Argonne Elementary

Argonne Elementary, a compact elementary campus in San Francisco, California, part of San Francisco Unified, instructs 391 students, covering grades K through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Argonne Elementary records that 37% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 27% White, 18% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black. Compared to San Francisco County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Argonne Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Francisco County (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Argonne Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.0%, the actual is 62.3%, a residual of +5.3 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for San Francisco County indicate median household earnings sit near $140,970, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Argonne Elementary is one of 132 public schools in San Francisco County (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students).

The closest other public school is Alamo Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Argonne Elementary. On composite proficiency, Argonne Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 66.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Argonne Elementary has fell 10%, going from 435 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 32% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 today.

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