Alvarado Elementary

Alvarado Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in San Francisco, California, overseen by San Francisco Unified. Current enrollment sits at 538 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 106 schools in San Francisco Unified (48,706 students total), Alvarado Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Alvarado Elementary records that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 30% White, 18% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Alvarado Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below San Francisco County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Alvarado Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.9%; this one delivers 59.0%.

In the surrounding community, San Francisco County reports that the typical household earns roughly $140,970 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), Alvarado Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Rooftop Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alvarado Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 32.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alvarado Elementary has increased 5%, going from 510 students in 2018 to 538 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 40% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 26.2:1 today.

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