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Brisbane Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Brisbane, and parts of Daly City.

Brisbane’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of California school districts

Students
484
Schools
3
Spent per student
$25,874
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Debt
$37.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brisbane Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% more per student than the CA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $37.8M, about $78,089 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Brisbane 4,656

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brisbane. Grade by grade →

K–5Brisbane ElementaryThis district
6–8Lipman MiddleThis district
9–123 high schoolsJefferson Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency58%
State average 33.1% · 289 students tested
Reading / language arts60%
State average 46.7% · 287 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Jefferson Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$25,874 per student · 22% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 88%State 11%Federal 1%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
474’20
449’21
454’22
477’23
484’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 34%Hispanic 31%White 20%Two or more races 14%Black 1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Brisbane Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Brisbane
A−
207 students17:1
Panorama Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Daly City
B+
116 students14:1
Lipman Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brisbane
A−
161 students

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Jefferson Union High School DistrictColma, Pacifica, South San Francisco
$23,810per student
San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco
$25,173per student
South San Francisco Unified School DistrictSouth San Francisco
$21,381per student
Alameda City Unified School DistrictAlameda
$18,149per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.