Marshall (Thurgood) High

Located at 45 Conkling St., in San Francisco, California, Marshall (Thurgood) High is a small four-year high school that educates 475 students (grades 8 through 12), overseen by San Francisco Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Marshall (Thurgood) High sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

San Francisco Unified runs 106 schools in total, collectively educating 48,706 students. Marshall (Thurgood) High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Marshall (Thurgood) High reports that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 9% Asian, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Marshall (Thurgood) High logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Marshall (Thurgood) High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above San Francisco County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marshall (Thurgood) High is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 32.5%; Marshall (Thurgood) High posts 4.7%, -27.7 points below that line.

In the broader community, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, San Francisco County runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), of which Marshall (Thurgood) High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marshall (Thurgood) High ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.2%.

Marshall (Thurgood) High operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 8%: 441 students in 2018 compared to 475 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 51% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.