Key (Francis Scott) Elementary

Key (Francis Scott) Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in San Francisco, California, part of San Francisco Unified. Current enrollment sits at 552 students spanning grades K through 5.

Within San Francisco Unified, which oversees 106 schools and 48,706 students, Key (Francis Scott) Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Key (Francis Scott) Elementary records that the largest single group is Asian at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% White, 16% multiracial, 11% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Key (Francis Scott) Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 27% of students are eligible 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 meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Key (Francis Scott) Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.2%, the actual is 72.0%, a residual of +8.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Francisco County) shows that median household income runs about $140,970, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), Key (Francis Scott) Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Noriega Children Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Key (Francis Scott) Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 73.6%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Key (Francis Scott) Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 553 (now 552). The White share of enrollment expanded from 23% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 27.6:1 in 2025.

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