Schools by Reading Proficiency in San Francisco (2025)

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Listed with official data; 100 schools in San Francisco, California. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and California.

#	School	Sector	Reading · math	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Lowell High San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Public	92% · 83%	74.1 Top 25%	83% Math proficiency	2,571
2	Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	87% · 92%	78.4 Top 25%	92% Math proficiency	407
3	Peabody (George) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	87% · 82%	81.7 Top 10%	82% Math proficiency	269
4	Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	82% · 77%	78.9 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	673
5	Chin (John Yehall) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	82% · 77%	67.0 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	233
6	The New School of San Francisco San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	82% · 72%	75.4 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	457
7	Clarendon Alternative Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	82% · 69%	75.6 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	533
8	Lawton Alternative San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	81% · 76%	69.8 Top 25%	76% Math proficiency	600
9	Mission Preparatory San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	81% · 75%	62.7 Top 50%	75% Math proficiency	491
10	Sunset Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	79% · 86%	76.8 Top 25%	86% Math proficiency	402
11	Giannini (A.P.) Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	78% · 69%	72.3 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	1,183
12	Yick Wo Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	77% · 77%	75.0 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	205
13	Roosevelt Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	77% · 72%	74.7 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	657
14	Miraloma Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	77% · 72%	74.1 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	344
15	KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	77% · 47%	58.2 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	196
16	Ulloa Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	76% · 81%	69.5 Top 25%	81% Math proficiency	520
17	Lafayette Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	76% · 76%	75.1 Top 25%	76% Math proficiency	471
18	Jefferson Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	76% · 75%	73.5 Top 25%	75% Math proficiency	511
19	Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	75% · 70%	71.1 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	594
20	Creative Arts Charter San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	74% · 65%	73.0 Top 25%	65% Math proficiency	440
21	Presidio Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	73% · 68%	71.3 Top 25%	68% Math proficiency	992
22	Key (Francis Scott) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	72% · 67%	71.0 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	552
23	Sloat (Commodore) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	72% · 67%	67.1 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	364
24	Ortega (Jose) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	72% · 67%	64.1 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	410
25	McKinley Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	72% · 62%	70.4 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	294
26	Galileo High San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Public	70% · 52%	53.9 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	1,750
27	Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	68% · 72%	68.4 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	442
28	Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	68% · 65%	70.0 Top 25%	65% Math proficiency	356
29	Alvarado Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	68% · 62%	67.2 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	538
30	Argonne Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	67% · 77%	71.1 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	391
31	Sunnyside Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	67% · 72%	70.0 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	366
32	Sherman Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	67% · 62%	65.8 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	291
33	New Traditions Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	67% · 57%	66.8 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	259
34	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Public	67% · 57%	58.6 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	522
35	West Portal Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	65% · 67%	67.6 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	588
36	Rooftop Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	65% · 56%	62.7 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	575
37	Washington (George) High San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Public	65% · 55%	55.0 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	2,068
38	Lincoln (Abraham) High San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Public	65% · 49%	51.8 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	2,074
39	Alamo Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	64% · 69%	65.9 Top 50%	69% Math proficiency	390
40	Grattan Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 67%	70.4 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	392
41	Garfield Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 67%	66.4 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	176
42	Sutro Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 67%	60.5 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	254
43	McCoppin (Frank) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 57%	64.1 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	258
44	San Francisco Public Montessori San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 57%	61.1 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	107
45	Balboa High San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Public	62% · 39%	44.8 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	1,238
46	Hoover (Herbert) Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61% · 57%	54.4 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	963
47	Aptos Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58% · 50%	52.0 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	911
48	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Public	58% · 29%	38.0 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	1,047
49	Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	57% · 67%	50.4 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	653
50	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	57% · 57%	59.9 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	333
51	Muir (John) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	57% · 57%	49.2 Lower 50%	57% Math proficiency	260
52	Gateway High San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	57% · 37%	47.3 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	464
53	Gateway Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	56% · 32%	45.7 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	247
