Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005658
Parks (Rosa) Elementary
1501 O'Farrell St., San Francisco, CA 94115 · (415) 749-3519 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
21.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
204 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 | 75 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
79%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
44.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.0pp since 2014
Math
34.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -20.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.0% | 24.0% | 16.0% | 40.0% |
| Math | 16.0% | 18.0% | 23.3% | 42.7% |
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 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 26.1% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 33.8% |
| 2021-22 | 42.9% | 33.5% |
| 2018-19 | 44.1% | 36.4% |
| 2017-18 | 40.5% | 34.9% |
| 2016-17 | 45.2% | 44.0% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Parks (Rosa) Elementary
Parks (Rosa) Elementary's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks (Rosa) Elementary this school | 326 | 62.6% | 34.2% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Sacramento | 357 | 61.9% | 26.8% |
| Cleveland Elementary Oakland | 376 | 55.9% | 58.3% |
| Ruby Bridges Elementary Alameda | 458 | 65.7% | 40.5% |
| Perry Elementary San Diego | 341 | 73.0% | 38.7% |
| Chapman Elementary Gardena | 406 | 63.1% | 60.5% |
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 Parks (Rosa) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #3,050 of 5,151 | #46 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,832 of 5,172 ▲ 669 | #43 of 69 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,553 of 5,172 ▲ 1,077 | #39 of 69 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,091 of 5,116 | #27 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #4,512 of 5,915 | #42 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,522 of 5,352 | #17 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.7% | #10 of 5,354 | #1 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #3,352 of 5,625 | #34 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.1% | #384 of 3,837 | #5 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
326
-96 (-23%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 326 | 15.5 | 21.0:1 | 63% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 19.5 | 17.6:1 | 59% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 18.5 | 20.8:1 | 54% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 22 | 19.2:1 | 49% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 19 | 25.6:1 | 56% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 22 | 20.9:1 | 53% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | N/A | N/A | 65% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 22 | 13.7:1 | 91% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 21 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parks (Rosa) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (487 to 326); teachers down 18% (19 to 15.5).
About Parks (Rosa) Elementary
Parks (Rosa) Elementary is a small elementary school located in San Francisco, California. Total enrollment is 326 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Parks (Rosa) Elementary belongs to San Francisco Unified, a district of 106 schools and 48,706 students.
Hispanic students make up 27% of enrollment at Parks (Rosa) Elementary, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% multiracial, 20% Black, 19% Asian, and 9% White. In San Francisco County overall, about 16% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 79% means there is a 79% chance two randomly chosen students at Parks (Rosa) Elementary are from different groups.
Its ratio of 21.0:1 is based on 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 63%. Across public schools in San Francisco County, the average is 54%.
Parks (Rosa) Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.9%. Parks (Rosa) Elementary scores 34.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for San Francisco County show that median household income comes to about $140,970, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. San Francisco County counts 132 public schools with about 56,505 students.
Among nearby public schools, S.F. County Civic Center Secondary is closest at about 0.4 miles. Parks (Rosa) Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 326, from 422 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 19.2:1 to 21.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Parks (Rosa) ElementaryHow many students attend Parks (Rosa) Elementary?
Parks (Rosa) Elementary enrolls approximately 326 students in grades KG-05.
Is Parks (Rosa) Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parks (Rosa) Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Parks (Rosa) Elementary have?
Parks (Rosa) Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Parks (Rosa) Elementary?
Student demographics at Parks (Rosa) Elementary are roughly 9% White, 27% Hispanic, 20% Black, 19% Asian, 24% Two or more.
Is Parks (Rosa) Elementary public or private?
Parks (Rosa) 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.