Sutro Elementary

Located at 235 12th Ave., in San Francisco, California, Sutro Elementary is a compact elementary school that enrolls 254 students (grades K through 5), part of San Francisco Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 45% below the state mean of about 465.

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

In terms of who attends, Sutro Elementary shows that the largest single group is Asian, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 11% multiracial, 10% White, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 35% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sutro 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 44.5%; this one delivers 73.5%, a residual of +28.9 points.

In the area at large, census data for San Francisco County shows the typical household earns roughly $140,970 per year, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), Sutro Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Peabody (George) Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sutro Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 253 students in 2018 compared to 254 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 in 2025.

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