Is Tenderloin Community a good school?

Tenderloin Community ranks in the bottom 13.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tenderloin Community?

In the 2023-24 school year, 278 students attended Tenderloin Community.

What is the racial makeup of Tenderloin Community?

Students at Tenderloin Community are 52% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 11% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American.

What schools do graduates of Tenderloin Community attend?

Students who attend Tenderloin Community usually go on to attend: Middle : Francisco 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

Tenderloin Community

Summary:

Tenderloin Community is an elementary school in San Francisco, California, serving 258 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past decade and currently holds a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tenderloin Community faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 23.81% of Tenderloin Community students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 53.73% for the San Francisco Unified School District and 47.04% for the state of California. The school's performance in Science is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. However, Tenderloin Community's English Language Learner students have historically performed better than the overall student population, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools for this subgroup in 2021-2022.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Parks (Rosa) Elementary, Redding Elementary, and Muir (John) Elementary, Tenderloin Community's performance is consistently lower on academic measures, with higher chronic absenteeism rates and a larger percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. This trend has been declining over the past decade, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 3,566 out of 5,692 California elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 5,059 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024.

Detail:

Public K-5

627 Turk St.
San Francisco, CA 94102-3212

(415) 749-3567

District: San Francisco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5059^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,103

Students who attend Tenderloin Community usually attend:

Middle:	Francisco 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: 21.9

Number of students: 278

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.8%

Asian:

17.3%

White:

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tenderloin Community ranks worse than 86.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 56^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 17.59. (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 (51.8%), Asian (17.3%), White (11.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tenderloin Community is 21.9. 36 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Tenderloin Community employs 12.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

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

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tenderloin Community:

SchoolDigger ranks Tenderloin Community 5059^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Tenderloin Community 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 Tenderloin Community

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Rank History for all students at Tenderloin Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	37.71	2768^th	4809	42.4%
2005	35.94	2956^th	4822	38.7%
2006	17.89	4139^th	4818	14.1%
2007	26.54	3827^th	5113	25.2%
2008	17.68	4483^rd	5113	12.3%
2009	28.07	3837^th	5193	26.1%
2010	36.48	3389^th	5314	36.2%
2011	19.34	4726^th	5377	12.1%
2012	26.94	4166^th	5390	22.7%
2013	16.73	4943^rd	5530	10.6%
2015	35.55	3285^th	5611	41.5%
2016	25.69	4120^th	5614	26.6%
2017	33.39	3566^th	5692	37.4%
2018	18.67	4793^rd	5662	15.3%
2019	15.09	5234^th	5789	9.6%
2022	18.72	4987^th	5883	15.2%
2023	14.54	5362^nd	5874	8.7%
2024	17.59	5059^th	5862	13.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Tenderloin Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	1.01	665^th	669	0.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tenderloin Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.39	2968^th	3246	8.6%
2019	32.84	2285^th	3275	30.2%
2022	57.77	853^rd	3311	74.2%
2023	29.11	2591^st	3250	20.3%
2024	32.84	2357^th	3160	25.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tenderloin Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.14	4110^th	5084	19.2%
2019	20.61	4532^nd	5173	12.4%
2022	27.93	4003^rd	5264	24.0%
2023	19.40	4755^th	5374	11.5%
2024	20.14	4768^th	5511	13.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Tenderloin Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.14	4972^nd	5413	8.1%
2019	10.61	5283^rd	5492	3.8%
2022	29.52	3780^th	5635	32.9%
2023	13.32	5298^th	5617	5.7%
2024	24.00	4340^th	5605	22.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Tenderloin Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.74	1639^th	2585	36.6%
2022	38.44	1148^th	2227	48.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Tenderloin Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.23	4000^th	5431	26.3%
2019	24.67	4220^th	5510	23.4%
2022	13.91	5306^th	5663	6.3%
2023	17.16	4986^th	5650	11.8%
2024	14.40	5198^th	5636	7.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Tenderloin Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	14.50	954^th	1071	10.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tenderloin Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.69	4063^rd	4830	15.9%
2019	10.06	4859^th	4963	2.1%
2022	12.19	4942^nd	5084	2.8%
2023	17.69	4640^th	5098	9.0%
2024	15.62	4733^rd	5102	7.2%

