Best Schools in San Francisco, CA

123 public schools · 56,209 students

2022 Data · NCES CCD

123

Schools

56,209

Students

19.5:1

Avg Ratio

56.2%

Free Lunch

69 Elementary14 Middle21 High

All Schools Ranked

#	School	Ratio	Enrollment	Free Lunch	Level
1	Lee (Edwin and Anita) Newcomer	6.0:1	21	100.0%	Elementary School
2	Life Learning Academy Charter	8.9:1	41	87.8%	High School
3	Wells (Ida B.) High	10.8:1	152	69.7%	High School
4	S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop)	12.2:1	85	71.8%	Combined School
5	KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory	12.5:1	316	81.6%	High School
6	Independence High	12.5:1	205	51.7%	High School
7	S.F. County Civic Center Secondary	12.8:1	58	81.0%	Combined School
8	Jordan (June) School for Equity	13.2:1	201	63.2%	High School
9	Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle	13.8:1	257	55.6%	Middle School
10	Visitacion Valley Middle	14.0:1	326	75.5%	Middle School
11	Revere (Paul) Elementary	15.0:1	459	78.2%	Combined School
12	Marshall (Thurgood) High	15.0:1	457	66.3%	High School
13	Downtown High	15.7:1	103	71.8%	High School
14	Malcolm X Academy	15.7:1	102	87.3%	Elementary School
15	Lick (James) Middle	15.8:1	485	62.7%	Middle School
16	KIPP Bayview Academy	15.8:1	199	88.4%	Combined School
17	Garfield Elementary	15.8:1	194	50.5%	Elementary School
18	KIPP Bayview Elementary	16.1:1	161	92.5%	Elementary School
19	O'Connell (John) High	16.3:1	506	74.7%	High School
20	Visitacion Valley Elementary	16.5:1	254	81.9%	Elementary School
21	Parker (Jean) Elementary	16.6:1	149	86.6%	Elementary School
22	S.F. International High	16.8:1	401	73.3%	Combined School
23	Gateway High	16.9:1	489	49.1%	High School
24	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer	16.9:1	320	58.8%	High School
25	Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary	16.9:1	169	27.8%	Elementary School
26	San Francisco Public Montessori	16.9:1	118	49.2%	Elementary School
27	Cobb (William L.) Elementary	17.0:1	136	75.0%	Elementary School
28	Yick Wo Elementary	17.4:1	209	34.9%	Elementary School
29	Francisco Middle	17.6:1	535	73.3%	Middle School
30	KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy	17.6:1	278	95.0%	Combined School
31	Cleveland Elementary	17.7:1	297	75.1%	Elementary School
32	Muir (John) Elementary	17.8:1	214	74.3%	Elementary School
33	King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle	18.0:1	366	70.2%	Middle School
34	Creative Arts Charter	18.1:1	441	18.4%	Combined School
35	Spring Valley Elementary	18.2:1	228	73.7%	Elementary School
36	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary	18.4:1	322	41.0%	Elementary School
37	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High	18.6:1	549	49.4%	High School
38	Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8	18.7:1	598	72.6%	Combined School
39	Mission High	18.8:1	1,041	57.7%	High School
40	Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts A Public School	19.1:1	679	18.7%	High School
41	Sherman Elementary	19.1:1	287	38.7%	Elementary School
42	Tenderloin Community	19.1:1	258	79.5%	Elementary School
43	Lakeshore Alternative Elementary	19.5:1	402	57.5%	Elementary School
44	Argonne Elementary	19.5:1	361	27.7%	Elementary School
45	Glen Park Elementary	19.5:1	308	47.4%	Elementary School
46	Bryant Elementary	19.6:1	226	83.6%	Elementary School
47	Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary	19.7:1	394	26.9%	Elementary School
48	Grattan Elementary	19.8:1	376	13.6%	Elementary School
49	Carver (George Washington) Elementary	19.8:1	101	81.2%	Elementary School
50	The New School of San Francisco	19.9:1	439	33.7%	Combined School

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FAQ

How many public schools are in San Francisco, CA?

San Francisco, CA has 123 public schools with 56,209 total students.

What is the best school in San Francisco?

Based on student-teacher ratio, Lee (Edwin and Anita) Newcomer ranks #1 in San Francisco with a ratio of 6.0:1.

What is the average student-teacher ratio in San Francisco?

The average student-teacher ratio across San Francisco schools is 19.5:1.