Lakeshore Alternative Elementary

Lakeshore Alternative Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in San Francisco, California, operated by San Francisco Unified, hosts 416 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within San Francisco Unified, which oversees 106 schools and 48,706 students, Lakeshore Alternative Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lakeshore Alternative Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Asian (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 22% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 14% Black, 12% White. Compared to San Francisco County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Lakeshore Alternative Elementary shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Lakeshore Alternative Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above San Francisco County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, Lakeshore Alternative Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.

Zooming out to the county, San Francisco County reports that 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. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), Lakeshore Alternative Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Lowell High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 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 Lakeshore Alternative Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 64.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 472 students in 2018 compared to 416 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

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