Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)

Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) is a high school in San Francisco, CA that enrolls 3,019 students in grades 9-12, putting it among the larger public campuses in the Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) District. That headcount is above the 3,019-student average for schools in the district.

EDFacts assessment data puts 53% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That tracks the 53% district average closely, within a few points either way. Against the 45% California statewide average, the school sits 8 points higher.

The district proficiency rate this school inherits has held roughly steady over the last three reported years. As a high school, it reports a 78% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 53.9 to 1, near the high end of the national distribution; NCES counts every certified teacher, so this figure includes specialists as well as classroom staff. 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It operates as a charter school — publicly funded and tuition-free, under an authorizer-issued charter.