Is Sanchez Elementary a good school?

Sanchez Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Sanchez Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 275 students attended Sanchez Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sanchez Elementary?

Students at Sanchez Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Sanchez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sanchez Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Everett 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

Sanchez Elementary

Summary:

Sanchez Elementary is a public elementary school in San Francisco, California, serving 262 students in grades K-5. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools academically and struggling with high chronic absenteeism rates.

Sanchez Elementary's academic performance is well below the district and state averages across all subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 22.5% of Sanchez students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.73% for the San Francisco Unified district and 47.04% for the state. In mathematics, the proficiency rate at Sanchez was just 16.39%, compared to 45.59% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, reaching 68.2% in the 2021-2022 school year, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Marshall Elementary, Muir (John) Elementary, and Alvarado Elementary, Sanchez Elementary stands out as an underperforming institution, with significantly lower proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. For example, Alvarado Elementary, located just 0.8 miles from Sanchez, ranked in the top 20% of California elementary schools and had much higher proficiency rates across all subject areas.

Detail:

Public K-5

325 Sanchez St.
San Francisco, CA 94114-1615

(415) 241-6380

District: San Francisco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5322^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,103

Students who attend Sanchez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Everett 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: 19.8

Number of students: 275

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

African American:

6.9%

Asian:

6.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sanchez Elementary ranks worse than 90.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 59^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 14.74. (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 (74.2%), African American (6.9%), Asian (6.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sanchez Elementary is 19.8, which is the 21^st best among 71 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Sanchez Elementary employs 13.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

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

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sanchez Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sanchez Elementary 5322^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sanchez Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Sanchez Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	18.78	4037^th	4809	16.1%
2005	22.96	3768^th	4822	21.9%
2006	30.29	3289^th	4818	31.7%
2007	28.71	3662^nd	5113	28.4%
2008	19.90	4351^st	5113	14.9%
2009	21.05	4348^th	5193	16.3%
2010	29.13	3914^th	5314	26.3%
2011	34.85	3628^th	5377	32.5%
2012	27.30	4147^th	5390	23.1%
2013	34.12	3737^th	5530	32.4%
2015	16.79	4927^th	5611	12.2%
2016	22.63	4379^th	5614	22.0%
2017	9.88	5493^rd	5692	3.5%
2018	8.06	5530^th	5662	2.3%
2019	7.23	5688^th	5789	1.7%
2022	9.35	5766^th	5883	2.0%
2023	12.03	5576^th	5874	5.1%
2024	14.74	5322^nd	5862	9.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.18	3032^nd	3246	6.6%
2019	22.09	3075^th	3275	6.1%
2022	23.60	3026^th	3311	8.6%
2023	23.57	2976^th	3250	8.4%
2024	28.81	2626^th	3160	16.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.91	4958^th	5084	2.5%
2019	7.42	5109^th	5173	1.2%
2022	10.15	5177^th	5264	1.7%
2023	15.19	5031^st	5374	6.4%
2024	19.32	4829^th	5511	12.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.44	5300^th	5413	2.1%
2019	6.50	5442^nd	5492	0.9%
2022	9.67	5550^th	5635	1.5%
2023	16.17	5036^th	5617	10.3%
2024	12.90	5290^th	5605	5.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.95	5271^st	5431	2.9%
2019	9.52	5369^th	5510	2.6%
2022	10.32	5538^th	5663	2.2%
2023	9.52	5545^th	5650	1.9%
2024	18.80	4824^th	5636	14.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.12	4771^st	4830	1.2%
2019	7.31	4917^th	4963	0.9%
2022	8.04	5055^th	5084	0.6%
2023	13.57	4875^th	5098	4.4%
2024	17.55	4623^rd	5102	9.4%

