Spring Valley Elementary

Located at 1451 Jackson St., in San Francisco, California, Spring Valley Elementary is a cozy elementary-level community that serves 234 students (grades K through 5), overseen by San Francisco Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 465.

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

In terms of who attends, Spring Valley Elementary reports that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 22% Asian, 6% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, San Francisco County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Spring Valley Elementary records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than San Francisco County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Spring Valley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.

In the area at large, San Francisco County reports that median household earnings sit near $140,970, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Spring Valley Elementary is one of 132 public schools in San Francisco County (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students).

Redding Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Spring Valley Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Spring Valley Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 54.0%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Spring Valley Elementary has declined 32%, going from 345 students in 2018 to 234 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 42% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Spring Valley Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.