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What's one thing West Portal Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005679
West Portal Elementary
5 Lenox Way, San Francisco, CA 94127 · (415) 759-2846 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
23.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
190 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 121 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
60%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
62.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.7pp since 2014
Math
63.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.7% | 28.6% | 21.6% | 16.1% |
| Math | 31.8% | 31.4% | 23.7% | 13.1% |
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 | 62.3% | 63.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 66.3% |
| 2022-23 | 70.9% | 70.2% |
| 2021-22 | 65.1% | 68.2% |
| 2020-21 | 63.6% | 59.1% |
| 2018-19 | 65.3% | 67.7% |
| 2017-18 | 67.1% | 65.3% |
| 2016-17 | 44.9% | 53.3% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 West Portal Elementary
West Portal Elementary's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Portal Elementary this school | 588 | 32.3% | 65.8% |
| Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary Fountain Valley | 530 | 33.6% | 83.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary San Francisco | 511 | 36.8% | 61.5% |
| Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary Fountain Valley | 526 | 29.3% | 83.3% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary Santa Clara | 453 | 28.0% | 70.7% |
| Independent Elementary Castro Valley | 662 | 28.2% | 69.6% |
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 West Portal Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #846 of 5,151 | #19 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #917 of 5,172 ▼ 155 | #24 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #1,185 of 5,172 ▼ 514 | #25 of 69 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #741 of 5,116 | #23 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #1,504 of 5,915 | #5 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,532 of 5,352 | #42 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #1,788 of 5,354 | #33 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.3% | #4,667 of 5,625 | #59 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #1,066 of 1,139 | #20 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
588
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 26.1:1
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 | 588 | 24.8 | 23.7:1 | 32% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 24.8 | 23.8:1 | 34% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 22.3 | 26.1:1 | 33% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 22 | 26.1:1 | 29% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 21.3 | 27.4:1 | 32% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 25 | 23.8:1 | 34% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | N/A | N/A | 41% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 27 | 20.7:1 | 33% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 20 | 28.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Portal Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (583 to 588); teachers up 16% (21.3 to 24.8).
About West Portal Elementary
San Francisco, California, is home to West Portal Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 588 students. The school is 26% larger than the average for elementary schools in California.
San Francisco Unified has 48,706 students in 106 schools, and West Portal Elementary is one of those schools.
The largest group at West Portal Elementary is Asian students, at 58%. The remaining students are 17% White, 15% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Among people living in San Francisco County, the Asian share is about 35%. The diversity index for West Portal Elementary is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 23.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at West Portal Elementary, which has 24.8. The school's 23.7:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 32%. The 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County is 22 points higher.
West Portal Elementary 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 70% of California public elementary schools.
In California, West Portal Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 65.8% actual against a predicted 60.6%.
In San Francisco County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $140,970 a year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in San Francisco County number 132, with about 56,505 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Hoover (Herbert) Middle, is the closest to West Portal Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 65.8% is above the 62.3% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around West Portal Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 575 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 588. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 26.1:1 to 23.7:1.
People who know West Portal Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About West Portal ElementaryHow large is West Portal Elementary?
West Portal Elementary enrolls approximately 588 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does West Portal Elementary serve?
West Portal Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Portal Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Portal Elementary is approximately 23.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Portal Elementary?
At West Portal Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 58% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is West Portal Elementary public or private?
West Portal Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.