Is Cleveland Elementary a good school?

Cleveland Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cleveland Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 297 students attended Cleveland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland Elementary?

Students at Cleveland Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Cleveland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cleveland Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Visitacion Valley 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

Cleveland Elementary

Summary:

Cleveland Elementary is a public elementary school in San Francisco, California, serving 297 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 and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cleveland Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0 or 1 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very low performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with rankings in the bottom 5-10% of California elementary schools for these subgroups. Cleveland Elementary has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.7% to 53.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Nearby Guadalupe Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, and Glen Park Elementary generally perform better than Cleveland Elementary, with higher rankings, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better academic proficiency rates. However, these nearby schools still struggle compared to the state averages, indicating broader challenges within the San Francisco Unified School District. Cleveland Elementary's high percentage of students from low-income families, 75.08% in 2022-2023, likely contributes to the school's poor academic performance and high chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public K-5

455 Athens St.
San Francisco, CA 94112-2801

(415) 469-4709

District: San Francisco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5771^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,103

Students who attend Cleveland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Visitacion Valley 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: 17.7

Number of students: 297

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.8%

Asian:

6.7%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cleveland Elementary ranks worse than 98.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 67^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 7.92. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82.8%), Asian (6.7%), two or more races (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cleveland Elementary is 17.7, which is the 11^th best among 71 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Cleveland Elementary employs 16.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

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

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cleveland Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cleveland Elementary 5771^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cleveland Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

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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 Cleveland Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.37	4461^st	4809	7.2%
2005	32.64	3125^th	4822	35.2%
2006	10.46	4609^th	4818	4.3%
2007	13.64	4734^th	5113	7.4%
2008	12.76	4780^th	5113	6.5%
2009	5.89	5133^rd	5193	1.2%
2010	11.40	5092^nd	5314	4.2%
2011	6.01	5323^rd	5377	1.0%
2012	8.64	5239^th	5390	2.8%
2013	9.91	5300^th	5530	4.2%
2015	15.40	5064^th	5611	9.7%
2016	16.18	4941^st	5614	12.0%
2017	12.56	5319^th	5692	6.6%
2018	12.26	5306^th	5662	6.3%
2019	6.53	5704^th	5789	1.5%
2022	15.73	5294^th	5883	10.0%
2023	10.27	5695^th	5874	3.0%
2024	7.92	5771^st	5862	1.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.09	2248^th	3246	30.7%
2019	30.85	2422^nd	3275	26.0%
2022	35.97	2121^st	3311	35.9%
2023	26.79	2767^th	3250	14.9%
2024	22.12	2991^st	3160	5.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.73	4507^th	5084	11.3%
2019	7.68	5106^th	5173	1.3%
2022	21.00	4572^nd	5264	13.1%
2023	11.93	5213^th	5374	3.0%
2024	9.43	5419^th	5511	1.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.15	5226^th	5413	3.5%
2019	5.25	5469^th	5492	0.4%
2022	12.86	5373^rd	5635	4.6%
2023	8.65	5545^th	5617	1.3%
2024	9.79	5470^th	5605	2.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.28	4870^th	5431	10.3%
2019	9.90	5353^rd	5510	2.8%
2022	19.65	4753^rd	5663	16.1%
2023	13.60	5268^th	5650	6.8%
2024	7.68	5576^th	5636	1.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cleveland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.29	4351^st	4830	9.9%
2019	9.32	4874^th	4963	1.8%
2022	15.31	4779^th	5084	6.0%
2023	10.16	5014^th	5098	1.6%
2024	8.76	5030^th	5102	1.4%

