Is Alamo Elementary a good school?

Alamo Elementary ranks 830 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alamo Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 393 students attended Alamo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Alamo Elementary?

Students at Alamo Elementary are 36% Asian, 29% White, 19% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Alamo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alamo Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Presidio Middle High : Academy (The)- SF @McAteer High : Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School High : Balboa High High : Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High High : Galileo High High : Jordan (June) School for Equity High : Lincoln (Abraham) High High : Lowell High High : Marshall (Thurgood) High High : Mission High High : O'Connell (John) High High : S.F. International High High : Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High High : Washington (George) High

Alamo Elementary

Summary:

Alamo Elementary is a public elementary school in San Francisco, California, serving 410 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the San Francisco Unified School District, which is ranked 651 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Alamo Elementary consistently performs above the San Francisco Unified and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. The school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math are 68.04% and 70.1%, respectively, compared to 53.73% and 45.59% for San Francisco Unified, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state. Alamo Elementary also excels in Science, with a 56.72% proficiency rate, outperforming the district and state. The school's performance for its Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students is particularly strong, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools.

While Alamo Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools, with the exception of Lawton Alternative and Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.7% in 2017-2018 to 16.9% in 2022-2023. This trend is concerning and warrants further investigation to understand the underlying causes and implement strategies to improve student attendance.

Detail:

Public K-5

250 23rd Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94121-2009

(415) 750-8456

District: San Francisco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
830^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,103

Students who attend Alamo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Presidio Middle
High:	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
	Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
	Balboa High
	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
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	Galileo High
	Jordan (June) School for Equity
	Lincoln (Abraham) High
	Lowell High
	Marshall (Thurgood) High
	Mission High
	O'Connell (John) High
	S.F. International High
	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
	Washington (George) High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.4

Number of students: 393

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

35.6%

White:

29.0%

Two or more races:

19.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Alamo Elementary ranks better than 85.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 71 ranked elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.65. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Alamo Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (35.6%), White (29%), two or more races (19.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 40.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alamo Elementary is 22.4. 41 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Alamo Elementary employs 17.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alamo Elementary is $6,103, which is the highest among 72 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alamo Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Alamo Elementary 830^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Alamo Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Francisco Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Francisco Unified 651^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Alamo Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Alamo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	92.40	371^st	4809	92.3%
2005	86.32	673^rd	4822	86.0%
2006	90.06	477^th	4818	90.1%
2007	91.36	442^nd	5113	91.4%
2008	91.12	415^th	5113	91.9%
2009	90.14	471^st	5193	90.9%
2010	89.57	465^th	5314	91.2%
2011	79.53	1029^th	5377	80.9%
2012	83.11	841^st	5390	84.4%
2013	85.27	737^th	5530	86.7%
2015	86.07	818^th	5611	85.4%
2016	91.94	503^rd	5614	91.0%
2017	89.33	673^rd	5692	88.2%
2018	88.28	726^th	5662	87.2%
2019	84.48	937^th	5789	83.8%
2022	86.70	868^th	5883	85.2%
2023	89.80	725^th	5874	87.7%
2024	87.65	830^th	5862	85.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Alamo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	59.47	283^rd	610	53.6%
2023	58.08	317^th	669	52.6%
2024	61.36	313^th	669	53.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Alamo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	66.18	661^st	3246	79.6%
2019	74.89	415^th	3275	87.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alamo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.44	557^th	5084	89.0%
2019	84.49	516^th	5173	90.0%
2022	93.03	246^th	5264	95.3%
2023	92.71	279^th	5374	94.8%
2024	87.30	538^th	5511	90.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Alamo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.01	764^th	5413	85.9%
2019	85.74	779^th	5492	85.8%
2022	86.05	811^th	5635	85.6%
2023	88.73	705^th	5617	87.4%
2024	88.40	696^th	5605	87.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Alamo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.16	671^st	5431	87.6%
2019	81.40	1001^st	5510	81.8%
2022	84.55	898^th	5663	84.1%
2023	88.25	711^th	5650	87.4%
2024	84.50	895^th	5636	84.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Alamo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.74	683^rd	1071	36.2%
2019	43.91	778^th	1149	32.3%
2022	45.36	772^nd	1154	33.1%
2023	53.13	702^nd	1190	41.0%
2024	47.44	788^th	1203	34.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Alamo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	67.84	1259^th	4963	74.6%

