Fifteen Years of Research about San Francisco’s Student Assignment Policy

Since 2009, there have been a number of research projects involving Stanford University and other research organizations working with the San Francisco Unified School District to examine San Francisco’s student assignment policy. This brief outlines the three themes stemming from the research findings:

1) A number of factors influence whether schools effectively serve a diverse student body:
2) School diversity could increase when family participation in the school choice program increases; and
3) There are recommendations to strengthen the current school assignment algorithm by assigning students in pods to schools and strengthening CTIP1 by adjusting qualifications.