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Which teacher or staff member at Lawton Alternative deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005639
Lawton Alternative
1570 31st Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122 · (415) 759-2832 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% 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.
- 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
21.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
347 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 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
41%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
81.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.9pp since 2014
Math
74.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.8% | 34.1% | 13.1% | 5.0% |
| Math | 46.2% | 28.1% | 16.5% | 9.2% |
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 | 81.9% | 74.3% |
| 2023-24 | 81.1% | 75.6% |
| 2022-23 | 80.4% | 73.2% |
| 2021-22 | 78.2% | 68.2% |
| 2018-19 | 83.9% | 78.7% |
| 2017-18 | 83.1% | 82.6% |
| 2016-17 | 83.4% | 82.6% |
| 2015-16 | 78.0% | 82.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 Lawton Alternative
Lawton Alternative's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawton Alternative this school | 600 | 57.8% | 78.2% |
| Ulloa Elementary San Francisco | 520 | 57.3% | 75.1% |
| Ethan B. Allen Elementary Fountain Valley | 637 | 51.5% | 89.4% |
| Hidden Trails Elementary Chino Hills | 569 | 55.9% | 81.2% |
| Wedgeworth Elementary Hacienda Heights | 650 | 52.3% | 80.4% |
| Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter Sacramento | 480 | 60.6% | N/A |
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 Lawton Alternative ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #303 of 5,151 | #8 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #446 of 5,172 ▼ 56 | #9 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #191 of 5,172 ▲ 17 | #7 of 69 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #1,700 of 5,116 | #18 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #1,406 of 5,915 | #3 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,536 of 5,352 | #18 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #3,392 of 5,354 | #51 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #3,573 of 5,625 | #36 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #3,832 of 3,837 | #42 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
600
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 600 | 28.5 | 21.1:1 | 58% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 27.5 | 21.9:1 | 57% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 29 | 20.6:1 | 47% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 28 | 21.5:1 | 45% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 26.3 | 22.9:1 | 47% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 27 | 22.2:1 | 50% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | N/A | N/A | 50% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 28 | 21.3:1 | 39% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 25 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawton Alternative.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (601 to 600); teachers up 8% (26.3 to 28.5).
About Lawton Alternative
At 1570 31st Ave. in San Francisco, California, Lawton Alternative operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 600 students, covering kindergarten through 8. That is 29% above the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
The San Francisco Unified system has 106 schools and 48,706 students.
The largest group at Lawton Alternative is Asian students, at 76%. Enrollment also includes 12% multiracial, 5% White, and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in San Francisco County, the Asian share is about 35%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lawton Alternative scores 41%.
Its staff includes 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 21.1 students per teacher. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 58% of students at Lawton Alternative can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Lawton Alternative holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 99% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lawton Alternative does better than predicted by 32.5 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 78.2%; the prediction is 45.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for San Francisco County show that median household income comes to about $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 132, with about 56,505 students.
Giannini (A.P.) Middle is about 0.6 miles from Lawton Alternative, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lawton Alternative is 3rd on average proficiency.
Lawton Alternative is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 602 to 600.
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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 Lawton AlternativeHow many students attend Lawton Alternative?
Lawton Alternative enrolls approximately 600 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Lawton Alternative serve?
Lawton Alternative serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lawton Alternative?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Lawton Alternative.
What is the student diversity at Lawton Alternative?
Student demographics at Lawton Alternative are roughly 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 76% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Lawton Alternative?
Lawton Alternative is overseen by San Francisco Unified in San Francisco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.