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Rank History for White students at Alamo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.46	809^th	2737	70.4%
2019	54.02	1418^th	2834	50.0%
2022	67.97	880^th	2726	67.7%
2023	69.27	822^nd	2662	69.1%
2024	60.27	1125^th	2647	57.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Alamo Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	175	21	462	28	3	n/a	n/a	0	689
1989	169	17	495	24	2	n/a	n/a	0	707
1990	153	17	474	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	673
1991	164	20	477	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	686
1992	187	17	444	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	673
1993	184	25	467	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	713
1994	202	27	466	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	729
1995	204	14	470	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	718
1996	204	14	470	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	718
1997	196	15	467	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	713
1998	194	13	463	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	702
1999	193	14	464	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	703
2000	182	18	462	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	692
2001	195	18	433	37	2	n/a	n/a	8	693
2002	169	10	445	33	2	n/a	n/a	35	694
2003	169	10	445	33	2	n/a	n/a	35	694
2004	160	5	446	34	2	n/a	n/a	41	688
2005	156	4	445	28	1	n/a	n/a	65	699
2006	142	4	416	33	1	n/a	n/a	70	666
2007	121	5	390	30	1	n/a	n/a	76	623
2008	112	6	377	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	524
2009	103	4	351	28	1	8	54	0	549
2010	90	4	333	31	1	4	67	0	530
2011	83	8	333	35	0	3	52	0	514
2012	94	4	331	35	0	5	42	0	511
2013	77	5	290	33	0	12	107	0	524
2014	109	6	317	41	0	12	46	0	531
2015	108	6	297	50	0	5	72	0	538
2016	135	5	277	48	0	6	64	0	535
2017	139	6	258	52	0	6	72	0	533
2018	134	4	244	46	0	6	92	0	526
2019	132	3	233	55	0	5	101	0	529
2020	149	3	210	52	0	5	109	0	528
2021	151	8	199	53	0	4	104	0	519
2022	112	5	170	58	0	0	89	1	435
2023	113	6	159	55	0	0	77	0	410
2024	114	5	140	59	0	0	75	0	393

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Alamo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	689	25.0	27.5	n/a
1989	707	24.0	29.4	n/a
1990	673	24.0	28.0	n/a
1991	686	24.0	28.5	n/a
1992	673	24.4	27.5	18.4
1993	713	23.5	30.3	23.8
1994	729	24.5	29.8	26.9
1995	718	24.0	29.9	29.5
1996	718	24.0	29.9	29.5
1997	713	31.0	23.0	30.6
1998	702	33.0	21.3	31.6
1999	703	33.0	21.3	32.6
2000	692	35.0	19.8	32.8
2001	693	32.0	21.7	32.6
2002	694	34.0	20.4	27.2
2003	694	34.0	20.4	27.2
2004	688	32.0	21.5	30.6
2005	699	35.0	20.0	33.6
2006	666	31.0	21.5	0
2007	623	29.0	21.5	35.6
2008	524	29.0	18.1	38
2009	549	26.0	20.3	34.4
2010	530	25.0	21.2	40.2
2011	514	n/a	n/a	46.3
2012	511	23.0	22.2	40.9
2013	524	23.0	22.7	38.2
2014	531	23.5	22.5	39.4
2015	538	25.0	21.5	42.2
2016	535	25.0	21.4	34
2017	533	25.0	21.3	34.3
2018	526	24.0	21.9	35.7
2019	529	21.1	25.0	37.1
2020	528	n/a	n/a	34.5
2021	519	23.3	22.2	36.6
2022	435	23.5	18.5	37
2023	410	19.5	21.0	32.4
2024	393	17.5	22.4	40.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Alamo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	689	25.0	27.5	n/a
1989	707	24.0	29.4	n/a
1990	673	24.0	28.0	n/a
1991	686	24.0	28.5	n/a
1992	673	24.4	27.5	18.4
1993	713	23.5	30.3	23.8
1994	729	24.5	29.8	26.9
1995	718	24.0	29.9	29.5
1996	718	24.0	29.9	29.5
1997	713	31.0	23.0	30.6
1998	702	33.0	21.3	31.6
1999	703	33.0	21.3	32.6
2000	692	35.0	19.8	32.8
2001	693	32.0	21.7	32.6
2002	694	34.0	20.4	27.2
2003	694	34.0	20.4	27.2
2004	688	32.0	21.5	30.6
2005	699	35.0	20.0	33.6
2006	666	31.0	21.5	0
2007	623	29.0	21.5	35.6
2008	524	29.0	18.1	38
2009	549	26.0	20.3	34.4
2010	530	25.0	21.2	40.2
2011	514	n/a	n/a	46.3
2012	511	23.0	22.2	40.9
2013	524	23.0	22.7	38.2
2014	531	23.5	22.5	39.4
2015	538	25.0	21.5	42.2
2016	535	25.0	21.4	34
2017	533	25.0	21.3	34.3
2018	526	24.0	21.9	35.7
2019	529	21.1	25.0	37.1
2020	528	n/a	n/a	34.5
2021	519	23.3	22.2	36.6
2022	435	23.5	18.5	37
2023	410	19.5	21.0	32.4
2024	393	17.5	22.4	40.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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