Is Alvarado Elementary a good school?

Alvarado Elementary ranks 1192 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alvarado Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 518 students attended Alvarado Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Alvarado Elementary?

Students at Alvarado Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 29% White, 18% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Alvarado Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alvarado Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lick (James) 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

Alvarado Elementary

Summary:

Alvarado Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Francisco, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 488 students. The school is part of the San Francisco Unified School District, which is ranked 651 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alvarado Elementary consistently performs above the San Francisco Unified School District and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's proficiency rates in these subjects range from 50% to 69.57% and 52.38% to 63.77%, respectively, compared to the district's 48.8% to 56.81% and 54.1% to 46.47%, and the state's 42.8% to 47.37% and 45.64% to 35.02%. Alvarado's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also significantly higher than the district and state, with a 61.19% proficiency rate in 5th grade compared to 43.07% for the district and 32.68% for the state. The school's White and Multi-racial students rank in the top 5% and top 25% of California elementary schools, respectively, while its Hispanic and English Language Learner students also perform better than their counterparts in the district and state.

However, Alvarado Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 10.9% in 2017-2018 to 30.0% in 2021-2022, before slightly improving to 24.4% in 2022-2023. This is an area of concern, as chronic absenteeism can negatively impact student learning and academic achievement. Interestingly, the nearby Sanchez Elementary (59.9%) and Buena Vista/Horace Mann K-8 (36.5%) have even higher chronic absenteeism rates, while the Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila has an exceptionally low rate of 4.8%.

Detail:

Public K-5

625 Douglas St.
San Francisco, CA 94114-3140

(415) 695-5695

District: San Francisco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1192^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,103

Students who attend Alvarado Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lick (James) 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: 21.1

Number of students: 518

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

White:

29.3%

Two or more races:

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Alvarado Elementary ranks better than 79.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 28^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 79.11. (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 Alvarado Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.3%), White (29.3%), two or more races (17.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alvarado Elementary is 21.1, which is the 29^th best among 71 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Alvarado Elementary employs 24.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

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

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alvarado Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Alvarado Elementary 1192^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Alvarado 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 Alvarado Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Alvarado Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	67.71	1374^th	4809	71.4%
2005	65.06	1545^th	4822	68.0%
2006	67.58	1438^th	4818	70.2%
2007	60.91	1779^th	5113	65.2%
2008	63.92	1690^th	5113	66.9%
2009	59.26	1955^th	5193	62.4%
2010	59.17	2029^th	5314	61.8%
2011	67.68	1599^th	5377	70.3%
2012	66.52	1696^th	5390	68.5%
2013	75.58	1284^th	5530	76.8%
2015	87.05	779^th	5611	86.1%
2016	79.93	1135^th	5614	79.8%
2017	82.68	1015^th	5692	82.2%
2018	75.87	1322^nd	5662	76.7%
2019	80.66	1142^nd	5789	80.3%
2022	81.60	1117^th	5883	81.0%
2023	80.24	1161^st	5874	80.2%
2024	79.11	1192^nd	5862	79.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Alvarado Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	75.96	155^th	669	76.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Alvarado Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.67	1837^th	3246	43.4%
2019	53.91	1051^st	3275	67.9%
2023	39.28	1875^th	3250	42.3%
2024	53.31	1007^th	3160	68.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Alvarado Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	22.22	2276^th	2634	13.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alvarado Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.62	3430^th	5084	32.5%
2019	49.78	2421^st	5173	53.2%
2022	68.95	1215^th	5264	76.9%
2023	44.09	2758^th	5374	48.7%
2024	58.70	1878^th	5511	65.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Alvarado Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.35	1574^th	5413	70.9%
2019	80.83	1035^th	5492	81.2%
2022	84.50	894^th	5635	84.1%
2023	75.28	1274^th	5617	77.3%
2024	82.46	986^th	5605	82.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Alvarado Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.56	1081^st	5431	80.1%
2019	76.95	1219^th	5510	77.9%
2022	72.21	1426^th	5663	74.8%
2023	83.05	966^th	5650	82.9%
2024	71.31	1436^th	5636	74.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Alvarado Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.45	1812^th	4830	62.5%
2019	69.42	1197^th	4963	75.9%
2022	79.04	776^th	5084	84.7%
2023	67.52	1293^rd	5098	74.6%
2024	62.19	1557^th	5102	69.5%

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Rank History for White students at Alvarado Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.07	482^nd	2737	82.4%
2019	86.17	216^th	2834	92.4%
2022	85.88	235^th	2726	91.4%
2023	91.52	59^th	2662	97.8%
2024	88.01	139^th	2647	94.7%

