Elementary school (grades K-5) · Daly City, CA

Susan B. Anthony Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Susan B. Anthony Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 061887007778
0/100100/10030/100
👥 S:T ratio
18
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
19
📋 Attendance
54
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Susan B. Anthony Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.

#8 of 14
elementary schools in Daly City · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
20.4:1
students per teacher
50.4%
free-lunch eligible

Susan B. Anthony Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Susan B. Anthony Elementary ranks #8 of 14 elementary schools in Daly City, CA.

Enrollment

407

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

20.4:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-5% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

50.4%

vs 55.5% California avg

-9% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Susan B. Anthony Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Susan B. Anthony Elementary

Susan B. Anthony Elementary is a higher-need, mid-sized elementary school in Daly City, California, enrolling 407 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 20.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 50.4% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 407 students, its enrollment sits close to the California median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.

Against 1,344 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #548.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (56%) and Asian (33%) (diversity index 58/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 407 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Among Daly City's elementary schools, it stands alongside Skyline Elementary (366 students): Susan B. Anthony Elementary is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (20.4:1 vs 22.9:1).

Jefferson Elementary also operates Fernando Rivera Intermediate (588 students) and Thomas R. Pollicita Middle (558 students) alongside Susan B. Anthony Elementary.

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 Susan B. Anthony Elementary compares

Susan B. Anthony Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 20.4:1 ▼ 5% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 50.4% ▼ 9% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 407 top 60% - -

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

20.4:1
Leaner classes than 15% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
407
Bigger than 48% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
50.4%
free-lunch eligible - 9% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
20.4:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 38% in California - lower ratio than 62% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
18.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$15,092
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $16,509
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 407 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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

Hispanic or Latino 55.5%
Asian 33.4%
White 5.7%
Two or More 4.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 55.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.5, Susan B. Anthony Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Jefferson Elementary, which includes Susan B. Anthony Elementary.

$15,092
Per student
-9%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-9%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 17.3%
State 73.4%
Federal 9.3%

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 Susan B. Anthony Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Fernando Rivera Intermediate Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Thomas R. Pollicita Middle Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Benjamin Franklin Intermediate Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Westlake Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Daniel Webster Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Susan B. Anthony Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Jefferson Elementary · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Daly City

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 Susan B. Anthony Elementary'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 Susan B. Anthony Elementary

How many students attend Susan B. Anthony Elementary?

Susan B. Anthony Elementary has 407 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Daly City, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Susan B. Anthony Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Susan B. Anthony Elementary is 20.4:1, which is 5% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 30% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Susan B. Anthony Elementary?

50.4% of students at Susan B. Anthony Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Susan B. Anthony Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Susan B. Anthony Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 55.5% of enrollment, in Daly City, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Susan B. Anthony Elementary?

Susan B. Anthony Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Susan B. Anthony Elementary rank among elementary schools in Daly City?

By Resource Investment Index, Susan B. Anthony Elementary ranks #8 of 14 elementary schools in Daly City, 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 Daly City on the city page.

Is Susan B. Anthony Elementary a good school?

Susan B. Anthony Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. 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 Jefferson Elementary?

Besides Susan B. Anthony Elementary, Jefferson Elementary also operates Fernando Rivera Intermediate (588 students), Thomas R. Pollicita Middle (558 students), and Benjamin Franklin Intermediate (497 students). See the Jefferson Elementary 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.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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