54	Marina Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	54% · 50%	48.7 Lower 50%	50% Math proficiency	646
55	Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	52% · 56%	43.3 Lower 50%	56% Math proficiency	564
56	Redding Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	52% · 42%	40.2 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	240
57	Francisco Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	50% · 49%	47.6 Lower 50%	49% Math proficiency	496
58	Spring Valley Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	47% · 57%	47.4 Lower 50%	57% Math proficiency	234
59	Webster (Daniel) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	47% · 47%	49.9 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	354
60	Monroe Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	46% · 46%	35.5 Lower 50%	46% Math proficiency	533
61	Parks (Rosa) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	44% · 37%	35.2 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	326
62	KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy San Francisco · Middle · Grades 5–8	Charter	44% · 30%	27.1 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	267
63	Thomas Edison Charter Academy San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	43% · 29%	29.3 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	574
64	Parker (Jean) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	42% · 57%	44.3 Lower 50%	57% Math proficiency	128
65	Moscone (George R.) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	42% · 52%	37.5 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	334
66	Visitacion Valley Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	42% · 42%	33.2 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	239
67	Denman (James) Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	42% · 31%	32.7 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	807
68	Hillcrest Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	41% · 47%	32.5 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	317
69	Lakeshore Alternative Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	40% · 31%	29.7 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	416
70	KIPP Bayview Academy San Francisco · Middle · Grades 5–8	Charter	39% · 33%	30.1 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	167
71	Everett Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	39% · 27%	31.6 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	401
72	Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	37% · 37%	42.0 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	137
73	Glen Park Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	37% · 37%	33.4 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	348
74	Guadalupe Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	37% · 27%	22.4 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	273
75	Marshall Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	37% · 17%	19.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	245
76	King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	34% · 27%	25.0 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	367
77	Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	34% · 26%	24.3 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	586
78	Longfellow Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	33% · 31%	27.1 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	466
79	Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	33% · 22%	18.4 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	555
80	San Francisco Community Alternative San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	32% · 32%	32.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	230
81	Serra (Junipero) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	32% · 32%	24.4 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	283
82	Bryant Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	32% · 22%	18.7 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	237
83	Huerta (Dolores) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	32% · 17%	23.8 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	418
84	City Arts & Leadership Academy San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	32% · 12%	25.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	397
85	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	32% · 2.5%	21.0 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	3,447
86	Mission High San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Public	30% · 7.5%	20.5 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	993
87	Tenderloin Community San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27% · 22%	16.6 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	282
88	Sheridan Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27% · 17%	17.2 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	196
89	O'Connell (John) High San Francisco · High · Grades 9–12	Public	27% · 2.5%	17.8 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	460
90	Visitacion Valley Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	26% · 12%	13.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	333
91	Lick (James) Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	25% · 16%	21.2 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	479
92	Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle San Francisco · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	25% · 8%	24.7 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	363
93	Malcolm X Academy San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	24.5% · 44.5%	29.0 Lower 50%	44.5% Math proficiency	97
94	Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	22% · 12%	16.6 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	381
95	Chavez (Cesar) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	21% · 15%	12.5 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	397
96	Revere (Paul) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	19% · 8%	13.9 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	453
97	Carver (George Washington) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	17% · 22%	16.1 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	93
98	Sanchez Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	17% · 12%	11.9 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	272
99	Cobb (William L.) Elementary San Francisco · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	15% · 24.5%	19.5 Lower 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	134
100	Marshall (Thurgood) High San Francisco · High · Grades 8–12	Public	12% · 12%	17.6 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	475

Lowell High in San Francisco leads the 2025 list of schools by reading proficiency in San Francisco with Reading · math 92% · 83%. Of the 100 schools shown, 89 are public, 11 are charter.

For the full picture see the wider California schools by reading proficiency rankings, every school on the San Francisco page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Lowell High in San Francisco, California ranks first among schools by reading proficiency in San Francisco with Reading · math 92% · 83% (Enrollment: 2,571).

How are schools by reading proficiency in San Francisco ranked?

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.

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