Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005586
Argonne Elementary
680 18th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94121 · (415) 750-8460 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
21.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
148 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
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
62.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.5pp since 2014
Math
68.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.3% | 29.2% | 19.6% | 17.9% |
| Math | 38.6% | 29.8% | 18.7% | 12.9% |
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 | 62.5% | 68.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 63.3% |
| 2022-23 | 61.6% | 66.5% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 70.9% |
| 2018-19 | 68.7% | 78.0% |
| 2017-18 | 62.6% | 67.6% |
| 2016-17 | 67.8% | 70.3% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Argonne Elementary
Argonne Elementary's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argonne Elementary this school | 391 | 37.9% | 63.9% |
| Alamo Elementary San Francisco | 390 | 40.8% | 69.7% |
| Rex Fortune Elementary Roseville | 412 | 41.5% | 46.3% |
| Mabel M. Paine Elementary Yorba Linda | 419 | 41.1% | 73.5% |
| University Park Elementary Irvine | 509 | 35.4% | 58.2% |
| Clover Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 468 | 40.6% | 85.3% |
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 Argonne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #925 of 5,151 | #22 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #669 of 5,172 ▲ 208 | #19 of 69 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #1,175 of 5,172 ▲ 21 | #23 of 69 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #991 of 5,116 | #30 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #3,802 of 5,915 | #31 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #1,976 of 5,352 | #23 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #215 of 5,354 | #14 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #4,423 of 5,625 | #51 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #2,683 of 3,837 | #26 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
391
-38 (-9%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 391 | 18 | 21.7:1 | 38% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 18 | 20.4:1 | 34% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 18.5 | 19.5:1 | 28% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 18 | 23.8:1 | 27% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 18 | 24.2:1 | 30% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 18 | 23.9:1 | 32% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | N/A | N/A | 44% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 40% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 344 | 12 | 28.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Argonne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (435 to 391); teachers unchanged (18 to 18).
About Argonne Elementary
Argonne Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in San Francisco, California, (ZIP code 94121). It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 391 students.
Argonne Elementary is one of 106 schools in San Francisco Unified, which enrolls 48,706 students in total.
Argonne Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 37%. Smaller groups are 27% White, 18% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The county population is about 35% Asian, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Argonne Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 74%.
The school has about 21.7 students per teacher and 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County is 16 points.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Argonne Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Argonne Elementary are 6.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (63.9% actual, 57.4% predicted).
Argonne Elementary is located in San Francisco County, where median household income is about $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 132 public schools in San Francisco County, with a combined enrollment of about 56,505.
The closest public school, Alamo Elementary, is about 0.6 miles from Argonne Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Argonne Elementary places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Argonne Elementary went from 429 students to 391. The ratio was 23.8:1 in 2020-21 and 21.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Argonne ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Argonne Elementary?
Argonne Elementary enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Argonne Elementary serve?
Argonne Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Argonne Elementary?
Approximately 21.7:1 students per teacher at Argonne Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Argonne Elementary?
Student demographics at Argonne Elementary are roughly 27% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 37% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Argonne Elementary public or private?
Argonne 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.