Many San Francisco Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

San Francisco CA

14 October, 2021

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Several elementary and middle schools in the city have been ranked among the best in California, according to a new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. More than 7,850 elementary and middle schools in the Golden State have been ranked among the best in California.California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools. California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.Here's a partial list of the San Francisco schools and their state rankings: Elementary Schools: No. 40: Chinese Immersion School at DeavilaNo. 107: Peabody (George) ElementaryNo. 207: Chin (John Yehall) ElementaryNo. 247: Ulloa ElementaryNo. 289: Lawton Alternative ElementaryNo. 305: Yick Wo ElementaryNo. 318: Lafayette ElementaryNo. 334: Jefferson ElementaryNo. 491: Clarendon Alternative ElementaryNo. 517: Stevenson (Robert Louis) ElementaryNo. 524: Lilienthal (Claire) ElementaryNo. 532: Ortega (Jose) ElementaryNo. 538: Sloat (Commodore) ElementaryNo. 541: Key (Francis Scott) ElementaryNo. 576: Yu (Alice Fong) ElementaryNo. 716: Sutro ElementaryNo. 760: Argonne ElemertaryNo. 825: Miraloma ElementaryNo. 831: Lau (Gordon J.) ElementaryNo. 871: Sunnyside ElementaryNo. 889: Garfield ElementaryNo. 911: Alamo ElementaryNo. 949: Mccoppin (Frank) Elementary Middle Schools: No. 41: Lilienthal (Claire) ElementaryNo. 45: Lawton Alternative ElementaryNo. 111: Yu (Alice Fong) ElementaryNo. 115: Roosevelt Middle SchoolNo. 123: Giannini (A.P.) MiddleNo. 161: Presidio MiddleNo. 276 Rooftop ElementaryNo. 321 Hoover (Herbert) Middle SchoolNo. 465: Marina Middle SchoolNo. 495: Aptos Middle SchoolNo. 556: Francisco Middle SchoolNo. 1454: Denman (James) Middle For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school: Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations. See the complete list of 2021's Best K-8 Schools.