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Which teacher or staff member at Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005640
Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
3125 Cesar Chavez St., San Francisco, CA 94110 · (415) 695-5770 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
21.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
240 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 | 84 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
56%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
33.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.3pp since 2014
Math
27.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.6% | 13.7% | 17.3% | 49.4% |
| Math | 13.0% | 14.8% | 21.9% | 50.3% |
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 | 33.3% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 29.9% |
| 2022-23 | 28.9% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 25.8% | 17.6% |
| 2018-19 | 21.4% | 12.5% |
| 2017-18 | 21.8% | 16.8% |
| 2016-17 | 20.4% | 14.6% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary this school | 381 | 63.0% | 31.3% |
| Washington Elementary San Leandro | 425 | 63.1% | 40.1% |
| Barstow Fine Arts Academy Barstow | 405 | 57.8% | 13.4% |
| Gibson Elementary Fresno | 358 | 62.3% | 44.4% |
| McKinley Elementary Redlands | 315 | 67.0% | 40.9% |
| Kimbark Elementary San Bernardino | 337 | 64.1% | 51.6% |
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 Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,365 of 5,151 | #50 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #3,444 of 5,172 ▼ 355 | #47 of 69 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,634 of 5,172 ▼ 327 | #47 of 69 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #778 of 5,116 | #6 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #3,916 of 5,915 | #33 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #1,610 of 5,352 | #19 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #2,276 of 5,354 | #40 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #3,331 of 5,625 | #33 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #3,092 of 3,837 | #28 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
381
-44 (-10%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 381 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 63% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 19.5 | 19.6:1 | 56% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 20 | 20.8:1 | 55% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 20 | 21.3:1 | 56% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 21.5 | 19.0:1 | 67% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 70% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | N/A | N/A | 66% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 96% (453) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 20 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (409 to 381); teachers down 16% (21.5 to 18).
About Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
This page covers Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary, a small elementary school in San Francisco, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 381 students.
San Francisco Unified enrolls 48,706 students, and its 106 schools include Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary.
At 63%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary combined. The school is also 14% White, 10% multiracial, and 9% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 16%. Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary, 18 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.2:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 63% of enrollment. The 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County is 9 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary is 11.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 31.3%. Predicted: 42.6%.
In the county around the school, San Francisco County, median household income is about $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary is among the 132 public schools in San Francisco County.
Nearby, S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop) is about 0.2 miles away. Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 25.5% on proficiency, and Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary is above that at 31.3%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 425 in 2020-21 and 381 in 2024-25, a decrease of 44 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Flynn (Leonard R.) ElementaryHow many students attend Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary?
Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary enrolls approximately 381 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary serve?
Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary is approximately 21.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary?
Student demographics at Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary are roughly 14% White, 63% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary in?
Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary is part of San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.