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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 Sanchez Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	36	171	78	209	3	n/a	n/a	0	497
1989	27	155	74	194	4	n/a	n/a	0	454
1990	19	122	81	164	2	n/a	n/a	0	388
1991	22	112	87	157	3	n/a	n/a	0	381
1992	22	117	82	160	2	n/a	n/a	0	383
1993	21	113	91	171	2	n/a	n/a	0	398
1994	14	126	75	182	1	n/a	n/a	0	398
1995	16	155	75	202	3	n/a	n/a	0	451
1996	16	155	75	202	3	n/a	n/a	0	451
1997	9	143	84	186	1	n/a	n/a	0	423
1998	6	133	93	177	2	n/a	n/a	0	411
1999	6	107	83	179	3	n/a	n/a	0	378
2000	5	117	83	183	2	n/a	n/a	0	390
2001	3	95	63	192	3	n/a	n/a	1	357
2002	7	55	50	199	5	n/a	n/a	8	324
2003	7	55	50	199	5	n/a	n/a	8	324
2004	3	41	41	186	4	n/a	n/a	5	280
2005	5	41	25	219	3	n/a	n/a	5	298
2006	3	28	23	223	4	n/a	n/a	3	284
2007	4	18	19	207	6	n/a	n/a	16	270
2008	4	18	20	231	9	n/a	n/a	0	282
2009	5	13	15	211	8	2	11	0	265
2010	4	10	15	219	5	1	12	0	266
2011	3	10	16	213	5	0	10	0	257
2012	8	16	12	228	5	0	11	0	280
2013	6	11	13	204	3	1	16	0	254
2014	7	9	14	194	3	1	15	0	243
2015	9	12	16	192	4	0	15	0	248
2016	11	18	14	200	3	0	14	0	260
2017	10	13	14	189	3	0	17	0	246
2018	7	12	13	209	2	1	15	0	259
2019	6	11	14	218	2	0	20	0	271
2020	6	15	17	227	4	0	25	0	294
2021	8	12	16	219	3	1	17	0	276
2022	9	17	15	213	2	1	20	0	277
2023	13	17	16	201	4	0	11	0	262
2024	17	19	18	204	3	0	14	0	275

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 Sanchez Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	497	18.0	27.6	n/a
1989	454	22.0	20.6	n/a
1990	388	21.0	18.4	n/a
1991	381	19.0	20.0	n/a
1992	383	19.3	19.8	78.6
1993	398	18.0	22.1	76.6
1994	398	18.0	22.1	84.4
1995	451	24.0	18.8	94.9
1996	451	24.0	18.8	94.9
1997	423	22.8	18.6	73.5
1998	411	24.5	16.8	83.7
1999	378	23.0	16.4	89.7
2000	390	22.7	17.2	75.9
2001	357	22.0	16.2	83.4
2002	324	23.0	14.1	88.3
2003	324	23.0	14.1	88.3
2004	280	20.0	14.0	90.2
2005	298	21.0	14.2	73.4
2006	284	20.0	14.2	0
2007	270	21.0	12.9	88.2
2008	282	22.5	12.5	75.9
2009	265	22.5	10.8	82.6
2010	266	22.0	12.0	80.8
2011	257	n/a	n/a	88.3
2012	280	20.5	13.6	80.4
2013	254	17.2	14.7	81.5
2014	243	15.0	16.2	91.4
2015	248	13.0	19.0	92.3
2016	260	16.0	16.2	76.2
2017	246	14.8	16.5	72
2018	259	13.0	19.9	75.3
2019	271	13.5	20.0	78.2
2020	294	n/a	n/a	75.5
2021	276	14.1	19.5	71.7
2022	277	15.1	18.3	77.6
2023	262	13.0	20.1	80.2
2024	275	13.8	19.8	84.4

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 Sanchez Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	497	18.0	27.6	n/a
1989	454	22.0	20.6	n/a
1990	388	21.0	18.4	n/a
1991	381	19.0	20.0	n/a
1992	383	19.3	19.8	78.6
1993	398	18.0	22.1	76.6
1994	398	18.0	22.1	84.4
1995	451	24.0	18.8	94.9
1996	451	24.0	18.8	94.9
1997	423	22.8	18.6	73.5
1998	411	24.5	16.8	83.7
1999	378	23.0	16.4	89.7
2000	390	22.7	17.2	75.9
2001	357	22.0	16.2	83.4
2002	324	23.0	14.1	88.3
2003	324	23.0	14.1	88.3
2004	280	20.0	14.0	90.2
2005	298	21.0	14.2	73.4
2006	284	20.0	14.2	0
2007	270	21.0	12.9	88.2
2008	282	22.5	12.5	75.9
2009	265	22.5	10.8	82.6
2010	266	22.0	12.0	80.8
2011	257	n/a	n/a	88.3
2012	280	20.5	13.6	80.4
2013	254	17.2	14.7	81.5
2014	243	15.0	16.2	91.4
2015	248	13.0	19.0	92.3
2016	260	16.0	16.2	76.2
2017	246	14.8	16.5	72
2018	259	13.0	19.9	75.3
2019	271	13.5	20.0	78.2
2020	294	n/a	n/a	75.5
2021	276	14.1	19.5	71.7
2022	277	15.1	18.3	77.6
2023	262	13.0	20.1	80.2
2024	275	13.8	19.8	84.4

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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