Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)

Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's), a sizable four-year high school in San Francisco, California, run under Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) District, enrolls 3,447 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 311% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) District is the operating authority for Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's), handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) records that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 20% Black, 9% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) has 103 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 33.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Francisco County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Francisco County indicate median household earnings sit near $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's), roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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