Grattan Elementary

Grattan Elementary, a small elementary campus in San Francisco, California, overseen by San Francisco Unified, works with 392 students, covering grades K through 5.

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

Demographically, Grattan Elementary lists that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 20% multiracial, 13% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black. By comparison, San Francisco County as a whole is about 39% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Grattan Elementary lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Grattan Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Francisco County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Grattan Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.3%, the actual is 71.5%, a residual of +0.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Grattan Elementary is one of 132 public schools in San Francisco County (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grattan Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 68.0%.

Grattan Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 390 students in 2018 compared to 392 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 61% to 50%. Class-load math has rose: from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 in 2025.

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