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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005599
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary
950 Clay St., San Francisco, CA 94108 · (415) 291-7921 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
- B-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
25.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
537 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 | 128 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
19%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
63.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.0pp since 2014
Math
69.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 9 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 | 34.8% | 28.2% | 18.0% | 19.0% |
| Math | 41.6% | 27.5% | 20.0% | 10.8% |
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 | 63.0% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 67.5% |
| 2022-23 | 64.1% | 72.4% |
| 2021-22 | 60.3% | 66.2% |
| 2018-19 | 56.7% | 68.4% |
| 2017-18 | 52.7% | 61.4% |
| 2016-17 | 50.6% | 60.2% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in California's top 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 Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary this school | 653 | 82.2% | 64.5% |
| John Murdy Elementary Garden Grove | 689 | 71.3% | 69.6% |
| Windmill Springs Elementary San Jose | 598 | 74.7% | 33.7% |
| Monterey Vista Elementary Monterey Park | 542 | 67.2% | 73.0% |
| Demille Elementary Midway City | 562 | 67.6% | 57.2% |
| Duff Language Magnet Academy Rosemead | 291 | 81.4% | 71.6% |
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 Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #904 of 5,151 | #20 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #635 of 5,172 ▲ 80 | #18 of 69 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,145 of 5,172 ▲ 193 | #21 of 69 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,370 of 5,116 | #22 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #1,004 of 5,915 | #2 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,490 of 5,352 | #52 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #4,477 of 5,354 | #63 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #1,949 of 5,625 | #4 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #906 of 1,139 | #15 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
653
-91 (-12%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 732
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 653 | 26 | 25.1:1 | 82% (537) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 24.8 | 26.2:1 | 82% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 28.5 | 22.6:1 | 89% (575) |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 30 | 24.8:1 | 88% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 29 | 21.9:1 | 78% (494) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 26 | 25.5:1 | 88% (585) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | N/A | N/A | 89% (595) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 94% (619) |
| 1990-91 | 732 | 34 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (635 to 653); teachers down 10% (29 to 26).
About Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in San Francisco, California. Enrollment totals 653 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 40% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
San Francisco Unified has a total of 106 schools and 48,706 students, Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary among them.
At Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary, 90% of students are Asian. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 35% Asian share among all San Francisco County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary reported 26 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 25.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. There are 537 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 82% of enrollment. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in San Francisco County.
Among California public elementary schools, Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations places Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary in the top 10% of California schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 33.1 points above it (64.5% actual, 31.4% predicted).
For the population of San Francisco County, the median household earns about $140,970 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. San Francisco County counts 132 public schools with about 56,505 students.
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Stockton (Commodore) Children Center, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary is ahead of the 49.7% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 12% over 4 years, reaching 653 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Lau (Gordon J.) ElementaryHow large is Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary?
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary enrolls approximately 653 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary serve?
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary have?
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary?
Student demographics at Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary are roughly 1% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 90% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary in?
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary is part of San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.