Spring Valley Elementary

Summary:

Spring Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in San Francisco, California, serving 228 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the San Francisco Unified School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Spring Valley Elementary faces several key challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 10.5% in 2017-2018 to 31.7% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Spring Valley consistently underperforms the San Francisco Unified School District and the state of California across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 35.58% of Spring Valley students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.73% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, particularly Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who perform well below the state and district averages.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District, Spring Valley Elementary generally underperforms. Schools like Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary, Yick Wo Elementary, and The New School of San Francisco outperform Spring Valley across various academic metrics. The high chronic absenteeism rates at Spring Valley Elementary appear to be closely linked to the school's academic struggles, and the significant performance gaps between the school's student subgroups suggest that it may not be effectively meeting the needs of its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1451 Jackson St.
       San Francisco, CA  94109-3115


(415) 749-3535

District: San Francisco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3433rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,103 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  18.8 Help
Number of students:  214

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.8%
Asian:
26.6%
White:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Spring Valley Elementary ranks worse than 58.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 49th among 71 ranked elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.01. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.8%), Asian (26.6%), White (5.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Spring Valley Elementary is 18.8, which is the 13th best among 71 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Spring Valley Elementary is $6,103, which is the highest among 72 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Spring Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Spring Valley Elementary 3433rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Spring Valley 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 651st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Spring Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 62.96 1572nd 4809 67.3%
2005 71.50 1275th 4822 73.6%
2006 63.19 1621st 4818 66.4%
2007 58.98 1873rd 5113 63.4%
2008 70.54 1377th 5113 73.1%
2009 74.08 1247th 5193 76.0%
2010 75.99 1188th 5314 77.6%
2011 58.29 2125th 5377 60.5%
2012 60.37 2022nd 5390 62.5%
2013 68.76 1637th 5530 70.4%
2015 62.60 1817th 5611 67.6%
2016 45.44 2751st 5614 51.0%
2017 52.13 2433rd 5692 57.3%
2018 54.17 2328th 5662 58.9%
2019 52.74 2439th 5789 57.9%
2022 52.69 2403rd 5883 59.2%
2023 45.66 2778th 5874 52.7%
2024 36.01 3433rd 5862 41.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.30 569th 3246 82.5%
2019 70.22 528th 3275 83.9%
2022 67.87 521st 3311 84.3%
2023 38.56 1921st 3250 40.9%
2024 30.45 2517th 3160 20.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.03 1393rd 5084 72.6%
2019 67.47 1309th 5173 74.7%
2022 65.72 1379th 5264 73.8%
2023 53.03 2164th 5374 59.7%
2024 49.80 2404th 5511 56.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.37 2163rd 5413 60.0%
2019 56.85 2125th 5492 61.3%
2022 58.78 1994th 5635 64.6%
2023 46.28 2620th 5617 53.4%
2024 45.14 2712th 5605 51.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.91 2511th 5431 53.8%
2019 46.92 2614th 5510 52.6%
2022 44.71 2727th 5663 51.8%
2023 43.99 2803rd 5650 50.4%
2024 25.78 4196th 5636 25.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.56 757th 1071 29.3%
2019 41.04 811th 1149 29.4%
2022 47.03 756th 1154 34.5%
2023 37.22 859th 1190 27.8%
2024 52.99 721st 1203 40.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Spring Valley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.23 3892nd 4830 19.4%
2019 30.41 3668th 4963 26.1%
2022 25.97 4049th 5084 20.4%
2023 21.22 4397th 5098 13.8%
2024 13.68 4840th 5102 5.1%
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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.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Spring Valley Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 16 95 334 130 1 n/a n/a 0 576
1989 16 81 343 130 2 n/a n/a 0 572
1990 18 76 333 141 1 n/a n/a 0 569
1991 15 75 326 130 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1992 15 72 326 133 1 n/a n/a 0 547
1993 16 76 308 159 1 n/a n/a 0 560
1994 24 66 335 160 1 n/a n/a 0 586
1995 16 44 328 163 1 n/a n/a 0 552
1996 16 44 328 163 1 n/a n/a 0 552
1997 13 40 316 168 1 n/a n/a 0 538
1998 9 27 295 154 0 n/a n/a 0 485
1999 6 21 282 133 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2000 5 15 248 141 0 n/a n/a 0 409
2001 9 10 231 135 0 n/a n/a 9 394
2002 9 5 216 105 1 n/a n/a 9 345
2003 9 5 216 105 1 n/a n/a 9 345
2004 13 4 208 104 1 n/a n/a 11 341
2005 12 7 199 119 0 n/a n/a 14 351
2006 8 6 199 108 1 n/a n/a 20 342
2007 10 19 187 112 2 n/a n/a 17 347
2008 11 21 176 116 3 n/a n/a 0 327
2009 13 16 174 118 4 2 19 0 346
2010 11 12 167 107 4 0 23 0 324
2011 16 12 171 115 2 1 26 0 343
2012 14 13 172 121 1 0 22 0 343
2013 9 12 147 127 1 4 53 0 353
2014 12 10 167 137 3 1 26 0 356
2015 8 9 147 148 3 0 22 0 337
2016 9 15 154 147 0 0 24 0 349
2017 21 6 142 145 1 1 26 0 342
2018 15 6 138 145 1 1 39 0 345
2019 13 6 133 133 2 1 39 0 327
2020 17 2 126 118 1 1 27 0 292
2021 20 1 108 114 0 1 30 0 274
2022 15 3 95 110 0 1 17 0 241
2023 10 5 81 120 0 0 12 0 228
2024 11 7 57 128 1 0 10 0 214

