San Francisco’s school board voted unanimously Tuesday to buy itself another year to hit student achievement goals it set in 2022.
The goals measure proficiency in three key areas: third-grade reading, eighth-grade math, and college and career readiness. The board voted to extend the deadline for reaching the benchmarks from 2027 to 2028.
Perhaps most frustrating to parents was the discussion among board members that saw members admit they have little shot at meeting the objectives with the extended timeline.
The district-reported data show that third-grade reading proficiency has dropped since the goals were set, from 52% in 2022 to 47% in 2025, against a target of 70%.
Eighth-grade math proficiency fell from 42% in 2022 to 41.2% in 2025, against a target of 65%.
Commissioner Matt Alexander was blunt about where things stand. “I don’t even see a path to 60, let alone 70,” he said in reference to the third-grade reading goals.
Board members noted that typical improvement in large urban California school districts runs about one to two percentage points annually, far short of what SFUSD would require to close the gap.
SFUSD staff said schools had stopped aiming for the board’s district-level targets because the gap had become too large to reasonably bridge.
Board members said they were in a challenging position because these unreasonable goals were created before their tenure.
The decision to extend the deadline rather than set more feasible benchmarks was mainly bureaucratic: Launching a new goal-setting process would require 18 to 24 months of community engagement, and district staff said they are already stretched thin.
Commissioner Alida Fisher warned that extending the goals without committing real resources to meet them seemed to be a relative exercise in futility.
“Otherwise, this is just performative,” Fisher said.
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