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Harte (Bret) Elementary

1035 Gilman Ave., San Francisco, CA 94124 · (415) 330-1520 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of California public elementary schools
  • FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B-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

Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
208 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5321%
Grade 14317%
Grade 23915%
Grade 34317%
Grade 44216%
Grade 53714%

This year's kindergarten class (53) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (37).

Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
10%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
16464%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
4819%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
249%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
197%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
13251%
Female
12549%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
12.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.1pp since 2014
Math
9.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.4pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts3.5%8.6%14.7%73.3%
Math2.6%6.8%23.1%67.5%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2512.1%9.4%
2023-2418.4%14.6%
2022-2314.9%12.2%
2021-226.1%12.2%
2018-197.8%10.4%
2017-1811.5%3.5%
2016-177.9%11.3%
2015-169.0%5.0%
2014-159.0%7.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 Harte (Bret) Elementary

Harte (Bret) Elementary's state test result (13.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Harte (Bret) Elementary this school25780.9%13.4%
Muir (John) Elementary
San Francisco
26075.4%54.5%
Towne Avenue Elementary
Carson
28881.6%46.4%
Alma Fuerte Public
Pasadena
22777.1%N/A
STEM Preparatory Elementary
Los Angeles
30381.5%N/A
Washington Elementary
Compton
26887.7%42.1%
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 Harte (Bret) Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn San Francisco County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
13.4%#5,016 of 5,151#61 of 69
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
9.4%#5,069 of 5,172
▼ 346
#61 of 69
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
12.1%#5,112 of 5,172
▼ 263
#65 of 69
▼ 6
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+1.6pp#2,810 of 5,116#25 of 67
Enrollment
ranked largest first
257#5,089 of 5,915#55 of 81
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.6:1#1,248 of 5,352#12 of 65
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.4%#2,399 of 5,354#42 of 65
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
80.9%#2,103 of 5,625#7 of 74
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+27.2%#154 of 1,139#1 of 23
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 2024-25
Enrollment
257
+18 (+8%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2525712.520.6:181% (208)
2023-242471122.4:184% (207)
2022-232401121.8:192% (221)
2020-212391219.9:173% (174)
2017-182021216.8:182% (165)
2015-161781214.8:182% (146)
2010-11240N/AN/A95% (227)
2000-014112516.4:192% (380)
1990-915082421.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harte (Bret) Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 27% (202 to 257); teachers up 4% (12 to 12.5).

About Harte (Bret) Elementary

Harte (Bret) Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in San Francisco, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 257 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 45% smaller than average.

Enrollment across the 106 schools in San Francisco Unified totals 48,706 students.

Hispanic students are the majority at Harte (Bret) Elementary, with 64% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 19% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of San Francisco County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Its teaching staff equals 12.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 20.6:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 20.6:1 here. Around 81% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in San Francisco County.

allk12 grades Harte (Bret) Elementary an F. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Harte (Bret) Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.1%. The school's actual rate is 13.4%, 18.7 points lower.

County data help place the school in context: in San Francisco County, the median household income is $140,970, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. San Francisco County is home to 132 public schools and about 56,505 public school students.

KIPP Bayview Elementary is located less than a tenth of a mile from Harte (Bret) Elementary. The five-mile area around Harte (Bret) Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Harte (Bret) Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.

Over 4 years, Harte (Bret) Elementary's enrollment climbed 8%, to 257.

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San Francisco County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Harte (Bret) Elementary
District
San Francisco Unified
Address
1035 Gilman Ave., San Francisco, CA 94124
Phone
(415) 330-1520
County
San Francisco County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
257
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
20.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
208 (81%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
063441005591
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Harte (Bret) Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Harte (Bret) Elementary?
Harte (Bret) Elementary enrolls approximately 257 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Harte (Bret) Elementary serve?
Harte (Bret) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harte (Bret) Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harte (Bret) Elementary is approximately 20.6:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harte (Bret) Elementary?
Harte (Bret) Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 64% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Harte (Bret) Elementary?
Harte (Bret) Elementary is overseen by San Francisco Unified in San Francisco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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