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San Francisco Unified School District 555 Franklin St., San Francisco CA 94102, 415-241-6000

The San Francisco Unified School District educates 56,236 students in grades K-12, housed in 120 buildings across the city. Grade configurations are K-5 (67), K-3 (1), 4-6 (1), K-8 (7), 5-8 (2), 6-7 (1), 6-8 (15), 7-8 (1), 9-10 (3), 9-11 (1), and 9-12 (20). Creative Arts Charter School is a K-8 program. The 2 KIPP Charter Academies serve grades 5-8. 7 charter schools serve the secondary school age population, each with a distinct focus and curriculum.16,653 students (29.6%) are classified as Limited English Proficient, 19,394 students (34.5%) qualify for the EDY program, 7,980 (14.2%) are enrolled in Gifted & Talented (GATE) classes, and 5,827 (10.4%) receive special education services. The district employs 3,169 classroom teachers, 143 resource teachers, 116 counselors, 27 librarians, and 136 other certified staff. 28.2% of district certified staff has advanced degrees, and 44.7% has additional credentials. Per-pupil cost (district) is $7,720. The Child Development Centers serve 1,427 preschoolers and 3,174 school age children, and Title I/State PK programs enroll nearly 400 preschool age children. A variety of programs, services, and personnel are provided for Limited English Speaking (LEP), Gifted & Talented, and Special Needs students. Support services for all students, as needed, include speech/language, tutoring and counseling.

CST Scores, 2006 *Figures obtained from star data web site (http://star.cde.ca.gov/)

This report shows the national percentile rank (NPR) for the average performance of the group. These numbers may be compared to the national norm that has the national average performance at the 50th percentile. Scores reflect the performance of all students tested.

CST Percentages, 2006 (Schools were picked at random)

SFUSD	Grade 4 (English/Language Arts)
Categories	Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic	Far Below Basic
State	24	25	28	13	10
District	29	26	24	12	10
School
Alamo Elementary	48	36	11	3	2

SFUSD	Grade 4 (Math)
Categories	Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic	Far Below Basic
State	29	25	24	18	4
District	35	25	20	16	4
School
Alamo Elementary	61	26	11	1	1

SFUSD	Grades 6 (English/Language Arts)
Categories	Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic	Far Below Basic
State	16	25	31	15	12
District	20	26	28	12	13
School
Everett Middle	2	13	21	21	42

SFUSD	Grades 6 (Math)
Categories	Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic	Far Below Basic
State	13	28	27	23	8
District	20	28	23	20	9
School
Everett Middle	2	11	27	34	26

SFUSD	Grade 8 (Social Science)
Categories	Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic	Far Below Basic
State	14	20	30	18	18
District	18	20	28	16	18
School
Everett Middle	5	8	26	23	38

SFUSD	Grade 8 (ELA)
Categories	Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic	Far Below Basic
State	18	23	32	17	9
District	21	25	30	16	8
School
Everett Middle	4	9	29	33	24

SFUSD	Grade 10 (ELA)
Categories	Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic	Far Below Basic
State	16	21	28	18	17
District	22	22	23	16	17
School
Lincoln High	16	25	29	18	12

SFUSD	Grade 10 (Integrated Math 1)
Categories	Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic	Far Below Basic
State	0	6	15	37	41
District	2	8	9	33	49
School
Lincoln High	8	35	19	35	4

SFUSD	High School (World History)
Categories	Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic	Far Below Basic
State	12	18	28	15	27
District	14	19	26	12	28
School
Lincoln High	11	19	28	15	28

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