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Enrollment
522
High
DISTRICT 892 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441007845
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
40 Vega St., San Francisco, CA 94115 · (415) 749-3469 · San Francisco County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
265 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 119 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 136 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 122 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 145 | 28% |
Student demographics
76%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
56.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.9pp since 2014
Math
41.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.6% | 25.5% | 18.4% | 25.5% |
| Math | 19.1% | 22.3% | 21.3% | 37.2% |
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 | 56.1% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 42.1% |
| 2022-23 | 72.5% | 37.2% |
| 2021-22 | 73.8% | 49.2% |
| 2018-19 | 66.4% | 55.1% |
| 2017-18 | 71.2% | 45.7% |
| 2016-17 | 71.7% | 57.9% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High this school | 522 | 50.8% | 47.3% |
| Hercules High Hercules | 767 | 41.7% | 50.0% |
| Alameda Community Learning Center Alameda | 362 | 40.6% | N/A |
| Encinal Junior/Senior High Alameda | 1,280 | 47.3% | 47.7% |
| Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy Stockton | 694 | 57.9% | N/A |
| River Islands High Lathrop | 512 | 37.9% | N/A |
Matched among California high 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 Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #364 of 1,052 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #251 of 1,056 ▼ 23 | #5 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #552 of 1,056 ▲ 107 | #6 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.7pp | #21 of 1,044 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #1,004 of 2,093 | #10 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #446 of 1,352 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.8% | #14 of 1,351 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #1,162 of 1,575 | #18 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #211 of 802 | #3 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
522
-137 (-21%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
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 | 522 | 27 | 19.3:1 | 51% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 26.8 | 20.6:1 | 45% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 29.5 | 18.6:1 | 49% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 31 | 21.3:1 | 47% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 29.3 | 21.7:1 | 54% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 29 | 21.9:1 | 61% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | N/A | N/A | 65% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | 27 | 23.0:1 | 35% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 29 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (637 to 522); teachers down 8% (29.3 to 27).
About Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High is a small high school. Its address is in San Francisco, California. It reports enrollment of 522 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 38% below that mark.
San Francisco Unified (106 schools, 48,706 students) runs Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High.
Asian students account for 35% of enrollment at Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High, more than any other group. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 15% White, 11% Black, and 11% multiracial. San Francisco County residents are about 35% Asian, a similar share. The diversity index for Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High is 76%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. The school has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Federal data show 51% of students (265) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of California public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High, the prediction is 49.8% and the result is 47.3%.
In San Francisco County, home to about 830,235 people, median household income comes to about $140,970, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 132 public schools in the county, enrolling about 56,505, Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High among them.
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High's closest public school neighbor is New Traditions Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 67.4% on proficiency, and Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High is below that at 47.3%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 21%, from 659 to 522. The ratio was 21.3:1 in 2020-21 and 19.3:1 in 2024-25.
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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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Frequently asked questions
About Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional HighWhat is the total enrollment at Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High?
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High enrolls approximately 522 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High serve?
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High is approximately 19.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High?
At Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High, the student body is approximately 15% White, 26% Hispanic, 11% Black, 35% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High?
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High is overseen by San Francisco Unified in San Francisco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.