Enrollment
196
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005667
Sheridan Elementary
431 Capitol Ave., San Francisco, CA 94112 · (415) 469-4743 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% 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.
- 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
23.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
148 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 | 55 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 112% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
71%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
32.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.9pp since 2014
Math
22.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.0% | 21.9% | 29.3% | 37.8% |
| Math | 5.8% | 16.3% | 25.6% | 52.3% |
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 | 32.9% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.9% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.9% | 17.5% |
| 2018-19 | 28.6% | 15.3% |
| 2017-18 | 27.7% | 27.7% |
| 2016-17 | 28.4% | 33.3% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Sheridan Elementary
Sheridan Elementary's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Elementary this school | 196 | 75.5% | 25.8% |
| John Bidwell Elementary Sacramento | 262 | 76.7% | 29.0% |
| John D. Sloat Elementary Sacramento | 218 | 83.9% | 12.7% |
| El Dorado Elementary San Francisco | 128 | 71.9% | 6.4% |
| Woodbine Elementary Sacramento | 289 | 84.8% | 9.5% |
| Freese Elementary San Diego | 280 | 82.1% | 35.7% |
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 Sheridan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #3,989 of 5,151 | #52 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #4,092 of 5,172 ▼ 246 | #52 of 69 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #3,677 of 5,172 ▲ 438 | #49 of 69 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #1,438 of 5,116 | #13 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #5,367 of 5,915 | #66 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #2,582 of 5,625 | #16 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #3,535 of 3,837 | #35 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
196
-15 (-7%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 196 | 8.5 | 23.1:1 | 76% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 8.5 | 22.4:1 | 80% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 8.5 | 21.5:1 | 74% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 10 | 21.1:1 | 69% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 8 | 25.3:1 | 51% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 9 | 23.9:1 | 78% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | N/A | N/A | 85% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 17 | 21.2:1 | 83% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 15 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sheridan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (202 to 196); teachers up 6% (8 to 8.5).
About Sheridan Elementary
Sheridan Elementary is the name of a small elementary school in San Francisco, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 196 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
San Francisco Unified is the district for Sheridan Elementary. It has 106 schools and 48,706 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Sheridan Elementary, at 45%. Other groups include 22% Asian, 17% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% White. By comparison, San Francisco County residents are about 16% Hispanic. Sheridan Elementary's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Sheridan Elementary operates with 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 23.1:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 23.1:1 here. Sheridan Elementary reports 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County is 22 points.
Sheridan Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Sheridan Elementary is 9.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (25.8% versus 35.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Within San Francisco County, the median household income is $140,970, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Sheridan Elementary, San Francisco County has 131 other public schools.
Nearby, Ortega (Jose) Elementary is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Sheridan Elementary ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 25.8% against a local average of 43.5%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Sheridan Elementary's enrollment declined from 211 in 2020-21 to 196 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 23.1:1, from 21.1:1.
Discussions about Sheridan Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Francisco Unified
- Lowell HighHigh · 2,571 students
- Lincoln (Abraham) HighHigh · 2,074 students
- Washington (George) HighHigh · 2,068 students
- Galileo HighHigh · 1,750 students
- Balboa HighHigh · 1,238 students
- Giannini (A.P.) MiddleMiddle · 1,183 students
Other schools in San Francisco
- Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)High · 3,447 students
- Lowell HighHigh · 2,571 students
- Lincoln (Abraham) HighHigh · 2,074 students
- Washington (George) HighHigh · 2,068 students
- Galileo HighHigh · 1,750 students
- Balboa HighHigh · 1,238 students
Other Sheridan Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Sheridan Elementary. Sheridan Elementary is the 13th largest of the 16.
- Sheridan ElementaryOrange Cove, CA · 393 students
- Sheridan ElementarySheridan, CA · 62 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 919 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolAllentown, PA · 591 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolSheridan, IN · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Ortega (Jose) Elementary0.4 mi · 410
- Longfellow Elementary0.7 mi · 466
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary0.8 mi · 266
- George Washington Elementary0.9 mi · 206
- City Arts & Leadership Academy0.9 mi · 397
- Denman (James) Middle1.0 mi · 807
Frequently asked questions
About Sheridan ElementaryHow many students attend Sheridan Elementary?
Sheridan Elementary enrolls approximately 196 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sheridan Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sheridan Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sheridan Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sheridan Elementary is approximately 23.1:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sheridan Elementary?
At Sheridan Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 45% Hispanic, 17% Black, 22% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Sheridan Elementary public or private?
Sheridan 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.