Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005598
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary
50 Darien Way, San Francisco, CA 94127 · (415) 759-2807 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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.
- A-Beats 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
23.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
164 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 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
64%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.5pp since 2014
Math
60.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.9% | 24.6% | 22.5% | 24.1% |
| Math | 28.9% | 31.6% | 21.4% | 18.2% |
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 | 53.5% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.4% | 71.1% |
| 2021-22 | 71.7% | 72.9% |
| 2018-19 | 70.0% | 66.8% |
| 2017-18 | 74.1% | 66.3% |
| 2016-17 | 65.6% | 66.2% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
53.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Sloat (Commodore) Elementary
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloat (Commodore) Elementary this school | 364 | 45.1% | 61.6% |
| Manuel De Vargas Elementary San Jose | 379 | 44.9% | 64.6% |
| Skyline Elementary Daly City | 366 | 39.3% | 56.3% |
| Hickman Elementary San Diego | 457 | 40.7% | 73.9% |
| William Land Elementary Sacramento | 367 | 49.3% | 69.5% |
| Sunset Elementary San Francisco | 402 | 33.6% | 86.4% |
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 Sloat (Commodore) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #1,041 of 5,151 | #25 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #1,045 of 5,172 ▼ 385 | #28 of 69 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #1,792 of 5,172 ▼ 731 | #34 of 69 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.4pp | #23 of 5,116 | #5 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #4,142 of 5,915 | #35 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,348 of 5,352 | #39 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #1,419 of 5,354 | #32 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #4,131 of 5,625 | #45 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #3,148 of 3,837 | #30 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
364
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 27.2:1
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 | 364 | 15.5 | 23.5:1 | 45% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 15.5 | 24.6:1 | 45% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 15.3 | 24.6:1 | 43% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 14 | 27.2:1 | 33% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 13 | 29.9:1 | 39% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 43% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | N/A | N/A | 48% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 17 | 20.9:1 | 46% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 17 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sloat (Commodore) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (389 to 364); teachers up 19% (13 to 15.5).
About Sloat (Commodore) Elementary
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary, located in San Francisco, California, is a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 364 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 22% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary is part of San Francisco Unified, where 106 schools serve 48,706 students.
At Sloat (Commodore) Elementary, Asian students make up 55% of the student body. It is also 18% White, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of San Francisco County is roughly 35% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary is 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 45% of students, or 164, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in San Francisco County averages 54%, higher than here.
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary are 8.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (61.6% actual, 53.1% predicted).
San Francisco County has about 830,235 residents, and the median household income is $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%. In all, San Francisco County has 132 public schools and roughly 56,505 students.
Aptos Middle is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 57.5%, lower than Sloat (Commodore) Elementary's 61.6%.
Federal data place Sloat (Commodore) Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary's enrollment dropped from 381 in 2020-21 to 364 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (23.5:1) than in 2020-21 (27.2:1).
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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 Sloat (Commodore) ElementaryHow many students attend Sloat (Commodore) Elementary?
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sloat (Commodore) Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sloat (Commodore) Elementary have?
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary?
Student demographics at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary are roughly 18% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 55% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Sloat (Commodore) Elementary in?
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary is part of San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.