Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005674
Sutro Elementary
235 12th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94118 · (415) 750-8525 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of California public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- A-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
22.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
149 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 | 61 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 74% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
44%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
73.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.3pp since 2014
Math
74.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.2% | 37.1% | 17.2% | 9.5% |
| Math | 42.7% | 31.6% | 21.4% | 4.3% |
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 | 73.3% | 74.4% |
| 2023-24 | 74.4% | 73.7% |
| 2022-23 | 69.6% | 72.2% |
| 2021-22 | 65.6% | 66.7% |
| 2018-19 | 62.2% | 68.2% |
| 2017-18 | 48.4% | 65.1% |
| 2016-17 | 50.4% | 58.8% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in California's top 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 Sutro Elementary
Sutro Elementary's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutro Elementary this school | 254 | 58.7% | 73.4% |
| A. G. Cook Elementary Garden Grove | 345 | 64.6% | 81.0% |
| Ortega (Jose) Elementary San Francisco | 410 | 54.6% | 61.6% |
| Chin (John Yehall) Elementary San Francisco | 233 | 75.5% | 84.7% |
| Wilson Elementary San Gabriel | 379 | 46.2% | 66.8% |
| Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter Sacramento | 480 | 60.6% | N/A |
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 Sutro Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #496 of 5,151 | #11 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #440 of 5,172 ▲ 12 | #8 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #576 of 5,172 ▼ 84 | #12 of 69 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #981 of 5,116 | #9 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #5,105 of 5,915 | #56 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,895 of 5,352 | #34 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #3,191 of 5,354 | #49 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #3,538 of 5,625 | #35 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #1,118 of 1,139 | #23 of 23 |
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
254
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 254 | 11.1 | 22.9:1 | 59% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 11.4 | 21.7:1 | 64% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 9.9 | 22.0:1 | 60% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 12 | 21.3:1 | 58% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 12 | 21.1:1 | 64% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 11 | 23.6:1 | 64% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | N/A | N/A | 67% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 255 | 14 | 18.2:1 | 64% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 11 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sutro Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (253 to 254); teachers down 8% (12 to 11.1).
About Sutro Elementary
Sutro Elementary is a small elementary school in San Francisco, California, (ZIP code 94118). Its 254 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 45% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
The San Francisco Unified system has 106 schools and 48,706 students.
By race and ethnicity, Sutro Elementary is 73% Asian. The school is also 11% multiracial, 10% White, and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show San Francisco County is about 35% Asian. By the diversity index, Sutro Elementary comes in at 44%.
Teacher staffing is 11.1 full-time equivalents, or about 22.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. About 59% of students, or 149, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Sutro Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Sutro Elementary is a top-10% school in California on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.2% with an actual 73.4%.
Census estimates describe San Francisco County this way: median household income is about $140,970, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 132 public schools in San Francisco County, with a combined enrollment of about 56,505.
Peabody (George) Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Sutro Elementary's average proficiency of 73.4% compares with 67.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 255 to 254, a small change. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.3:1 to 22.9:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about 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
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Other Sutro Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sutro Elementary. Sutro Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sutro Elementary SchoolDayton, NV · 426 students
Nearby schools
- Peabody (George) Elementary0.4 mi · 269
- Alamo Elementary0.6 mi · 390
- Argonne Elementary0.6 mi · 391
- McCoppin (Frank) Elementary0.6 mi · 258
- Roosevelt Middle0.7 mi · 657
- Presidio Middle1.0 mi · 992
Frequently asked questions
About Sutro ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sutro Elementary?
Sutro Elementary enrolls approximately 254 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sutro Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sutro Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Sutro Elementary?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at Sutro Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Sutro Elementary?
Student demographics at Sutro Elementary are roughly 10% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 73% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Sutro Elementary?
Sutro Elementary is overseen by San Francisco Unified in San Francisco County.
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