Lafayette Elementary

Overview

Admission Probability
20.2%
Student:Teacher
19:1
Diversity Rank
48
API Rank
8

Public School

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Specialty: Coed; General Education

4545 Anza Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
p: 415.750.8483
Email: sch664@sfusd.edu
Website: Visit School Website

Lafayette Elementary is committed to providing the best quality education for our K-5 student population. We are over 135 years old and have been at our current school site for more than 70 years with an active PTA for more than 80 years. We also had the first Kindergarten program in the state of California. Our teachers are all certified.

Lafayette is a public elementary school located in the outer Richmond district of San Francisco. The school is located less than a mile from the Pacific Ocean, four blocks from Golden Gate Park and three blocks from Lincoln Park, the Coastal Trail and Palace of the Legion of Honor. Lafayette is also within walking distance of many bus lines, enabling our students and teachers easy access to San Francisco's numerous resources.

Our students represent 23 language groups which reflects the diversity of the Lafayette neighborhood. The programs listed inside ensure that the academic and social needs of every student at Lafayette are met.

Test Assessments

Academic Performance Index (API)

  • API Score: 891
  • API Ranking Index: 8

California Standards Test (STAR)

  • STAR Students Scoring Proficient/Above (Math): 80.4 %
  • STAR Students Scoring Proficient/Above (English): 74.4 %
  • STAR Students Scoring Proficient/Above (History): N/A

Student Body

  • Enrollment: 464
  • Student to Teacher Ratio: 18.60
  • Male / Female Ratio: 46.6% M / 53.4% F
  • Diversity Index: 48.00
  • English Language Learners: 26.90
  • Average Daily Attendance: 96.2 %
    • Excused Absences: 2.9 %
    • Unexcused Absences: 0.9 %
  • Immunization Exemptions: 3.0 %
  • Drop-out Rate: N/A

Student Demographics

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Faculty

  • Total Number of Teachers (FTE): 25.00
  • Average Years of Service: 14.00 years
  • Average Age of Teachers: 42.80 years
  • Average Annual Teacher's Salary: $64,293.00

Programs

  • Technology:
    • Total Number of Computers: 108
    • Students per Computer: 4.30
    • Rooms with Internet Access: 28
  • Special Education: 10.3 % of Students
  • GATE: 6.9 % of Students
  • Free or Reduced Lunch: 31.0 % of Students

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