Sunset Elementary

Located at 1920 41st Ave., in San Francisco, California, Sunset Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that hosts 402 students (grades K through 5), part of San Francisco Unified.

Sunset Elementary is one of 106 schools operated by San Francisco Unified, a district that instructs 48,706 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Sunset Elementary records that Asian students make up the majority at 58%; the rest reads as 19% White, 14% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, San Francisco County as a whole is about 35% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than San Francisco County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sunset Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 59.5%; this one delivers 88.2%, a residual of +28.7 points.

In the surrounding community, San Francisco County reports that median household income runs about $140,970, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), Sunset Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Giannini (A.P.) Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sunset Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sunset Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 70.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sunset Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 399 students in 2018 to 402 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked up from 54% to 58%.

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