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Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Public Grades K-8

5726^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC is a K-8 elementary school serving 555 students in the San Francisco Unified district, which has experienced a significant and steady decline in academic performance over the past decade, now ranking among the lowest in the state.

Key challenges include very low proficiency rates in English, math, and science—far below district and state averages—and an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 58.6%, which is a major barrier to learning. The school serves a high-need community, with over three-quarters of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and outcomes for specific groups like male students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds are particularly low. However, the school has shown a notable strength in effectively supporting its homeless student population.

Interestingly, nearby schools with very similar student demographics, such as Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary and Muir (John) Elementary, achieve dramatically higher academic results, demonstrating that improvement is possible. Carmichael receives substantial funding per student, comparable to these higher-performing schools, suggesting that school-level factors like leadership, teaching quality, and program implementation are critical areas for focus and potential change.

555

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,197

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 Seventh St.
San Francisco, CA 94103-4020

(415) 355-6916

District: San Francisco Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

28.3%

Hispanic:

25.9%

African American:

19.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (59% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg48%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,726^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,630^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 71Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	5726 of 5857	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5755 of 5869	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	5563 of 5859	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5544 of 5883	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	5112 of 5789	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	4651 of 5662	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.5	3475 of 5692	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.9	3339 of 5614	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.7	3219 of 5611	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.7	4220 of 5530	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.4	3304 of 5390	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.7	3639 of 5377	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.4	3812 of 5314	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	3907 of 5193	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.9	3766 of 5113	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.4	3079 of 5113	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.1	3792 of 4818	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.7	3916 of 4822	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.8	3378 of 4809	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	560 of 569	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	526 of 593	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	559 of 663	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	2929 of 3162	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	2494 of 3245	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	3079 of 3311	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1764 of 3275	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	1215 of 3246	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	5344 of 5597	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5317 of 5612	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4696 of 5609	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4990 of 5635	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	4830 of 5492	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4067 of 5413	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	4975 of 5107	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	5103 of 5107	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	5046 of 5087	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	4916 of 5084	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	4751 of 4963	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	4687 of 4830	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	79.3	35 of 335	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	147 of 356	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	5382 of 5460	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	5424 of 5517	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	5127 of 5363	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4808 of 5264	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	4192 of 5173	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4445 of 5084	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	5547 of 5628	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	5606 of 5643	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	5544 of 5638	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	5472 of 5663	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	4898 of 5510	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4812 of 5431	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	702 of 718	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	654 of 670	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	2826 of 2847	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2627 of 2635	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	2242 of 2420	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	2630 of 2761	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	2599 of 2783	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	2519 of 2781	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	2546 of 2740	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1644 of 2715	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1490 of 2480	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.3	1354 of 2508	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.7	1956 of 2497	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.7	1398 of 2477	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.5	1502 of 2379	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.7	1461 of 2259	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	15.4	1984 of 2236	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	1803 of 2179	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.4	1343 of 2063	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.2	1291 of 2005	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.9	1170 of 1999	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	581 of 609	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	1138 of 1478	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1133 of 1521	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1188 of 1540	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	570 of 1442	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	270 of 1364	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	2346 of 2533	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2287 of 2551	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2153 of 2531	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2391 of 2509	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1491 of 2380	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1410 of 2262	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	2320 of 2395	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2132 of 2388	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	2060 of 2374	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2192 of 2359	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1973 of 2213	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1518 of 2072	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	397 of 477	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	65.1	84 of 394	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	64 of 320	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	49.1	145 of 336	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	2425 of 2542	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2350 of 2579	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2261 of 2531	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2164 of 2458	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1447 of 2369	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1377 of 2230	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	2463 of 2534	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	2450 of 2552	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	2360 of 2538	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	2274 of 2527	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1500 of 2407	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1360 of 2273	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2023)90th percentile+85 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

