Garfield Elementary vs Lowell High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Garfield Elementary Lowell High
Location San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary high
Enrollment 176 2,571
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.2:1 23.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 47.9% 32.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Garfield Elementary Lowell High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $27,074 $27,074
District San Francisco Unified San Francisco Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Garfield Elementary Lowell High
White 6.8% 15.5%
African American 8.5% 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 21.6% 17.2%
Asian 42.6% 52.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.3%
Multiracial 20.5% 12.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Garfield Elementary Lowell High
AP Courses Offered 26
Gifted Program No Yes
Counselor Ratio 4400:1 510.1:1
Chronic Absenteeism 42.6% 9.0%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.