Is Sloat (Commodore) Elementary a good school?

Sloat (Commodore) Elementary ranks 826 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sloat (Commodore) Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 381 students attended Sloat (Commodore) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sloat (Commodore) Elementary?

Students at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary are 53% Asian, 21% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sloat (Commodore) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sloat (Commodore) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Aptos 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

Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

Summary:

Sloat (Commodore) Elementary is a public K-5 school in San Francisco, California, serving a diverse student population of 377. This high-performing institution consistently outshines the San Francisco Unified School District and the state of California in academic achievement, with strong results across all grade levels and subject areas.

Sloat (Commodore) Elementary's academic prowess is particularly noteworthy, with 63.49% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 53.73% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, an impressive 68.95% of Sloat students achieved proficiency or higher, surpassing the district's 45.59% and the state's 35.54%. The school also stands out for its exceptional performance across various student subgroups, including White students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Sloat (Commodore) Elementary boasts relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 1.0% to 13.8%, which are lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the San Francisco Unified School District, such as Ulloa Elementary and West Portal Elementary, Sloat (Commodore) Elementary stands out as a top performer, consistently outpacing these institutions in various academic areas. The school's diverse student population, with 42.97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, further highlights its ability to provide a high-quality education to a wide range of learners.

Detail:

Public K-5

50 Darien Way
San Francisco, CA 94127-1902

(415) 759-2807

District: San Francisco Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,103

Students who attend Sloat (Commodore) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Aptos 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: 24.5

Number of students: 381

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.8%

White:

21.0%

Two or more races:

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sloat (Commodore) Elementary ranks better than 85.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 18^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 87.72. (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 Sloat (Commodore) Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (52.8%), White (21%), two or more races (12.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary is 24.5. 60 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Sloat (Commodore) Elementary employs 15.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

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

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sloat (Commodore) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sloat (Commodore) Elementary 826^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sloat (Commodore) 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 Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	82.40	816^th	4809	83.0%
2005	74.84	1129^th	4822	76.6%
2006	85.22	723^rd	4818	85.0%
2007	85.44	733^rd	5113	85.7%
2008	81.01	923^rd	5113	81.9%
2009	78.82	1054^th	5193	79.7%
2010	79.13	1040^th	5314	80.4%
2011	76.60	1178^th	5377	78.1%
2012	76.77	1184^th	5390	78.0%
2013	81.89	955^th	5530	82.7%
2015	88.19	716^th	5611	87.2%
2016	83.23	992^nd	5614	82.3%
2017	85.53	889^th	5692	84.4%
2018	88.97	685^th	5662	87.9%
2019	84.63	928^th	5789	84.0%
2022	92.84	533^rd	5883	90.9%
2023	89.52	740^th	5874	87.4%
2024	87.72	826^th	5862	85.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.98	270^th	3246	91.7%
2019	79.12	329^th	3275	90.0%
2022	83.70	247^th	3311	92.5%
2024	69.57	424^th	3160	86.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.28	352^nd	5084	93.1%
2019	79.70	732^nd	5173	85.8%
2022	89.74	361^st	5264	93.1%
2023	92.51	289^th	5374	94.6%
2024	90.28	438^th	5511	92.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.69	791^st	5413	85.4%
2019	83.29	907^th	5492	83.5%
2022	94.05	367^th	5635	93.5%
2023	90.73	583^rd	5617	89.6%
2024	86.65	795^th	5605	85.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	58.19	763^rd	2585	70.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.02	679^th	5431	87.5%
2019	79.73	1086^th	5510	80.3%
2022	87.51	753^rd	5663	86.7%
2023	84.36	903^rd	5650	84.0%
2024	84.38	901^st	5636	84.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.38	731^st	1071	31.7%
2019	43.98	777^th	1149	32.4%
2022	49.65	728^th	1154	36.9%
2023	45.69	787^th	1190	33.9%
2024	50.13	755^th	1203	37.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	79.78	717^th	4963	85.6%

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Rank History for White students at Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.69	693^rd	2737	74.7%
2019	71.02	781^st	2834	72.4%
2022	90.44	94^th	2726	96.6%
2023	90.60	83^rd	2662	96.9%
2024	79.13	454^th	2647	82.8%

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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

Review counts

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50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

They should get a better principal asap! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, September 17, 2012

