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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005582
Alamo Elementary
250 23rd Ave., San Francisco, CA 94121 · (415) 750-8456 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
159 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.3pp since 2014
Math
71.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.1% | 22.2% | 19.1% | 11.6% |
| Math | 39.0% | 32.1% | 16.8% | 12.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 70.1% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 68.9% |
| 2021-22 | 66.8% | 63.7% |
| 2020-21 | 77.8% | 81.3% |
| 2018-19 | 65.5% | 70.7% |
| 2017-18 | 69.9% | 72.1% |
| 2016-17 | 69.9% | 69.5% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 75.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 66.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alamo Elementary
Alamo Elementary's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Elementary this school | 390 | 40.8% | 69.7% |
| Mabel M. Paine Elementary Yorba Linda | 419 | 41.1% | 73.5% |
| Argonne Elementary San Francisco | 391 | 37.9% | 63.9% |
| Rex Fortune Elementary Roseville | 412 | 41.5% | 46.3% |
| University Park Elementary Irvine | 509 | 35.4% | 58.2% |
| Melrose Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 419 | 45.8% | 71.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alamo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #663 of 5,151 | #16 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #554 of 5,172 ▲ 46 | #15 of 69 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #781 of 5,172 ▲ 34 | #16 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #1,699 of 5,116 | #17 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #3,819 of 5,915 | #32 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,205 of 5,352 | #38 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #211 of 5,354 | #13 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #4,305 of 5,625 | #47 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #842 of 3,837 | #10 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
390
-129 (-25%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 22.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 390 | 16.8 | 23.3:1 | 41% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 17.5 | 22.5:1 | 41% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 19.5 | 21.0:1 | 32% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 23 | 22.6:1 | 37% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 24 | 21.9:1 | 36% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 34% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | N/A | N/A | 46% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 32 | 21.7:1 | 32% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 686 | 24 | 28.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alamo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (526 to 390); teachers down 30% (24 to 16.8).
About Alamo Elementary
This page covers Alamo Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school in San Francisco, California. Total enrollment is 390 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
San Francisco Unified is the district for Alamo Elementary. It has 106 schools and 48,706 students.
Of every 100 students at Alamo Elementary, about 33 are Asian, the largest group. The school is also 29% White, 20% multiracial, and 17% Hispanic. Census estimates put San Francisco County at about 35% Asian, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Alamo Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Alamo Elementary has a ratio of 23.3:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County is 13 points higher.
Alamo Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 94% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.6%. Alamo Elementary scores 69.7%.
In San Francisco County, home to about 830,235 people, the median household earns about $140,970 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in San Francisco County number 132, with about 56,505 students.
Alamo Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Presidio Middle, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Alamo Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Alamo Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 25% decline, from 519 to 390.
On allk12, people connected to Alamo Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
San Francisco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
830,235
Census ACS
Median income
$140,970
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
56,505 students
Quick facts
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Other Alamo Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Alamo Elementary. Alamo Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Alamo ElementaryVacaville, CA · 714 students
- Alamo ElementaryAlamo, CA · 348 students
- Alamo Elementary SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 746 students
- Alamo ElementaryAlamo, TN · 600 students
- Alamo Elementary SchoolKALAMAZOO, MI · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Presidio Middle0.4 mi · 992
- Washington (George) High0.6 mi · 2,068
- Sutro Elementary0.6 mi · 254
- Argonne Elementary0.6 mi · 391
- Lafayette Elementary0.9 mi · 471
- Peabody (George) Elementary1.0 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Alamo ElementaryHow large is Alamo Elementary?
Alamo Elementary enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-05.
Is Alamo Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alamo Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alamo Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alamo Elementary is approximately 23.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Alamo Elementary?
Alamo Elementary reports a student body of 29% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 33% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Alamo Elementary public or private?
Alamo Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.