King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

Summary:

King (Thomas Starr) Elementary is a public K-5 school in San Francisco, California, part of the San Francisco Unified School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, making it an interesting case study for understanding educational success in urban settings.

King (Thomas Starr) Elementary has seen steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 2,237 out of 5,614 California elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 948 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, with a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 5th grade, where it exceeds the district and state averages by a significant margin. Additionally, the school performs well across different student subgroups, with male students and Asian students ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools, and multi-racial students and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the top half.

While King (Thomas Starr) Elementary outperforms nearby Webster (Daniel) Elementary and Moscone (George R.) Elementary schools in both academic achievement and student subgroup performance, it lags behind the higher-performing Mission Preparatory, a public charter school within the same geographic area. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, at 40.99% in 2022-2023, suggests that it serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may present unique challenges and require additional resources and support.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1215 Carolina St.
       San Francisco, CA  94107-3322


(415) 695-5797

District: San Francisco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
948th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,103 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  335

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
31.0%
Two or more races:
29.9%
Hispanic:
14.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details King (Thomas Starr) Elementary ranks better than 83.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 20th 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 84.99. (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 Student population at King (Thomas Starr) Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (31%), two or more races (29.9%), Hispanic (14.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at King (Thomas Starr) Elementary is 16.5, which is the 4th 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 King (Thomas Starr) Elementary is $6,103, which is the highest among 72 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

King (Thomas Starr) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks King (Thomas Starr) Elementary 948th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See King (Thomas Starr) Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 16.86 4200th 4809 12.7%
2005 16.30 4231st 4822 12.3%
2006 16.63 4240th 4818 12.0%
2007 17.87 4450th 5113 13.0%
2008 10.09 4920th 5113 3.8%
2009 10.36 4986th 5193 4.0%
2010 17.76 4726th 5314 11.1%
2011 22.80 4476th 5377 16.8%
2012 48.49 2712th 5390 49.7%
2013 49.60 2715th 5530 50.9%
2015 68.15 1571st 5611 72.0%
2016 54.98 2237th 5614 60.2%
2017 62.84 1890th 5692 66.8%
2018 71.13 1517th 5662 73.2%
2019 77.80 1260th 5789 78.2%
2022 78.09 1283rd 5883 78.2%
2023 81.14 1128th 5874 80.8%
2024 84.99 948th 5862 83.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 54.08 328th 610 46.2%
2023 55.49 336th 669 49.8%
2024 68.11 233rd 669 65.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.42 2521st 5084 50.4%
2019 45.17 2732nd 5173 47.2%
2022 46.23 2523rd 5264 52.1%
2023 47.61 2531st 5374 52.9%
2024 64.16 1559th 5511 71.7%
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Rank History for Female students at King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.21 1836th 5413 66.1%
2019 67.68 1619th 5492 70.5%
2022 73.13 1390th 5635 75.3%
2023 74.09 1321st 5617 76.5%
2024 77.46 1198th 5605 78.6%
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Rank History for Male students at King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.09 1317th 5431 75.8%
2019 80.31 1057th 5510 80.8%
2022 80.18 1104th 5663 80.5%
2023 84.05 925th 5650 83.6%
2024 88.12 706th 5636 87.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.67 159th 1071 85.2%
2019 55.14 646th 1149 43.8%
2022 64.67 501st 1154 56.6%
2023 72.41 346th 1190 70.9%
2024 66.43 482nd 1203 59.9%
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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.

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Enrollment information for King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 17 131 224 66 1 n/a n/a 0 439
1989 23 135 220 70 1 n/a n/a 0 449
1990 28 129 197 97 1 n/a n/a 0 452
1991 25 124 163 88 0 n/a n/a 0 400
1992 18 127 155 126 1 n/a n/a 0 427
1993 21 124 137 137 0 n/a n/a 0 419
1994 17 140 117 129 3 n/a n/a 0 406
1995 20 142 60 159 1 n/a n/a 0 382
1996 20 142 60 159 1 n/a n/a 0 382
1997 16 141 42 157 2 n/a n/a 0 358
1998 18 129 49 157 2 n/a n/a 0 355
1999 14 134 37 164 4 n/a n/a 0 353
2000 9 137 51 147 1 n/a n/a 0 345
2001 4 131 59 121 1 n/a n/a 0 316
2002 6 79 58 77 2 n/a n/a 2 224
2003 6 79 58 77 2 n/a n/a 2 224
2004 5 58 55 54 2 n/a n/a 2 176
2005 5 50 45 55 2 n/a n/a 2 159
2006 3 44 42 56 1 n/a n/a 5 151
2007 11 49 49 61 2 n/a n/a 14 186
2008 24 60 65 73 2 n/a n/a 0 224
2009 40 63 68 83 3 12 20 0 289
2010 41 72 76 81 1 17 41 0 329
2011 53 73 82 82 1 13 41 0 345
2012 65 71 90 72 1 23 37 0 359
2013 61 58 74 69 0 21 76 0 359
2014 68 60 99 64 0 22 39 0 352
2015 61 64 90 60 2 21 37 0 335
2016 58 52 96 56 1 19 47 0 329
2017 38 48 99 55 0 12 61 0 313
2018 34 46 106 50 0 10 77 0 323
2019 39 44 103 42 0 10 93 0 331
2020 35 51 99 47 0 10 106 0 348
2021 27 47 101 49 1 10 113 0 348
2022 24 39 96 46 1 8 97 1 312
2023 28 33 109 52 1 8 91 0 322
2024 37 37 104 50 0 7 100 0 335

