Chin (John Yehall) Elementary

Set in San Francisco, California, Chin (John Yehall) Elementary is a close-knit elementary campus, overseen by San Francisco Unified. It works with 233 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 50% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

San Francisco Unified runs 106 schools in total, collectively educating 48,706 students. Chin (John Yehall) Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Chin (John Yehall) Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Asian (81%). The remainder consists of 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% White. By comparison, San Francisco County as a whole is about 35% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Chin (John Yehall) Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above San Francisco County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Chin (John Yehall) Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.5%; this one delivers 88.1%, a residual of +53.6 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for San Francisco County indicate median household income runs about $140,970, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, San Francisco County runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), of which Chin (John Yehall) Elementary is one.

Lee (Edwin and Anita) Newcomer is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chin (John Yehall) Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.2%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chin (John Yehall) Elementary has fell 13%, going from 267 students in 2018 to 233 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment decreased from 89% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 29.7:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

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