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How has Key (Francis Scott) Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005609
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary
1530 43rd Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122 · (415) 759-2811 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
27.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
151 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
69%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
76.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.8pp since 2014
Math
71.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.3% | 31.5% | 13.5% | 9.7% |
| Math | 41.2% | 30.3% | 20.2% | 8.2% |
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 | 76.8% | 71.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.5% | 71.2% |
| 2022-23 | 65.8% | 69.8% |
| 2021-22 | 68.5% | 67.5% |
| 2018-19 | 74.5% | 69.0% |
| 2017-18 | 68.1% | 66.2% |
| 2016-17 | 70.6% | 69.5% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 68.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
73.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Key (Francis Scott) Elementary
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary's state test result (73.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key (Francis Scott) Elementary this school | 552 | 27.4% | 73.1% |
| Springbrook Elementary Irvine | 539 | 29.1% | 61.8% |
| Lafayette Elementary San Francisco | 471 | 30.4% | 75.2% |
| Theodore Judah Elementary Folsom | 600 | 32.3% | 69.2% |
| Proctor Elementary Castro Valley | 613 | 30.2% | 77.3% |
| Courreges (Roch) Elementary Fountain Valley | 631 | 19.2% | 79.8% |
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 Key (Francis Scott) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #512 of 5,151 | #13 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #535 of 5,172 ▲ 4 | #14 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #410 of 5,172 ▲ 176 | #8 of 69 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #1,353 of 5,116 | #12 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #1,842 of 5,915 | #11 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.6:1 | #5,196 of 5,352 | #64 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #738 of 5,354 | #24 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #4,871 of 5,625 | #69 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #3,831 of 3,837 | #41 of 42 |
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
552
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
27.6:1
was 26.2:1
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 | 552 | 20 | 27.6:1 | 27% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 23 | 24.4:1 | 26% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 20.5 | 27.7:1 | 26% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 21 | 26.2:1 | 29% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 25 | 22.1:1 | 37% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 25 | 21.2:1 | 39% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | N/A | N/A | 46% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 80% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 23 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Key (Francis Scott) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (553 to 552); teachers down 20% (25 to 20).
About Key (Francis Scott) Elementary
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in San Francisco, California. Its enrollment is 552 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
San Francisco Unified has 106 schools; together they serve 48,706 students.
The student body at Key (Francis Scott) Elementary has no majority group. Asian students lead at 41%. Other groups include 32% White, 16% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary reports a ratio of 27.6 students per teacher, from 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 27.6:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Lunch program data show 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in San Francisco County.
Among California public elementary schools, Key (Francis Scott) Elementary outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Key (Francis Scott) Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.1%; the prediction is 63.5%.
In the surrounding county, San Francisco County, the median household earns about $140,970 a year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. San Francisco County has 132 public schools with about 56,505 students, including Key (Francis Scott) Elementary.
Noriega Children Center sits about 0.3 miles from Key (Francis Scott) Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 73.1% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
In 2020-21, Key (Francis Scott) Elementary enrolled 551; in 2024-25, 552. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (27.6:1) than in 2020-21 (26.2:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Key (Francis Scott) Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Key (Francis Scott) ElementaryHow large is Key (Francis Scott) Elementary?
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary enrolls approximately 552 students in grades KG-05.
Is Key (Francis Scott) Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Key (Francis Scott) Elementary?
Approximately 27.6:1 students per teacher at Key (Francis Scott) Elementary.
How diverse is Key (Francis Scott) Elementary?
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 41% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Key (Francis Scott) Elementary in?
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary is part of San Francisco Unified.
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