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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 Cleveland Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	40	72	148	145	3	n/a	n/a	0	408
1989	34	78	140	163	5	n/a	n/a	0	420
1990	35	58	135	149	7	n/a	n/a	0	384
1991	27	51	135	159	7	n/a	n/a	0	379
1992	30	51	132	159	3	n/a	n/a	0	375
1993	30	64	114	163	3	n/a	n/a	0	374
1994	40	68	113	172	3	n/a	n/a	0	396
1995	28	77	114	174	3	n/a	n/a	0	396
1996	28	77	114	174	3	n/a	n/a	0	396
1997	23	69	117	167	2	n/a	n/a	0	378
1998	20	65	112	168	2	n/a	n/a	0	367
1999	12	57	111	172	1	n/a	n/a	0	353
2000	10	52	117	184	2	n/a	n/a	0	365
2001	6	42	116	178	2	n/a	n/a	1	345
2002	4	42	111	182	1	n/a	n/a	5	345
2003	4	42	111	182	1	n/a	n/a	5	345
2004	4	35	114	167	1	n/a	n/a	5	326
2005	1	30	112	162	0	n/a	n/a	8	313
2006	1	22	100	168	1	n/a	n/a	11	303
2007	3	27	91	171	2	n/a	n/a	17	311
2008	5	21	80	185	1	n/a	n/a	0	292
2009	4	14	67	197	2	2	8	0	294
2010	3	20	52	216	2	4	11	0	308
2011	6	17	49	243	2	4	8	0	329
2012	4	12	46	261	3	3	9	0	338
2013	2	9	38	276	2	4	15	0	346
2014	6	8	32	286	1	4	9	0	346
2015	7	9	21	302	1	3	10	0	353
2016	11	10	24	298	1	1	17	0	362
2017	8	9	21	295	0	2	31	0	366
2018	7	8	24	301	0	2	36	0	378
2019	5	9	21	276	0	1	34	0	346
2020	8	8	23	280	0	3	36	0	358
2021	6	6	23	289	0	4	33	0	361
2022	3	6	19	260	1	5	24	0	318
2023	2	5	20	246	1	3	20	0	297

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 Cleveland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	408	16.5	24.7	n/a
1989	420	17.5	24.0	n/a
1990	384	16.5	23.2	n/a
1991	379	16.5	22.9	n/a
1992	375	16.8	22.3	70.1
1993	374	16.5	22.7	69
1994	396	13.5	29.3	73.5
1995	396	17.0	23.3	89.9
1996	396	17.0	23.3	89.9
1997	378	20.5	18.4	84.1
1998	367	18.0	20.4	88.8
1999	353	20.0	17.7	85
2000	365	22.0	16.6	72.3
2001	345	18.8	18.4	85.8
2002	345	18.5	18.6	76.2
2003	345	18.5	18.6	76.2
2004	326	18.5	17.6	82.2
2005	313	17.5	17.9	76.4
2006	303	17.4	17.4	0
2007	311	17.5	17.8	75.2
2008	292	20.5	14.2	66.8
2009	294	17.6	15.8	73.1
2010	308	19.0	16.2	78.9
2011	329	n/a	n/a	85.4
2012	338	19.0	17.7	84.9
2013	346	18.0	19.2	86.7
2014	346	15.5	22.3	95.4
2015	353	14.0	25.2	93.8
2016	362	16.0	22.6	73.8
2017	366	15.0	24.4	74
2018	378	16.0	23.6	73
2019	346	9.5	36.4	77.7
2020	358	n/a	n/a	77.7
2021	361	17.2	20.9	78.1
2022	318	16.7	18.9	78.3
2023	297	16.7	17.7	75.1

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 Cleveland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	408	16.5	24.7	n/a
1989	420	17.5	24.0	n/a
1990	384	16.5	23.2	n/a
1991	379	16.5	22.9	n/a
1992	375	16.8	22.3	70.1
1993	374	16.5	22.7	69
1994	396	13.5	29.3	73.5
1995	396	17.0	23.3	89.9
1996	396	17.0	23.3	89.9
1997	378	20.5	18.4	84.1
1998	367	18.0	20.4	88.8
1999	353	20.0	17.7	85
2000	365	22.0	16.6	72.3
2001	345	18.8	18.4	85.8
2002	345	18.5	18.6	76.2
2003	345	18.5	18.6	76.2
2004	326	18.5	17.6	82.2
2005	313	17.5	17.9	76.4
2006	303	17.4	17.4	0
2007	311	17.5	17.8	75.2
2008	292	20.5	14.2	66.8
2009	294	17.6	15.8	73.1
2010	308	19.0	16.2	78.9
2011	329	n/a	n/a	85.4
2012	338	19.0	17.7	84.9
2013	346	18.0	19.2	86.7
2014	346	15.5	22.3	95.4
2015	353	14.0	25.2	93.8
2016	362	16.0	22.6	73.8
2017	366	15.0	24.4	74
2018	378	16.0	23.6	73
2019	346	9.5	36.4	77.7
2020	358	n/a	n/a	77.7
2021	361	17.2	20.9	78.1
2022	318	16.7	18.9	78.3
2023	297	16.7	17.7	75.1

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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