Prepared
by the Educational
PlacementCenter
, March 16, 2007
APPLICANTS
103 more kindergarten students applied to attend SFUSD this year
·We received 3,972 kindergarten applications
compared to 3,869 last year
There
was a decrease in the number of applications for middle and high school;
the decrease at the secondary level is consistent with Lapkoff’s 2002 demographic analyses and enrollment
forecasts which projected a decline at the secondary level
·We received 3,145 6th grade applications
compared to 3,282 last year (137 fewer applications)
·We received 4,238 9th grade applications
compared to 4,661 last year (423 fewer applications)
CHOICE
More
families received an assignment to a school of their choice
Overall (K-12), 87% of applicants received
one of their choices, compared to 84% last year
·87% of kindergarten applicants
(compared to 85% last year)
·93% of 6th grade
applicants (compared to 94% last year)
·94% of 9th grade
applicants (compared to 88% last year)
Overall (K-12), 67% of applicants received
their first choice, compared to 62% last year
·69% of kindergarten applicants
(compared to 62%last year)
·81% of 6th grade
applicants (compared to 83%last year)
·67% of 9th grade
applicants (compared to 62% last year)
Overall (K-12), 13% of applicants did not receive one of their
choices , compared to 16% last year
·13% of kindergarten applicants (534 applicants)
compared to 15% last year (approximately 565)
·7% of 6th grade applicants
(206 applicants) compared to 6% last year (approximately 206)
·6% of 9th grade applicants
(274 applicants) compared to 12% last year (approximately 539)
Parents are choosing a greater variety of schools
·The following schools received a triple
digit increase in total demand this year
-Dianne
Feinstein Elementary School received 457
Kindergarten requests this year compared to 139 requests last year, an
increase of 229%.
-GrattanElementary
School received 351
Kindergarten requests this year compared to 227 requests last year, an
increase of 55%.
-ThurgoodMarshallHigh School received 501 9th grade requests this year compared to 365 requests last
year, an increase of 37%.
-BalboaHigh
Schoolreceived 817 9th grade requests this year
compared to 630 requests last year, an increase of 30%.
-AptosMiddle
School received 823 6th
grade requests this year compared to 717 requests last year, an increase
of 15%.
-GalileoHigh
School received 1,587 9th
grade requests this year compared to 1,459 requests last year, an
increase of 9%.
·42 schools received a double digit
increase in total demand this year
-George
Peabody Elementary School received 128
Kindergarten requests this year compared to 68 requests last year, an
increase of 88%
-Bessie
Carmichael School received 80 Kindergarten requests
this year compared to 53 requests last year, an increase of 51%
-SunsetElementary
School received 254
Kindergarten requests this year compared to 169 requests last year, an
increase of 50%
-LafayetteElementary
School received 267
Kindergarten requests this year compared to 187 requests last year, an
increase of 43%
-MiralomaElementary
School received 320
Kindergarten requests this year compared to 243 requests last year, an
increase of 32%
-Robert
Louis Stevenson Elementary School received 313
Kindergarten requests this year compared to 262 requests last year, an
increase of 19%
5 Year
Comparison: % of K, 6, 9 Applicants Receiving a Choice in Round One
5 Year Comparison: % of K, 6, 9 Applicants Receiving First Choice in Round
One
DEMAND
The demand for seats far
exceeds the capacity at many of our schools.84% of the program offerings received
more total requests than seats available and 27% of the program offerings
received more first choice requests than seats available.Examples of how this demand impacts assignments are illustrated in
the tables below.
