Best Public Schools in Zip Code 94108

Summary:

The 94108 zip code in San Francisco is home to a single standout elementary school, Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the San Francisco Unified School District. This public school has consistently high performance on standardized tests, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing above average compared to other California elementary schools. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 822 out of 5,874 schools in 2022-2023 to 1,050 out of 5,862 schools in 2023-2024. Despite serving a high-need student population, with 89.29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.4%, which is lower than the district and state averages.

While the school's student-teacher ratio of 22.5 is slightly higher than the national average, Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary's strong academic performance suggests the school has effective strategies to manage larger class sizes. Overall, this school stands out as a high-performing institution within the San Francisco Unified School District, providing a quality education to its diverse student body.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Clay St.	San Francisco	94108	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7921	644	29	22.5	89.3%	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	567 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	82.6	1050^th of 5862 public elementary schools	82.1%		87.9	822^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	86.0%	228	50.5	50.5	50.5	55.2	70.1	58.4	69.7	64.7	68.2	67.5	$6,103

Cities Near Zip Code 94108

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Francisco	0.37 mi	148	359^th
Daly City	5.83 mi	21	344^th
Oakland	6.09 mi	164	639^th
Alameda	6.48 mi	25	180^th
Tiburon	7.12 mi	3	30^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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