Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary

Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary is one of the tight-knit elementary schools in San Francisco, California, part of San Francisco Unified, with 381 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within San Francisco Unified, which oversees 106 schools and 48,706 students, Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary logs that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 14% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Black. By comparison, San Francisco County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Francisco County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.0%, the actual is 32.0%, a residual of -10.0 points.

In the area at large, census data for San Francisco County shows median household income runs about $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary is one of 132 public schools in San Francisco County (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students).

Nearest neighbor: S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop), around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.5%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 409 students in 2018 compared to 381 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.