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Aptos Middle

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Aptos Middle ranks 489 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 82% of California middle schools

Summary

Aptos Middle is a public middle school in San Francisco, California, serving 857 students in grades 6-8 and part of the San Francisco Unified School District. This school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, ranking in the top 635 middle schools in California. Aptos Middle particularly excels for certain student subgroups, such as White and Multi-racial students, who perform at a high level compared to their peers statewide.

While Aptos Middle faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, the school's spending per student is higher than the state average, indicating a significant investment in resources. Compared to nearby schools within the San Francisco Unified District, such as Roosevelt Middle and Hoover (Herbert) Middle, Aptos Middle outperforms these schools in academic achievement across all subject areas and grade levels. When compared to schools outside the district, such as Benjamin Franklin Intermediate and Thomas R. Pollicita Middle, Aptos Middle's performance is significantly higher.

Overall, Aptos Middle is a strong-performing middle school within the San Francisco Unified District, with consistently high academic achievement, a high statewide ranking, and positive outcomes for certain student subgroups. However, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism and a relatively high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, which is an area for improvement.

911

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,478

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

105 Aptos Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94127-2520

(415) 469-4520

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Aptos Middle usually attend:

High:	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
	Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
	Balboa High
	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
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	Galileo High
	Jordan (June) School for Equity
	Lincoln (Abraham) High
	Lowell High
	Marshall (Thurgood) High
	Mission High
	O'Connell (John) High
	S.F. International High
	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
	Washington (George) High

Feeder schools for Aptos Middle:

Elementary:	Carver (George Washington) Elementary
	Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary
	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary
	Ortega (Jose) Elementary
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	Sloat (Commodore) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.6%

Hispanic:

24.5%

Two or more races:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg48%

California avg41%

489^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13Middle Schools in the San Francisco Unified

