King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

King (Thomas Starr) Elementary is an elementary-level community of low-enrollment scale in San Francisco, California, part of San Francisco Unified, instructing 333 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Within San Francisco Unified, which oversees 106 schools and 48,706 students, King (Thomas Starr) Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, King (Thomas Starr) Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Asian (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 28% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, King (Thomas Starr) Elementary shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting King (Thomas Starr) Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Francisco County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, King (Thomas Starr) Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Francisco County put median household income runs about $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. King (Thomas Starr) Elementary is one of 132 public schools in San Francisco County (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students).

Bryant Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts King (Thomas Starr) Elementary at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 34.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 323 students in 2018 compared to 333 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.