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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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Reviews:

by a parent
Monday, February 11, 2019

My daughter has attended TCS since pre-K and is now in fourth grade. I have served on the school site council and interview panels for both principal and assistant principal positions. Tenderloin Community School offers a positive environment for all students, educationally and socially. As a community school it not only provides classroom education, but also a food bank, a dental clinic, after school clubs and support to help families connect with social services. There are monthly principal's chats for parents/caregivers and regular parenting/health conversations. There are two family liaisons, one of whom is bilingual English/Spanish. I am aware of the “worrisome sign” of the school’s test scores, but they are not “caused” by the teachers, the students or the school environment. Below average standardized exam scores are not “contagious” but are the result of segregation and other complex social factors. Although the faculty and staff provide quality education to all of the students, the biggest challenges facing TCS are not academic issues. Rather, they are social and economic. More than half the students are English learners, many have experienced significant trauma, and almost all live in poverty. Like most public schools in California, TCS is underfunded. And this school does not have the luxury of affluence to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars to the PTA. The school does get significant financial support from the Bay Area Women's and Children's Center. BAWCC funds a second librarian, the technology program (including iPads, Chromebooks, and staff), structured activity time (offered instead of PE and recess as an effective means to reduce bullying), after school art, homework, cooking, tech, dance and newspaper/yearbook clubs, and the dental clinic. They also consistently advocate for the well-being of the community, both at school and beyond. Is Tenderloin Community School perfect? Of course not, because no school is. Yet it has been a great place for my daughter to learn and a wonderful community to be a part of. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Tenderloin Community

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	14	12	79	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	139
2000	25	20	118	52	1	n/a	n/a	0	216
2001	25	22	152	64	1	n/a	n/a	3	267
2002	21	37	193	81	0	n/a	n/a	4	336
2003	21	37	193	81	0	n/a	n/a	4	336
2004	23	48	188	95	2	n/a	n/a	8	364
2005	23	45	171	94	3	n/a	n/a	15	351
2006	25	60	149	111	6	n/a	n/a	14	365
2007	21	47	148	108	5	n/a	n/a	30	359
2008	29	54	141	121	5	n/a	n/a	0	350
2009	34	48	144	105	5	3	18	0	357
2010	37	46	134	112	2	2	21	0	354
2011	46	44	127	123	1	1	20	0	362
2012	54	48	135	125	2	2	23	0	389
2013	50	46	105	129	4	3	51	0	388
2014	51	48	104	127	3	3	28	0	364
2015	51	54	104	137	1	2	20	0	369
2016	53	42	86	128	1	1	21	0	332
2017	46	32	79	111	0	2	28	0	298
2018	46	43	75	120	0	1	42	0	327
2019	41	34	66	127	0	0	46	0	314
2020	48	50	61	132	1	0	46	0	338
2021	35	50	60	121	1	0	48	0	315
2022	39	38	53	125	0	2	36	0	293
2023	36	32	44	116	0	0	30	0	258
2024	31	26	48	144	0	2	27	0	278

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 Tenderloin Community

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	139	0.0	0.0	83.5
2000	216	13.0	16.6	89.8
2001	267	16.5	16.2	76.1
2002	336	20.0	16.8	87
2003	336	20.0	16.8	87
2004	364	21.4	17.0	89.6
2005	351	21.9	16.0	24.7
2006	365	20.1	18.2	0
2007	359	20.9	17.2	98.2
2008	350	22.4	15.6	88.6
2009	357	19.2	17.7	84.3
2010	354	21.8	16.2	89.3
2011	362	n/a	n/a	91.7
2012	389	19.0	20.4	88.4
2013	388	19.8	19.5	89.2
2014	364	17.3	21.0	93.1
2015	369	17.0	21.7	94.9
2016	332	17.0	19.5	75.3
2017	298	16.0	18.6	93.3
2018	327	17.0	19.2	90.8
2019	314	14.6	21.5	86.3
2020	338	n/a	n/a	84
2021	315	16.5	19.0	81.3
2022	293	16.1	18.0	80.2
2023	258	13.5	19.1	79.5
2024	278	12.6	21.9	74.1

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 Tenderloin Community

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	139	0.0	0.0	83.5
2000	216	13.0	16.6	89.8
2001	267	16.5	16.2	76.1
2002	336	20.0	16.8	87
2003	336	20.0	16.8	87
2004	364	21.4	17.0	89.6
2005	351	21.9	16.0	24.7
2006	365	20.1	18.2	0
2007	359	20.9	17.2	98.2
2008	350	22.4	15.6	88.6
2009	357	19.2	17.7	84.3
2010	354	21.8	16.2	89.3
2011	362	n/a	n/a	91.7
2012	389	19.0	20.4	88.4
2013	388	19.8	19.5	89.2
2014	364	17.3	21.0	93.1
2015	369	17.0	21.7	94.9
2016	332	17.0	19.5	75.3
2017	298	16.0	18.6	93.3
2018	327	17.0	19.2	90.8
2019	314	14.6	21.5	86.3
2020	338	n/a	n/a	84
2021	315	16.5	19.0	81.3
2022	293	16.1	18.0	80.2
2023	258	13.5	19.1	79.5
2024	278	12.6	21.9	74.1

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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