Parker (Jean) Elementary

As a rural-scale elementary-level community in San Francisco, California, Parker (Jean) Elementary instructs 128 students from grades K through 5, part of San Francisco Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 72% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Parker (Jean) Elementary is one of 106 schools operated by San Francisco Unified, a district that hosts 48,706 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Parker (Jean) Elementary records that the largest single group is Asian, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 35% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Parker (Jean) Elementary has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 75% of students at Parker (Jean) Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Francisco County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Parker (Jean) Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.8%; actual is 58.4%, +23.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (San Francisco County) records that median household earnings sit near $140,970, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Francisco County runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), of which Parker (Jean) Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Stockton (Commodore) Children Center, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Parker (Jean) Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.2%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Parker (Jean) Elementary's enrollment has fell 42% since 2018, when it stood at 222 (now 128). The Asian share of enrollment fell from 74% to 59% over that span.

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