# Downtown High

Downtown High is badly underperforming. Reading and math results average to the 10th percentile among comparable California schools. Only 10.8% of students met California's reading standard, but it is holding steady. Math is weaker: 0.0% of students met California's math standard, it is holding steady.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/downtown-high-san-francisco |
| District | [San Francisco Unified](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/san-francisco-unified) |
| Address | 693 Vermont Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107-2635 |
| City | [San Francisco](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/san-francisco) |
| Grade span | 9-12 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Student Enrollment | 174 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 10.8% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 0.0% |
| Reading State Rank | 1,422/1,596 (11th percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 1,442/1,596 (10th percentile) |
| Student / teacher ratio | 41:1 |
| Per-student spending | $25,643 |
| Low-Income Students | 124 (71.3%) |
| English Learners | 46 (26.4%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=Downtown%20High%20San%20Francisco%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=Downtown%20High%20San%20Francisco) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/downtown-high-school-san-francisco-ca/) |
| Ed-Data | [Ed-Data](https://www.ed-data.org/school/san-francisco/san-francisco-unified/downtown-high) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=38&lstDistrict=68478-000&lstSchool=3830064&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | 2024 | 2026 | +0.2% |
| Math | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 10.6% | 47 |
| 2025 | 6.0% | 50 |
| 2026 | 10.8% | 37 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 46 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 48 |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 38 |

## Performance details

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 8.8% | 15.4% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | 13.3% |
| 2026 | 12.5% | 7.7% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | +3.7% |
| Non-Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | -7.7% |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 0.0% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |
| Non-Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | N/A | 4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| 2026 | N/A | 0.0% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | -4.3% |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | N/A | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | N/A | 0.0% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |

### Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13.0% | 23 |

### Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.0% | 24 |

### Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 37 | 62.2% | 27.0% | 10.8% | 0.0% |

### Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 38 | 97.4% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |