Rooftop Elementary

Set in San Francisco, California, Rooftop Elementary is a mid-sized elementary-level community, overseen by San Francisco Unified. It teaches 575 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 24% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within San Francisco Unified, which oversees 106 schools and 48,706 students, Rooftop Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Rooftop Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 31%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Hispanic, 24% multiracial, 11% Black, 9% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Rooftop Elementary reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below San Francisco County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rooftop Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Francisco County put median household earnings sit near $140,970, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, San Francisco County runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), of which Rooftop Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Alvarado Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rooftop Elementary comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 56.0%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Rooftop Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 583 (now 575). Asian enrollment moved from 15% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 27.2:1 in 2025.

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