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Lick (James) Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 14% of California middle schools

Summary

Lick (James) Middle is a public middle school in San Francisco, California, serving 476 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the San Francisco Unified School District, which is ranked 677 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lick (James) Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school significantly underperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.6% of Lick (James) Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 53.21% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In mathematics, only 14.9% of Lick (James) Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 46.01% for the district and 37.3% for the state.

Lick (James) Middle also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 36.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. When compared to nearby middle schools in the San Francisco Unified School District, such as Visitacion Valley Middle, Roosevelt Middle, and Hoover (Herbert) Middle, Lick (James) Middle performs significantly worse, suggesting that there may be unique challenges or factors specific to the school that contribute to its underperformance.

479

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,204

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1220 Noe St.
San Francisco, CA 94114-3714

(415) 695-5675

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Lick (James) 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 Lick (James) Middle:

Elementary:	Alvarado Elementary
	Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
	Glen Park Elementary
	Harte (Bret) Elementary
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	Muir (John) Elementary
	Webster (Daniel) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.7%

White:

9.6%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg48%

California avg41%

2,362^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	16.8	2362 of 2761	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	2449 of 2783	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2417 of 2781	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	2408 of 2740	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	2347 of 2715	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	2174 of 2480	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	2048 of 2508	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	2114 of 2497	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	1839 of 2477	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.7	1623 of 2379	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.0	1505 of 2259	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.7	1565 of 2236	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.1	1466 of 2179	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.6	1512 of 2063	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.8	1442 of 2005	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	1347 of 1999	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.9	1304 of 1804	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	1397 of 1777	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.6	1453 of 1769	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	572 of 609	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	519 of 613	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	586 of 643	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	514 of 600	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.2	1415 of 1531	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1089 of 1491	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1156 of 1369	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	1410 of 1478	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1429 of 1521	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1488 of 1540	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1290 of 1442	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1088 of 1364	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	2105 of 2533	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	2077 of 2551	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1866 of 2531	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	2010 of 2509	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2057 of 2380	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	2048 of 2262	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2276 of 2395	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	2325 of 2388	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2309 of 2374	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	2265 of 2359	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	2101 of 2213	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	2005 of 2072	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	428 of 477	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	320 of 394	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	275 of 320	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	282 of 336	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	2460 of 2542	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	2519 of 2579	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2483 of 2531	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	2376 of 2458	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	2230 of 2369	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	2111 of 2230	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	2287 of 2534	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	2369 of 2552	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	2387 of 2538	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	2341 of 2527	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	2134 of 2407	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1988 of 2273	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	495 of 701	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	941 of 1566	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1304 of 1552	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1202 of 1531	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	499 of 1520	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	579 of 1537	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	541 of 1543	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	684 of 1555	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	818 of 1602	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	594 of 1496	60.3%	★★★☆☆

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)67th percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)29th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Science12%-20 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 (2025)
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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$20,204	$18,570	$1,634
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	$23,423	$21,352	$2,071
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	$14,517	$13,016	$1,501
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	$16,644	$14,878	$1,766
Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle	Public	6-8	2055 Silver Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 642-8901	363	26	14.0	53.4%	85 (23.4%)	74 (20.4%)	114 (31.4%)	22 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	56 (15.4%)	54.6	1049^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.0%		48.1	1212^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.4%	163		30.0	30.0		49.6	57.6	46.6	51.2		40.5	36.5	22.2	33.5	$21,340	$19,568	$1,772
Gateway Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1512 Golden Gate Ave.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	Gateway Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 922-1001	247	15	16.6	54.3%	61 (24.7%)	46 (18.6%)	87 (35.2%)	23 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.5%)	54.3	1065^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		51.5	1123^rd of 2783 public middle schools	59.6%	58		30.5	30.5		46.8	54.8	45.3	49.0		30.7	40.5	33.7	35.3
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	$23,511	$21,574	$1,937
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	$15,734	$14,314	$1,420
KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1430 Scott St. Third Fl.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 440-4306	267	14	18.9	92.9%	13 (4.9%)	68 (25.5%)	166 (62.2%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	45.1	1326^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.0%		43.3	1362^nd of 2783 public middle schools	51.1%	36	10.0	22.7	19.8	20.0	28.9	50.0	48.5	40.4	25.0	25.6	40.7	32.8	32.6
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	$25,936	$24,184	$1,752

Frequently Asked Questions about Lick (James) Middle

How many students attend Lick (James) Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Lick (James) Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Lick (James) Middle?

Students at Lick (James) Middle are 74% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Lick (James) Middle attend?

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

What district is Lick (James) Middle in?

San Francisco Unified

Is Lick (James) Middle a good school?

Lick (James) Middle ranks in the bottom 14.5% of California middle schools.

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