Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005652
New Traditions Elementary
2049 Grove St., San Francisco, CA 94117 · (415) 750-8490 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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
28.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
59 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
68%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
83.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.8pp since 2014
Math
74.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 84 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 52.3% | 31.5% | 8.5% | 7.7% |
| Math | 43.5% | 30.5% | 16.8% | 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 | 83.8% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.1% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.2% | 64.3% |
| 2021-22 | 79.0% | 68.5% |
| 2018-19 | 67.0% | 57.3% |
| 2017-18 | 72.7% | 66.1% |
| 2016-17 | 64.0% | 59.2% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 67.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 New Traditions Elementary
New Traditions Elementary's state test result (78.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Traditions Elementary this school | 259 | 22.8% | 78.4% |
| Aveson School of Leaders Pasadena | 279 | 27.6% | N/A |
| McKinley Elementary San Francisco | 294 | 28.2% | 64.5% |
| Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts Laguna Niguel | 249 | 19.7% | N/A |
| John Muir Elementary Berkeley | 293 | 30.7% | 71.6% |
| Thousand Oaks Elementary Berkeley | 337 | 27.9% | 66.3% |
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 New Traditions Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #294 of 5,151 | #7 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #452 of 5,172 ▲ 62 | #10 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #138 of 5,172 ▼ 2 | #2 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.2pp | #1,603 of 5,116 | #14 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #5,076 of 5,915 | #53 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.8:1 | #5,284 of 5,352 | #65 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #891 of 5,354 | #26 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.8% | #5,045 of 5,625 | #72 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #804 of 1,139 | #12 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
259
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
28.8:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 259 | 9 | 28.8:1 | 23% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 8.5 | 29.9:1 | 21% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 9.7 | 26.4:1 | 26% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 10 | 25.3:1 | 21% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 11 | 22.6:1 | 24% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 11 | 23.6:1 | 34% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 229 | N/A | N/A | 41% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 187 | 10 | 18.7:1 | 46% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 154 | 8 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Traditions Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (248 to 259); teachers down 18% (11 to 9).
About New Traditions Elementary
New Traditions Elementary is an elementary school located in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco County. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 259 students. It has 44% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
New Traditions Elementary is part of a district of 106 schools: San Francisco Unified, with 48,706 students.
At New Traditions Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 49%. Enrollment also includes 21% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 6% Black. Among people living in San Francisco County, the White share is about 39%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 28.8:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. About 23% of students at New Traditions Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in San Francisco County.
New Traditions Elementary earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 96% of California public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, New Traditions Elementary would score about 66.2%. It scores 78.4%, 12.2 points above that figure.
In San Francisco County, home to about 830,235 people, median household income comes to about $140,970, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 132 public schools in the county, enrolling about 56,505, New Traditions Elementary among them.
Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila is about 0.4 miles from New Traditions Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around New Traditions Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 65.7% proficiency; New Traditions Elementary posts 78.4%.
The federal government classifies New Traditions Elementary's location as City: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 253 students in 2020-21 and 259 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.3:1 to 28.8:1 over the same years.
New Traditions Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 New Traditions ElementaryHow large is New Traditions Elementary?
New Traditions Elementary enrolls approximately 259 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does New Traditions Elementary serve?
New Traditions Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at New Traditions Elementary?
Approximately 28.8:1 students per teacher at New Traditions Elementary.
How diverse is New Traditions Elementary?
New Traditions Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 9% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Who oversees New Traditions Elementary?
New Traditions Elementary is overseen by San Francisco Unified in San Francisco County.
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