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 Spring Valley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 576 19.0 30.3 n/a
1989 572 21.0 27.2 n/a
1990 569 22.0 25.8 n/a
1991 546 23.0 23.7 n/a
1992 547 23.4 23.3 85
1993 560 19.5 28.7 84.6
1994 586 21.5 27.3 89.1
1995 552 20.0 27.6 94.9
1996 552 20.0 27.6 94.9
1997 538 23.0 23.4 89.2
1998 485 23.5 20.6 94.8
1999 442 20.5 21.6 88.9
2000 409 21.0 19.5 84.1
2001 394 18.0 21.9 101.6
2002 345 18.0 19.2 87.2
2003 345 18.0 19.2 87.2
2004 341 16.8 20.3 89.7
2005 351 18.8 18.7 89.3
2006 342 17.6 19.4 0
2007 347 17.6 19.7 87.3
2008 327 20.2 16.2 83.5
2009 346 16.8 19.4 82.9
2010 324 17.4 18.6 81.5
2011 343 n/a n/a 83.1
2012 343 17.0 20.1 79.3
2013 353 15.2 23.2 77.3
2014 356 16.0 22.2 84.3
2015 337 16.0 21.0 87.5
2016 349 16.0 21.8 83.4
2017 342 15.0 22.8 81
2018 345 15.5 22.2 73
2019 327 17.0 19.2 78.6
2020 292 n/a n/a 72.3
2021 274 15.0 18.2 69.7
2022 241 15.5 15.5 74.7
2023 228 12.5 18.2 73.7
2024 214 11.3 18.8 71

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 Spring Valley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 576 19.0 30.3 n/a
1989 572 21.0 27.2 n/a
1990 569 22.0 25.8 n/a
1991 546 23.0 23.7 n/a
1992 547 23.4 23.3 85
1993 560 19.5 28.7 84.6
1994 586 21.5 27.3 89.1
1995 552 20.0 27.6 94.9
1996 552 20.0 27.6 94.9
1997 538 23.0 23.4 89.2
1998 485 23.5 20.6 94.8
1999 442 20.5 21.6 88.9
2000 409 21.0 19.5 84.1
2001 394 18.0 21.9 101.6
2002 345 18.0 19.2 87.2
2003 345 18.0 19.2 87.2
2004 341 16.8 20.3 89.7
2005 351 18.8 18.7 89.3
2006 342 17.6 19.4 0
2007 347 17.6 19.7 87.3
2008 327 20.2 16.2 83.5
2009 346 16.8 19.4 82.9
2010 324 17.4 18.6 81.5
2011 343 n/a n/a 83.1
2012 343 17.0 20.1 79.3
2013 353 15.2 23.2 77.3
2014 356 16.0 22.2 84.3
2015 337 16.0 21.0 87.5
2016 349 16.0 21.8 83.4
2017 342 15.0 22.8 81
2018 345 15.5 22.2 73
2019 327 17.0 19.2 78.6
2020 292 n/a n/a 72.3
2021 274 15.0 18.2 69.7
2022 241 15.5 15.5 74.7
2023 228 12.5 18.2 73.7
2024 214 11.3 18.8 71

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Spring Valley Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201296.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%96.0%100.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%
201398.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%98.0%100.0%100.0%98.0%100.0%
201491.0%0.0%0.0%9.0%95.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%98.0%
201586.0%2.0%0.0%12.0%92.0%92.0%92.0%92.0%92.0%
201697.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%98.0%98.0%100.0%97.0%98.0%
2017≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
201897.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%97.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%97.0%97.0%
2019≥95.0%≤5.0%≤5.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%
202291.2%0.0%0.0%94.1%94.1%91.2%91.2%94.1%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Spring Valley Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,103

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Spring Valley Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2439th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 2778th of 5874 Elementary schools
 5.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Spring Valley Elementary)54.429.3
 25.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Francisco Unified)52.351.5
 0.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Spring Valley Elementary)70.234.2
 36%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (San Francisco Unified)58.455
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Spring Valley Elementary)37.335.3
 2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Francisco Unified)52.654.3
 1.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Spring Valley Elementary)5042.4
 7.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (San Francisco Unified)50.852.1
 1.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Spring Valley Elementary)43.652.3
 8.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Francisco Unified)59.153.4
 5.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Spring Valley Elementary)43.640.9
 2.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (San Francisco Unified)49.844.6
 5.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Spring Valley Elementary)20.425
 4.6%
   5th Grade Science (San Francisco Unified)39.739.5
 0.3%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students327228
 30.3%
African American65
 16.7%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian13381
 39.1%
Hispanic133120
 9.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White1310
 23.1%
Two or More Races3912
 69.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients78.6%73.7%
 4.9%


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Spring Valley Elementary ranks 3433rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Spring Valley Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 214 students attended Spring Valley Elementary.


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