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 King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 439 20.0 21.9 n/a
1989 449 20.0 22.4 n/a
1990 452 21.0 21.5 n/a
1991 400 20.1 19.9 n/a
1992 427 20.4 20.9 87.8
1993 419 19.0 22.1 88.3
1994 406 19.0 21.4 85.2
1995 382 18.0 21.2 94.8
1996 382 18.0 21.2 94.8
1997 358 27.5 13.0 82.4
1998 355 24.0 14.8 87
1999 353 22.0 16.0 86.7
2000 345 22.0 15.7 75.4
2001 316 21.0 15.0 87.7
2002 224 20.0 11.2 86.9
2003 224 20.0 11.2 86.9
2004 176 15.6 11.3 99.4
2005 159 15.6 10.2 77.7
2006 151 12.9 11.7 0
2007 186 16.4 11.3 85.5
2008 224 21.0 10.7 64.7
2009 289 21.8 12.7 58.8
2010 329 22.8 14.4 51.1
2011 345 n/a n/a 51.9
2012 359 22.2 16.1 43.2
2013 359 21.0 17.0 46.5
2014 352 21.0 16.7 52.8
2015 335 18.0 18.6 58.5
2016 329 17.0 19.3 48.9
2017 313 14.7 21.2 54.6
2018 323 16.0 20.1 47.4
2019 331 13.5 24.5 43.5
2020 348 n/a n/a 43.1
2021 348 19.5 17.8 39.7
2022 312 18.2 17.1 39.1
2023 322 17.5 18.3 41
2024 335 20.2 16.5 40

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 King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 439 20.0 21.9 n/a
1989 449 20.0 22.4 n/a
1990 452 21.0 21.5 n/a
1991 400 20.1 19.9 n/a
1992 427 20.4 20.9 87.8
1993 419 19.0 22.1 88.3
1994 406 19.0 21.4 85.2
1995 382 18.0 21.2 94.8
1996 382 18.0 21.2 94.8
1997 358 27.5 13.0 82.4
1998 355 24.0 14.8 87
1999 353 22.0 16.0 86.7
2000 345 22.0 15.7 75.4
2001 316 21.0 15.0 87.7
2002 224 20.0 11.2 86.9
2003 224 20.0 11.2 86.9
2004 176 15.6 11.3 99.4
2005 159 15.6 10.2 77.7
2006 151 12.9 11.7 0
2007 186 16.4 11.3 85.5
2008 224 21.0 10.7 64.7
2009 289 21.8 12.7 58.8
2010 329 22.8 14.4 51.1
2011 345 n/a n/a 51.9
2012 359 22.2 16.1 43.2
2013 359 21.0 17.0 46.5
2014 352 21.0 16.7 52.8
2015 335 18.0 18.6 58.5
2016 329 17.0 19.3 48.9
2017 313 14.7 21.2 54.6
2018 323 16.0 20.1 47.4
2019 331 13.5 24.5 43.5
2020 348 n/a n/a 43.1
2021 348 19.5 17.8 39.7
2022 312 18.2 17.1 39.1
2023 322 17.5 18.3 41
2024 335 20.2 16.5 40

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

King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201265.0%5.0%0.0%30.0%70.0%75.0%75.0%68.0%87.0%
201371.0%3.0%0.0%26.0%74.0%82.0%82.0%77.0%78.0%
201469.0%0.0%0.0%31.0%70.0%72.0%72.0%70.0%72.0%
201565.0%0.0%0.0%35.0%68.0%80.0%73.0%68.0%73.0%
201694.0%3.0%0.0%3.0%94.0%97.0%97.0%95.0%95.0%
201796.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
201892.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%94.0%94.0%97.0%92.0%97.0%
201992.0%0.0%0.0%92.0%94.0%97.0%92.0%95.0%
202091.2%0.0%0.0%94.1%97.1%94.1%94.1%95.6%
202182.1%0.0%0.0%91.1%85.7%94.6%89.3%96.4%
202294.0%0.0%0.0%96.0%94.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for King (Thomas Starr) 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 King (Thomas Starr) Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1260th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 1128th of 5874 Elementary schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (King (Thomas Starr) Elementary)55.656.6
 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 (King (Thomas Starr) Elementary)6360.4
 2.6%
   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 (King (Thomas Starr) Elementary)6073.5
 13.5%
   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 (King (Thomas Starr) Elementary)53.371.4
 18.1%
   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 (King (Thomas Starr) Elementary)69.454.7
 14.7%
   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 (King (Thomas Starr) Elementary)6454.7
 9.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (San Francisco Unified)49.844.6
 5.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (King (Thomas Starr) Elementary)5847.2
 10.8%
   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 Students331322
 2.7%
African American4433
 25%
American Indian01
Asian103109
 5.8%
Hispanic4252
 23.8%
Pacific Islander108
 20%
White3928
 28.2%
Two or More Races9391
 2.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients43.5%41%
 2.5%


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King (Thomas Starr) Elementary ranks 948th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 335 students attended King (Thomas Starr) Elementary.

Students at King (Thomas Starr) Elementary are 31% Asian, 30% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 11% White, 11% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.


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