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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 Alvarado Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	58	119	34	182	1	n/a	n/a	0	394
1989	74	108	37	167	2	n/a	n/a	0	388
1990	90	158	48	162	5	n/a	n/a	0	463
1991	62	186	44	163	3	n/a	n/a	0	458
1992	70	168	43	196	2	n/a	n/a	0	479
1993	62	129	36	185	5	n/a	n/a	0	417
1994	56	114	35	175	10	n/a	n/a	0	390
1995	88	95	32	174	6	n/a	n/a	0	395
1996	88	95	32	174	6	n/a	n/a	0	395
1997	115	74	39	173	4	n/a	n/a	0	405
1998	119	72	44	177	6	n/a	n/a	0	418
1999	132	64	60	196	6	n/a	n/a	0	458
2000	138	64	53	201	8	n/a	n/a	0	464
2001	137	51	55	204	8	n/a	n/a	10	465
2002	126	35	64	185	3	n/a	n/a	33	446
2003	126	35	64	185	3	n/a	n/a	33	446
2004	123	28	65	190	3	n/a	n/a	34	443
2005	110	29	54	205	4	n/a	n/a	49	451
2006	109	31	58	214	5	n/a	n/a	54	471
2007	110	28	51	244	3	n/a	n/a	55	491
2008	119	33	47	229	4	n/a	n/a	0	432
2009	133	35	38	223	3	2	50	0	484
2010	135	26	41	234	2	0	68	0	506
2011	155	27	41	234	2	0	61	0	520
2012	169	29	37	221	3	0	56	0	515
2013	157	19	31	220	2	2	92	0	523
2014	193	18	35	229	2	1	50	0	528
2015	201	22	25	229	3	1	47	0	528
2016	200	14	22	221	3	1	47	0	508
2017	198	10	16	235	2	1	56	0	518
2018	202	11	13	222	2	0	60	0	510
2019	205	10	14	216	2	0	68	0	515
2020	186	8	16	219	2	1	74	0	506
2021	174	9	15	228	2	1	78	0	507
2022	148	5	12	237	2	2	66	0	472
2023	141	8	17	238	2	2	80	0	488
2024	152	5	17	250	1	2	91	0	518

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 Alvarado Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	394	27.0	14.5	n/a
1989	388	28.0	13.8	n/a
1990	463	28.5	16.2	n/a
1991	458	28.0	16.3	n/a
1992	479	28.5	16.8	78.3
1993	417	26.0	16.0	68.8
1994	390	23.0	17.0	72.8
1995	395	25.5	15.5	69.9
1996	395	25.5	15.5	69.9
1997	405	27.5	14.7	55.8
1998	418	26.5	15.8	56.9
1999	458	25.5	18.0	53.3
2000	464	31.0	15.0	47
2001	465	29.6	15.7	54.5
2002	446	31.0	14.4	45.5
2003	446	31.0	14.4	45.5
2004	443	29.5	15.0	48.7
2005	451	30.8	14.6	48.5
2006	471	28.7	16.4	0
2007	491	30.2	16.3	49.3
2008	432	31.0	13.9	47.7
2009	484	29.6	15.8	41.3
2010	506	27.7	18.2	44.3
2011	520	n/a	n/a	41.9
2012	515	24.0	21.4	40.8
2013	523	26.1	19.9	36.5
2014	528	25.0	21.1	39.4
2015	528	23.0	22.9	44.9
2016	508	25.0	20.3	37.8
2017	518	21.3	24.2	31.9
2018	510	24.0	21.2	33.1
2019	515	18.0	28.6	25.8
2020	506	n/a	n/a	27.9
2021	507	24.0	21.1	29.2
2022	472	22.5	20.9	29.9
2023	488	22.0	22.1	30.7
2024	518	24.5	21.1	30.1

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 Alvarado Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	394	27.0	14.5	n/a
1989	388	28.0	13.8	n/a
1990	463	28.5	16.2	n/a
1991	458	28.0	16.3	n/a
1992	479	28.5	16.8	78.3
1993	417	26.0	16.0	68.8
1994	390	23.0	17.0	72.8
1995	395	25.5	15.5	69.9
1996	395	25.5	15.5	69.9
1997	405	27.5	14.7	55.8
1998	418	26.5	15.8	56.9
1999	458	25.5	18.0	53.3
2000	464	31.0	15.0	47
2001	465	29.6	15.7	54.5
2002	446	31.0	14.4	45.5
2003	446	31.0	14.4	45.5
2004	443	29.5	15.0	48.7
2005	451	30.8	14.6	48.5
2006	471	28.7	16.4	0
2007	491	30.2	16.3	49.3
2008	432	31.0	13.9	47.7
2009	484	29.6	15.8	41.3
2010	506	27.7	18.2	44.3
2011	520	n/a	n/a	41.9
2012	515	24.0	21.4	40.8
2013	523	26.1	19.9	36.5
2014	528	25.0	21.1	39.4
2015	528	23.0	22.9	44.9
2016	508	25.0	20.3	37.8
2017	518	21.3	24.2	31.9
2018	510	24.0	21.2	33.1
2019	515	18.0	28.6	25.8
2020	506	n/a	n/a	27.9
2021	507	24.0	21.1	29.2
2022	472	22.5	20.9	29.9
2023	488	22.0	22.1	30.7
2024	518	24.5	21.1	30.1

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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