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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005607
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary
65 Chenery St., San Francisco, CA 94131 · (415) 695-5669 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
23.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
217 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 89 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
47%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
46.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.6pp since 2014
Math
42.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.7% | 19.9% | 22.2% | 31.3% |
| Math | 16.6% | 26.0% | 17.7% | 39.8% |
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 | 46.6% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 33.7% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 36.4% |
| 2021-22 | 29.6% | 26.2% |
| 2018-19 | 32.4% | 18.6% |
| 2017-18 | 30.6% | 18.4% |
| 2016-17 | 29.3% | 25.0% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Huerta (Dolores) Elementary
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huerta (Dolores) Elementary this school | 418 | 51.9% | 40.4% |
| Viejo Elementary Mission Viejo | 447 | 51.7% | 51.0% |
| Aromas Aromas | 399 | 51.4% | 39.7% |
| Watsonville Charter School of the Arts Watsonville | 415 | 55.9% | 26.0% |
| Pueblo Vista Elementary Napa | 451 | 54.8% | 49.1% |
| Halecrest Elementary Chula Vista | 415 | 50.4% | 52.6% |
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 Huerta (Dolores) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,452 of 5,151 | #40 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #2,104 of 5,172 ▲ 595 | #38 of 69 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #2,314 of 5,172 ▲ 513 | #38 of 69 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.7pp | #124 of 5,116 | #1 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #3,459 of 5,915 | #24 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,163 of 5,352 | #36 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #2,972 of 5,354 | #46 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #3,829 of 5,625 | #43 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #455 of 1,139 | #3 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 2024-25Enrollment
418
+53 (+15%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 418 | 18 | 23.2:1 | 52% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 15.3 | 25.0:1 | 58% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 15.7 | 21.5:1 | 55% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 16 | 22.8:1 | 47% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 18 | 20.8:1 | 69% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 19 | 20.0:1 | 67% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | N/A | N/A | 61% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 73% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 20 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huerta (Dolores) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (374 to 418); teachers unchanged (18 to 18).
About Huerta (Dolores) Elementary
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in San Francisco, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 418 students.
San Francisco Unified has 106 schools and 48,706 students, and Huerta (Dolores) Elementary is one of those schools.
At 69%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Huerta (Dolores) Elementary combined. The school is also 20% White and 8% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 16%. The chance that two students picked at random at Huerta (Dolores) Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
The count of teachers at Huerta (Dolores) Elementary is 18 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 23.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. Around 52% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in San Francisco County, the average is about the same, 54%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Huerta (Dolores) Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Huerta (Dolores) Elementary is 8.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Across San Francisco County, median household income is about $140,970, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Huerta (Dolores) Elementary is among the 132 public schools in San Francisco County.
The closest public school to Huerta (Dolores) Elementary is Serra (Junipero) Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Huerta (Dolores) Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 40.4% is above the 19.4% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students grew from 365 to 418 over 4 years.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Huerta (Dolores) ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Huerta (Dolores) Elementary?
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Huerta (Dolores) Elementary serve?
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Huerta (Dolores) Elementary?
Approximately 23.2:1 students per teacher at Huerta (Dolores) Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Huerta (Dolores) Elementary?
Student demographics at Huerta (Dolores) Elementary are roughly 20% White, 69% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Huerta (Dolores) Elementary in?
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary is part of San Francisco Unified.
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