679^th of 1,543San Francisco Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	489 of 2761	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	466 of 2783	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	492 of 2781	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	449 of 2740	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	635 of 2715	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	479 of 2480	80.7%	★★★★☆
2017	76.5	541 of 2508	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	72.2	609 of 2497	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	64.0	780 of 2477	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.9	714 of 2379	70.0%	★★★★☆
2012	61.5	789 of 2259	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.8	551 of 2236	75.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.4	475 of 2179	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.6	406 of 2063	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.2	399 of 2005	80.1%	★★★★☆
2007	65.9	571 of 1999	71.4%	★★★★☆
2006	74.0	391 of 1804	78.3%	★★★★☆
2005	69.2	458 of 1777	74.2%	★★★★☆
2004	66.3	496 of 1769	72.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	377 of 609	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.4	576 of 627	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	573 of 613	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	509 of 637	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	416 of 643	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	479 of 600	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	427 of 739	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	415 of 743	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	434 of 715	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	459 of 733	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	427 of 745	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	394 of 700	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.0	346 of 1531	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	555 of 1491	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	399 of 1369	70.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.9	654 of 1478	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	411 of 1521	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	264 of 1540	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	101 of 1442	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	156 of 1364	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	395 of 2533	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	457 of 2551	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	477 of 2531	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	446 of 2509	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	503 of 2380	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	415 of 2262	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	1321 of 2395	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	1170 of 2388	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	1034 of 2374	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	868 of 2359	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	1539 of 2213	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	1192 of 2072	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	54 of 477	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	43 of 394	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	437 of 2542	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	355 of 2579	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	393 of 2531	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	386 of 2458	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	441 of 2369	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	320 of 2230	85.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	553 of 2534	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	439 of 2552	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	452 of 2538	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	420 of 2527	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	678 of 2407	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	510 of 2273	77.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	209 of 726	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	184 of 701	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	161 of 677	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	209 of 665	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	358 of 554	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	306 of 462	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	443 of 1566	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	318 of 1552	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	317 of 1531	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	157 of 1520	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	143 of 1537	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	71.7	388 of 1543	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	151 of 1555	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	74.8	360 of 1602	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	164 of 1496	89.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile-28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-40 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aptos Middle	Public	6-8	105 Aptos Ave.	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4520	911	44	20.7	58.7%	110 (12.1%)	58 (6.4%)	223 (24.5%)	406 (44.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (12.4%)	79.2	489^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.3%		80.6	466^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.3%	23	55.1	55.1	56.6	57.4	63.5	59.1	48.0	50.5	56.0	51.5	$20,478	$1,473	$19,005
Hoover (Herbert) Middle	Public	6-8	2290 14th Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2783	963	42	23.1	63.2%	72 (7.5%)	21 (2.2%)	286 (29.7%)	522 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.4%)	76	564^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%		76.6	555^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.1%	9	40.9	40.9	59.1	57.4	60.4	58.9	48.2	51.4	51.0	50.2	$21,096	$2,298	$18,798
Denman (James) Middle	Public	6-8	241 Oneida Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4535	807	44	18.1	64.8%	61 (7.6%)	39 (4.8%)	430 (53.3%)	207 (25.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	63 (7.8%)	28.2	1892^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.5%		29.4	1839^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.9%	53	17.4	17.4	29.1	36.7	31.2	32.3	20.6	28.1	23.5	24.0	$22,644	$2,664	$19,980
Giannini (A.P.) Middle	Public	6-8	3151 Ortega St.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2770	1,183	50	23.5	39.6%	210 (17.8%)	33 (2.8%)	141 (11.9%)	601 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	193 (16.3%)	94	179^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.5%		94.5	170^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.9%	9	63.8	63.8	73.2	80.3	78.5	77.3	63.2	71.4	59.5	64.8	$21,480	$1,851	$19,629
Lick (James) Middle	Public	6-8	1220 Noe St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5675	479	29	16.4	61.8%	46 (9.6%)	32 (6.7%)	353 (73.7%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.9%)	16.8	2362^nd of 2761 public middle schools	14.5%		15.7	2449^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.0%	87	12.5	12.5	30.7	13.9	26.4	23.6	20.9	10.8	13.0	14.9	$25,921	$2,573	$23,348
Benjamin Franklin Intermediate	Public	6-8	700 Stewart Ave.	Colma	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1202	497	28	17.9	48.3%	40 (8.0%)	7 (1.4%)	236 (47.5%)	191 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	17 (3.4%)	26.5	1940^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.7%		27.8	1909^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.4%	31	15.5	15.5	24.8	31.5	31.6	29.6	17.7	29.5	25.0	24.4	$17,860	$1,982	$15,878
Thomas R. Pollicita Middle	Public	6-8	550 East Market St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1216	558	28	20.2	46.2%	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	304 (54.5%)	202 (36.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	28 (5.0%)	50	1180^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.3%		37.2	1560^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.9%	380	28.7	28.7	39.8	47.4	54.0	47.1	31.2	35.8	31.6	32.8	$17,586	$2,059	$15,527
Visitacion Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1971 Visitacion Ave.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4590	333	18	18.0	80.8%	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.3%)	204 (61.3%)	60 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	22 (6.6%)	11.9	2553^rd of 2761 public middle schools	7.5%		16	2437^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.4%	116	12.2	12.2	18.7	20.2	22.4	20.6	5.8	9.1	10.1	8.4	$30,722	$3,290	$27,432
Everett Middle	Public	6-8	450 Church St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6344	401	26	15.3	68.1%	32 (8.0%)	23 (5.7%)	302 (75.3%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.5%)	10.3	2602^nd of 2761 public middle schools	5.8%		11.9	2594^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.8%	8	12.5	12.5	19.3	8.1	12.8	12.9	10.8	4.2	10.0	8.4	$28,449	$3,211	$25,238
King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle	Public	6-8	350 Girard St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1500	367	23	16.0	77.9%	5 (1.4%)	52 (14.2%)	159 (43.3%)	120 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	26 (7.1%)	23.1	2096^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.1%		28.3	1890^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.1%	206	17.3	17.3	20.9	32.5	32.8	29.6	11.1	21.8	20.8	18.6	$28,683	$2,299	$26,384

Frequently Asked Questions about Aptos Middle

What district is Aptos Middle in?

San Francisco Unified

What high school do graduates of Aptos Middle attend?

Students who attend Aptos Middle usually go on to attend Academy (The)- SF @McAteer

Is Aptos Middle a good school?

Aptos Middle ranks 489^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Aptos Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 911 students attended Aptos Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Aptos Middle?

Students at Aptos Middle are 45% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 12% White, 6% African American.

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