This is a great school. Stable, happy staff; grateful, committed parents; great enrichment programs. And truly diverse students--socio-economically, ethnicity, etc. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	149	136	123	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1989	145	118	123	50	1	n/a	n/a	0	437
1990	144	96	141	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	424
1991	153	95	141	51	2	n/a	n/a	0	442
1992	156	88	150	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	436
1993	141	96	165	46	2	n/a	n/a	0	450
1994	148	74	164	48	3	n/a	n/a	0	437
1995	125	65	202	53	2	n/a	n/a	0	447
1996	125	65	202	53	2	n/a	n/a	0	447
1997	108	61	196	54	2	n/a	n/a	0	421
1998	93	46	204	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	393
1999	83	45	194	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
2000	83	35	195	50	1	n/a	n/a	0	364
2001	81	34	185	50	1	n/a	n/a	4	355
2002	73	40	189	46	1	n/a	n/a	13	362
2003	73	40	189	46	1	n/a	n/a	13	362
2004	59	39	198	43	3	n/a	n/a	22	364
2005	57	27	216	39	3	n/a	n/a	25	367
2006	54	29	207	46	2	n/a	n/a	27	365
2007	48	28	207	40	1	n/a	n/a	34	358
2008	57	26	208	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	329
2009	64	23	199	31	0	1	37	0	355
2010	70	25	194	26	1	0	52	0	368
2011	84	25	192	31	2	0	45	0	379
2012	103	27	178	32	2	1	44	0	387
2013	95	17	149	39	2	5	86	0	393
2014	127	16	162	36	2	5	47	0	395
2015	125	18	166	42	2	1	37	0	391
2016	123	17	161	42	1	2	49	0	395
2017	113	11	167	43	0	2	58	0	394
2018	108	9	163	42	0	0	67	0	389
2019	120	8	147	45	0	0	70	0	390
2020	111	7	159	35	0	0	73	0	385
2021	108	12	172	30	0	0	59	0	381
2022	93	14	185	31	0	0	48	0	371
2023	89	13	191	33	0	0	51	0	377
2024	80	12	201	41	0	0	47	0	381

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 Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	459	16.6	27.6	n/a
1989	437	17.0	25.7	n/a
1990	424	17.0	24.9	n/a
1991	442	17.0	26.0	n/a
1992	436	17.3	25.2	26.4
1993	450	16.0	28.1	27.8
1994	437	15.0	29.1	28.1
1995	447	16.0	27.9	41.4
1996	447	16.0	27.9	41.4
1997	421	18.0	23.4	37.1
1998	393	18.6	21.1	42.5
1999	369	15.0	24.6	45.3
2000	364	17.0	21.4	46.2
2001	355	17.0	20.9	46.4
2002	362	17.4	20.8	47.9
2003	362	17.4	20.8	47.9
2004	364	16.3	22.3	46.2
2005	367	17.7	20.7	43.9
2006	365	17.4	21.0	0
2007	358	17.4	20.6	49.1
2008	329	18.5	17.8	45.6
2009	355	17.6	19.1	39.4
2010	368	18.0	20.4	42.7
2011	379	n/a	n/a	47.8
2012	387	16.0	24.1	42.6
2013	393	17.6	22.3	40.5
2014	395	16.0	24.6	44.8
2015	391	16.0	24.4	48.8
2016	395	18.0	21.9	42.5
2017	394	16.0	24.6	40.9
2018	389	13.0	29.9	38.8
2019	390	14.1	27.6	32.8
2020	385	n/a	n/a	34.3
2021	381	14.7	25.8	33.1
2022	371	15.3	24.2	35.3
2023	377	15.3	24.5	43
2024	381	15.5	24.5	45.4

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 Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	459	16.6	27.6	n/a
1989	437	17.0	25.7	n/a
1990	424	17.0	24.9	n/a
1991	442	17.0	26.0	n/a
1992	436	17.3	25.2	26.4
1993	450	16.0	28.1	27.8
1994	437	15.0	29.1	28.1
1995	447	16.0	27.9	41.4
1996	447	16.0	27.9	41.4
1997	421	18.0	23.4	37.1
1998	393	18.6	21.1	42.5
1999	369	15.0	24.6	45.3
2000	364	17.0	21.4	46.2
2001	355	17.0	20.9	46.4
2002	362	17.4	20.8	47.9
2003	362	17.4	20.8	47.9
2004	364	16.3	22.3	46.2
2005	367	17.7	20.7	43.9
2006	365	17.4	21.0	0
2007	358	17.4	20.6	49.1
2008	329	18.5	17.8	45.6
2009	355	17.6	19.1	39.4
2010	368	18.0	20.4	42.7
2011	379	n/a	n/a	47.8
2012	387	16.0	24.1	42.6
2013	393	17.6	22.3	40.5
2014	395	16.0	24.6	44.8
2015	391	16.0	24.4	48.8
2016	395	18.0	21.9	42.5
2017	394	16.0	24.6	40.9
2018	389	13.0	29.9	38.8
2019	390	14.1	27.6	32.8
2020	385	n/a	n/a	34.3
2021	381	14.7	25.8	33.1
2022	371	15.3	24.2	35.3
2023	377	15.3	24.5	43
2024	381	15.5	24.5	45.4

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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