City Arts & Leadership Academy
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · San Francisco, California
City Arts & Leadership Academy in San Francisco, California enrolled 397 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 6-9% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
473 students in 2022-23, 407 students in 2023-24, 397 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 23.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 473 | 21.0 | 22.5 |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 16.0 | 25.4 |
| 2024-25 | 397 | 23.0 | 17.3 |
17.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 California high schools
Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
4 AP courses in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection City Arts & Leadership Academy enrolled 215 students and reported no counselor; it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses4
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent43.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.0% of students were Hispanic, 6.1% Black, 5.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic84.0%
- Black6.1%
- Two or more races5.9%
- White2.0%
- Asian1.5%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at City Arts & Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 6-9% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 6‑9% | not published | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 139 students in City Arts & Leadership Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 95% or more | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 139 | 139 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in San Francisco
25 public high schools in San Francisco report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | 3,447 | 33.3 | 40.8% |
| Lowell High | 2,571 | 21.0 | 36.1% |
| Lincoln (Abraham) High | 2,074 | 22.4 | 48.9% |
| Washington (George) High | 2,068 | 22.2 | 45.7% |
| Galileo High | 1,750 | 19.8 | 59.4% |
| Balboa High | 1,238 | 20.1 | 57.3% |
| Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High | 1,047 | 19.2 | 63.6% |
| Mission High | 993 | 16.7 | 59.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about City Arts & Leadership Academy
- Balboa HighThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 1,238 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Jordan (June) School for EquityThe next nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 176 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare City Arts & Leadership Academy with Balboa HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much City Arts & Leadership Academy spends per student$12,414 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,414
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCity Arts & Leadership Academy is the number 1,116 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,116 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.17.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about City Arts & Leadership Academy
How many students attend City Arts & Leadership Academy?
397 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 473 in 2022-23. It is a high school in San Francisco, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at City Arts & Leadership Academy?
17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is City Arts & Leadership Academy a Title I school?
City Arts & Leadership Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at City Arts & Leadership Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at City Arts & Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 6-9% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at City Arts & Leadership Academy?
95% or more of the 139 students in City Arts & Leadership Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is City Arts & Leadership Academy in?
City Arts & Leadership Academy, NCES district ID 0602103. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060210311408 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.