Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary

Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in San Francisco, California, overseen by San Francisco Unified, hosts 564 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% above the state mean of about 465.

Within San Francisco Unified, which oversees 106 schools and 48,706 students, Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary logs that 55% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 37% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Francisco County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Francisco County) logs that median household earnings sit near $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, San Francisco County runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), of which Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 18.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 625 students in 2018 compared to 564 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 37% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 26.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.