Elementary school (grades K-5) · San Francisco, CA

Stockton (Commodore) Children Center

Federal NCES profile for Stockton (Commodore) Children Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 10/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063441013621
0/100100/10010/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Stockton (Commodore) Children Center earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

#80 of 83
elementary schools in San Francisco · Resource Index
10
Resource Index · Lower
86.4%
free-lunch eligible
22
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Stockton (Commodore) Children Center ranks #80 of 83 elementary schools in San Francisco, CA.

Enrollment

22

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

86.4%

vs 55.5% California avg

+56% vs state

What stands out at Stockton (Commodore) Children Center

Stockton (Commodore) Children Center is a high-poverty, small elementary school in San Francisco, California, enrolling 22 students.

Economic need is high: 86.4% of students qualify for free meals, 56% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of California schools, with 22 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 98% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 101 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #101, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly Asian (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 550 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 40.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding San Francisco Unified spends $23,654 per pupil, 43% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.

Among San Francisco's elementary schools, it stands alongside Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary (673 students): Stockton (Commodore) Children Center is smaller than that campus by headcount.

San Francisco Unified also operates Lowell High (2,571 students) and Lincoln (Abraham) High (2,074 students) alongside Stockton (Commodore) Children Center.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Stockton (Commodore) Children Center compares

Stockton (Commodore) Children Center on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 86.4% ▲ 56% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 22 top 97% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

22
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
86.4%
free-lunch eligible - 56% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
40.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$23,654
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Asian 86.4%
Hispanic or Latino 9.1%
White 4.5%

Largest group: Asian at 86.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 24.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 24.3, Stockton (Commodore) Children Center is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for San Francisco Unified, which includes Stockton (Commodore) Children Center.

$23,654
Per student
+43%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+43%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.8%
State 31.2%
Federal 12.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Stockton (Commodore) Children Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lowell High Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Lincoln (Abraham) High Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Washington (George) High Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Galileo High Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Balboa High Larger Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Stockton (Commodore) Children Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

San Francisco Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in San Francisco

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Stockton (Commodore) Children Center's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Stockton (Commodore) Children Center

How many students attend Stockton (Commodore) Children Center?

Stockton (Commodore) Children Center has 22 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in San Francisco, CA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Stockton (Commodore) Children Center?

86.4% of students at Stockton (Commodore) Children Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Stockton (Commodore) Children Center?

The largest demographic group at Stockton (Commodore) Children Center is Asian at 86.4% of enrollment, in San Francisco, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Stockton (Commodore) Children Center?

Stockton (Commodore) Children Center has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Stockton (Commodore) Children Center rank among elementary schools in San Francisco?

By Resource Investment Index, Stockton (Commodore) Children Center ranks #80 of 83 elementary schools in San Francisco, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in San Francisco on the city page.

Is Stockton (Commodore) Children Center a good school?

Stockton (Commodore) Children Center earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in California. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in San Francisco Unified?

Besides Stockton (Commodore) Children Center, San Francisco Unified also operates Lowell High (2,571 students), Lincoln (Abraham) High (2,074 students), and Washington (George) High (2,068 students). See the San Francisco Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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