Guadalupe Elementary, San Francisco CA

Original Research by School Decision on Guadalupe Elementary

Guadalupe Elementary is a small public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in San Francisco's southern neighborhoods. The school enrolls around three hundred students, with a student body that is predominantly Hispanic, and a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population includes a notable contingent of Asian students and several other groups in smaller numbers.

The school's academic results show low performance in both English language arts and mathematics. In the most recent state assessment data available, proficiency rates across tested grades and subjects range from around one-fifth to about one-third of students meeting grade-level standards. Third graders showed the highest rates in math, while fourth graders performed lowest in that subject. English language arts results were consistently below math across the grades tested. In science, tested only in fifth grade, proficiency was similarly low. These results place the school below the midpoint relative to other districts in San Francisco County when looking across tested subjects and grades. The school is not Title I designated, though its student demographics and economic profile suggest high needs.

The school operates in an urban context marked by real-estate costs well above national norms. The neighborhood's median home value is substantial and has edged upward. Monthly rents are high and rising. The area maintains the walkability and mixed-use character typical of many San Francisco neighborhoods, with access to public transit and integrated commercial and residential blocks. San Francisco itself is pursuing significant housing growth, with a focus on new development in southern and western areas, the zones where Guadalupe sits.

Student support services data was not available, nor was information about special education enrollment or English learner numbers, making it difficult to assess what targeted supports exist for students learning English or students with disabilities. The school's website did not surface in available research, so information about its specific programs, staffing, or approach to instruction could not be confirmed.

Families considering Guadalupe should plan to discuss with the school directly the supports available for English learners and students working below grade level, given the strength of those populations and the gap between proficiency rates and grade-level expectations. The low test results reflect the reality that many students at the school are not yet meeting grade-level standards, and a parent may want to look into further the school's literacy and numeracy strategies and what intervention systems are in place.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 52% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 422%

School 22% · District 49% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 46% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 320%

School 20% · District 47% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 51% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 55% · ▼ 31 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Science

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 42% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

This schoolSan Francisco Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.