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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005635
Ortega (Jose) Elementary
400 Sargent St., San Francisco, CA 94132 · (415) 469-4726 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
224 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
52%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
54.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.2pp since 2014
Math
65.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.6% | 21.6% | 22.1% | 23.7% |
| Math | 41.8% | 23.3% | 18.0% | 16.9% |
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 | 54.2% | 65.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 69.5% |
| 2022-23 | 69.1% | 69.6% |
| 2021-22 | 66.8% | 69.7% |
| 2018-19 | 70.6% | 66.0% |
| 2017-18 | 61.1% | 67.5% |
| 2016-17 | 61.6% | 62.2% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Ortega (Jose) Elementary
Ortega (Jose) Elementary's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ortega (Jose) Elementary this school | 410 | 54.6% | 61.6% |
| Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter Sacramento | 480 | 60.6% | N/A |
| Hidden Trails Elementary Chino Hills | 569 | 55.9% | 81.2% |
| Pantera Elementary Diamond Bar | 512 | 47.9% | 79.8% |
| William Burnett Elementary Milpitas | 456 | 46.1% | 61.4% |
| Wilson Elementary San Gabriel | 379 | 46.2% | 66.8% |
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 Ortega (Jose) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #1,039 of 5,151 | #24 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #826 of 5,172 ▼ 196 | #20 of 69 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,732 of 5,172 ▼ 349 | #33 of 69 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.6pp | #188 of 5,116 | #12 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #3,564 of 5,915 | #26 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,485 of 5,352 | #51 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #2,644 of 5,354 | #44 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #3,708 of 5,625 | #40 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #857 of 1,139 | #13 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
410
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 410 | 16.3 | 25.1:1 | 55% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 15.2 | 24.7:1 | 56% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 17 | 21.8:1 | 52% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 16 | 24.1:1 | 41% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 15.5 | 25.6:1 | 50% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 17 | 23.1:1 | 52% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | N/A | N/A | 56% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 64% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 15 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ortega (Jose) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (396 to 410); teachers up 5% (15.5 to 16.3).
About Ortega (Jose) Elementary
Ortega (Jose) Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, located in San Francisco. Its enrollment is 410 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Ortega (Jose) Elementary is a school in San Francisco Unified. The district has 106 schools and 48,706 students.
The student body at Ortega (Jose) Elementary is 67% Asian. Other reported shares: 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% White. San Francisco County's residents are about 35% Asian, 32 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Ortega (Jose) Elementary are from different groups.
Ortega (Jose) Elementary has 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 25.1:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 55%. That is in line with the 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County.
Ortega (Jose) Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 78% of California public elementary schools.
Ortega (Jose) Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.6% is 14.1 points above the 47.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For San Francisco County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $140,970 a year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Ortega (Jose) Elementary, San Francisco County has 132 public schools.
Ortega (Jose) Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Sheridan Elementary, its nearest public school. Ortega (Jose) Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ortega (Jose) Elementary ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 61.6% against a local average of 40.8%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school grew from 386 students in 2020-21 to 410 in 2024-25.
Ortega (Jose) Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Ortega (Jose) ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ortega (Jose) Elementary?
Ortega (Jose) Elementary enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ortega (Jose) Elementary serve?
Ortega (Jose) Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ortega (Jose) Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ortega (Jose) Elementary is approximately 25.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ortega (Jose) Elementary?
Student demographics at Ortega (Jose) Elementary are roughly 3% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 67% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Ortega (Jose) Elementary public or private?
Ortega (Jose) Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.