) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary32662.6%
35Sutro ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary25458.7%
36Lawton AlternativeSan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary60057.8%
37Longfellow ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary46657.5%
38Ulloa ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary52057.3%
39Glen Park ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary34855.2%
40Ortega (Jose) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary41054.6%
41Garfield ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary17653.4%
42San Francisco Public MontessoriSan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary10752.3%
43Huerta (Dolores) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary41851.9%
44San Francisco Community AlternativeSan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary23050.0%
45Sloat (Commodore) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary36445.1%
46Yick Wo ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary20544.9%
47Alamo ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary39040.8%
48Stevenson (Robert Louis) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary44240.0%
49King (Thomas Starr) ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary33338.4%
50Sherman ElementarySan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedElementary29138.1%
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