Science5%-28 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC	Public	K-8	375 Seventh St.	San Francisco	94103	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 355-6916	555	22	24.7	76.6%	50 (9.0%)	106 (19.1%)	144 (25.9%)	157 (28.3%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	87 (15.7%)	8.2	5726^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.2%		8.3	5755^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	29	8.2	1.8	5.1	13.3	21.3	12.1	14.8	28.0	10.7	16.3	14.3	2.2	6.9	9.8	12.5	3.6	8.4	89.6	90.9	96.1	92.2	89.6	92.2	$22,197	$1,940	$20,257
Tenderloin Community	Public	K-5	627 Turk St.	San Francisco	94102	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3567	282	11	25.6	74.1%	40 (14.2%)	26 (9.2%)	144 (51.1%)	48 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	19 (6.7%)	15.7	5211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%		17.6	5066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.7%	145	20.0		20.0	19.5	15.6	30.6				22.2	11.9	8.7	21.6				14.4	90.9	90.9	93.2	93.2	90.9	93.2	$26,175	$2,104	$24,071
Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1575 15th St.	San Francisco	94103	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6280	245	10	25.1	79.2%	16 (6.5%)	6 (2.4%)	213 (86.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	7.3	5769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%		16.5	5163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	606	9.1		9.1	10.3	4.8	21.4				12.2	12.2	2.3	9.1				7.8	89.2		91.9				$23,322	$1,688	$21,634
Redding Elementary	Public	K-5	1421 Pine St.	San Francisco	94109	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3525	240	9	26.6	70.0%	68 (28.3%)	28 (11.7%)	66 (27.5%)	49 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (10.4%)	7.6	5755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.7%		32.9	3695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	2060	3.3		3.3	7.3	23.1	20.0				15.5	9.3	7.4	9.1				8.7	88.5	91.8	93.4	90.2	90.2	91.8	$22,127	$2,022	$20,105
Webster (Daniel) Elementary	Public	K-5	465 Missouri St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5787	354	16	22.8	30.5%	101 (28.5%)	24 (6.8%)	148 (41.8%)	29 (8.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.1%)	70.7	1567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.2%		80	1155^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.3%	412	43.9		43.9	51.7	64.9	63.4				59.5	50.8	57.6	38.1				50.0							$21,609	$1,851	$19,758
Muir (John) Elementary	Public	K-5	380 Webster St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6335	260	12	22.6	75.4%	20 (7.7%)	46 (17.7%)	171 (65.8%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	54.7	2326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%		63.6	1899^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.6%	427	10.0		10.0	50.0	21.9	45.5				39.8	84.2	47.2	56.4				62.8	84.9	90.9	93.9	84.9	90.9	87.9	$27,998	$1,966	$26,032
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Clay St.	San Francisco	94108	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7921	653	26	25.1	82.2%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (5.7%)	585 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	85.1	917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%		82.6	1053^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.1%	136	50.9		50.9	55.4	62.4	69.6				63.0	70.7	67.3	69.6				69.2							$23,646	$2,096	$21,550
Lee (Edwin and Anita) Newcomer	Public	K-5	657 Merchant St.	San Francisco	94111	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7918	23	1	23.0	82.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	0.0							$62,022	$3,980	$58,042
Stockton (Commodore) Children Center	Public	K	1 Trenton St.	San Francisco	94108	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 291-7932	22			86.4%	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Parks (Rosa) Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 O'Farrell St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3519	326	16	21.0	62.6%	29 (8.9%)	64 (19.6%)	88 (27.0%)	63 (19.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	77 (23.6%)	45	2885^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.7%		28.2	4093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	1208	32.7		32.7	52.4	32.1	49.1				44.0	47.6	24.5	32.7				34.0	90.2	90.2	94.1	90.2	90.2	90.2	$26,305	$1,985	$24,320

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

How many students attend Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC.

Is Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC a good school?

Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC ranks in the bottom 2.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC in?

San Francisco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC?

Students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC are 28% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 19% African American, 16% Two or more races, 9% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

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