The top reported proficiency rate is 27% in Math. The lowest is 24% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Moscone (george R.) Elementary
George R. Moscone Elementary sits on Harrison Street in San Francisco's Mission District, serving kindergarten through fifth grade as part of San Francisco Unified. The school draws from one of the city's most densely Latino neighborhoods, and that character shows clearly in its student body: Hispanic students make up a clear majority, with Asian students the next largest group. The school is also economically concentrated, with a very large share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. IEP and English learner rates were not available in the data provided.
On the 2024-25 California state assessments, Moscone's proficiency rates in English language arts and math are low across all tested grades, which are third through fifth. Science results at the fifth-grade level follow a similar pattern. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint relative to districts in San Francisco County. That is a real gap, and families who want to dig further into what supports the school provides, whether through tutoring, bilingual programming, or intervention services, would do well to ask those questions directly of the school. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from this data alone whether performance has been moving in any direction.
The school does not serve middle or high school grades, so graduation rates do not apply here, and course-access or AP data is not relevant to this grade band.
Physically, Moscone is in the Mission, one of San Francisco's most walkable and transit-connected neighborhoods. The area has a well-established commercial corridor on Mission and Valencia streets, Dolores Park nearby, and direct access to multiple Muni lines. For families without a car, the location is genuinely practical. The Mission is also a neighborhood that has faced significant housing cost pressure: the zip code's home values sit dramatically above the California statewide median and far above national norms, and rents have risen sharply in the past year. Renting in this area consumes a very high share of a typical household's income by any standard measure, and the estimated monthly carrying cost for a purchased home would be well out of reach for most families. That context matters because it shapes who can afford to live near the school, even if the school itself serves a predominantly lower-income student population.
San Francisco more broadly is navigating an uneven period of recovery and housing growth. The city faces state-mandated housing production targets, with the most projected growth in southern and western neighborhoods, which include areas adjacent to the Mission. Major development is underway at sites like Mission Rock near Oracle Park. Downtown's office vacancy problems remain, though publicly reported accounts from 2025 noted renewed investor interest and a few large proposed projects. For a family deciding whether to settle near Moscone, the surrounding area's trajectory is toward more density and more housing supply, though the pace and affordability of that supply remain open questions.
Program information for Moscone was not included in the data, so specifics on arts, dual-language offerings, after-school programs, or other enrichment are not something this account can speak to. The San Francisco Unified district brief produced no confirmed parent-relevant changes before the research budget was exhausted, so district-level strategic priorities were left out here rather than guessed at.
What this picture adds up to is a neighborhood elementary school with a predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged student population, sitting in one of the city's most expensive and transit-rich corridors, with state test scores that are below the county midpoint and no trend data yet available to give context to that position. Families weighing this school would benefit from a direct conversation with the principal about academic supports, language services, and any community partnerships the school maintains.
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