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Mission High

Public Grades 9-12

1813^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 16% of California high schools

Summary

Mission High is a large public high school serving about 1,000 students in grades 9-12 within the San Francisco Unified School District, located in the city's Mission District.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English (17%) and Math (6%) far below both district and state averages; this is a stark contrast to higher-performing nearby schools like Ruth Asawa SF School of the Arts and Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly half of students missing significant school, which is more than double the state average and likely a key barrier to learning. Despite these low test scores, Mission High maintains a graduation rate of 78%, which exceeds the district average, suggesting strengths in supporting students to complete their diplomas.

Recent trends show a decline in performance across most metrics, and while the school spends more per student than some peers, outcomes have not improved. Compared to a very similar school, John O'Connell High, which has a higher poverty rate and worse attendance, Mission High's academic proficiency is notably lower, indicating challenges beyond demographics. The extreme range in school performance within a small area highlights systemic equity issues in the city.

993

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,857

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3750 18th St.
San Francisco, CA 94114-2614

(415) 241-6240

District: San Francisco Unified

Feeder schools for Mission High:

Elementary:	Alamo Elementary
	Alvarado Elementary
	Argonne Elementary
	Bryant Elementary
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	Carver (George Washington) Elementary
	Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
	Chin (John Yehall) Elementary
	Clarendon Alternative Elementary
	Cleveland Elementary
	Cobb (William L.) Elementary
	Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy
	El Dorado Elementary
	Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary
	Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
	Glen Park Elementary
	Grattan Elementary
	Guadalupe Elementary
	Harte (Bret) Elementary
	Hillcrest Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Key (Francis Scott) Elementary
	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary
	Lafayette Elementary
	Lakeshore Alternative Elementary
	Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary
	Longfellow Elementary
	Malcolm X Academy
	McCoppin (Frank) Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary
	Miraloma Elementary
	Monroe Elementary
	Moscone (George R.) Elementary
	Muir (John) Elementary
	New Traditions Elementary
	Ortega (Jose) Elementary
	Parker (Jean) Elementary
	Parks (Rosa) Elementary
	Peabody (George) Elementary
	Redding Elementary
	Sanchez Elementary
	Serra (Junipero) Elementary
	Sheridan Elementary
	Sherman Elementary
	Sloat (Commodore) Elementary
	Spring Valley Elementary
	Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary
	Sunnyside Elementary
	Sunset Elementary
	Sutro Elementary
	Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary
	Tenderloin Community
	Ulloa Elementary
	Visitacion Valley Elementary
	Webster (Daniel) Elementary
	West Portal Elementary
	Yick Wo Elementary
Middle:	Aptos Middle
	Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle
	Denman (James) Middle
	Everett Middle
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	Francisco Middle
	Giannini (A.P.) Middle
	Hoover (Herbert) Middle
	King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
	Lick (James) Middle
	Marina Middle
	Presidio Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
	Visitacion Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

African American:

10.3%

Asian:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (78% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg48%

California avg41%

1,813^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17High 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	14.9	1813 of 2162	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1707 of 2159	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1515 of 2170	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1396 of 2123	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1626 of 2133	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1372 of 2017	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.0	1312 of 2021	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.2	1468 of 2039	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.2	1244 of 1994	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.0	1411 of 2426	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.3	1462 of 2354	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.8	1379 of 2367	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.0	1277 of 2281	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.5	1550 of 2238	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.1	1453 of 2117	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.6	1208 of 2063	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.9	1124 of 1968	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.6	1061 of 1901	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.5	1127 of 1653	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	472 of 523	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	441 of 517	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	437 of 521	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	413 of 522	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	457 of 592	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	424 of 582	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	15.1	502 of 581	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	556 of 582	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	501 of 581	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	563 of 1161	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.1	1077 of 1117	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	399 of 1052	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	761 of 1085	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	654 of 1064	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	173 of 1044	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	35.4	587 of 941	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	300 of 938	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1681 of 1906	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1578 of 1915	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1546 of 1915	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1325 of 1858	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1467 of 1833	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1242 of 1760	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1718 of 1900	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1607 of 1902	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1498 of 1917	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1398 of 1861	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1593 of 1814	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1295 of 1742	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	359 of 410	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	251 of 328	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1735 of 2013	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1625 of 2026	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1643 of 2030	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1407 of 1943	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1527 of 1937	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1251 of 1862	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1618 of 1942	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1535 of 1948	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1226 of 1963	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1266 of 1916	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1484 of 1880	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1301 of 1834	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	448 of 574	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1126 of 1252	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1093 of 1216	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	462 of 1197	61.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	874 of 1155	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	956 of 1173	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	81.1	209 of 1193	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	614 of 1204	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	922 of 1222	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	747 of 1173	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)14th percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Science8%-24 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mission High	Public	9-12	3750 18th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6240	993	59	16.7	62.5%	65 (6.5%)	102 (10.3%)	702 (70.7%)	69 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.8%)	14.9	1813^th of 2162 public high schools	16.1%		19.9	1707^th of 2159 public high schools	20.9%	106	8.3	7.1	8.2	17.0	17.0	6.1	6.1	$25,857	$1,958	$23,899
O'Connell (John) High	Public	9-12	2355 Folsom St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5370	460	29	15.8	70.4%	16 (3.5%)	33 (7.2%)	360 (78.3%)	23 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.2%)	31.5	1454^th of 2162 public high schools	32.7%		15.4	1807^th of 2159 public high schools	16.3%	353	21.1		21.1	41.3	41.3	6.1	6.1	$27,701	$1,709	$25,992
Wells (Ida B.) High	Public	9-12	1099 Hayes St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6315	198	12	16.3	77.3%	14 (7.1%)	34 (17.2%)	120 (60.6%)	17 (8.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	14.3	1832^nd of 2162 public high schools	15.3%		13.4	1874^th of 2159 public high schools	13.2%	42	0.0	6.1	4.4	0.0	0.0	6.9	6.9	$32,629	$3,615	$29,014
S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop)	Public	6-12	1325 Florida St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5606	67	8	8.0	76.1%	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	65 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$62,148	$6,827	$55,321
Downtown High	Public	9-12	693 Vermont St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5860	174	4	40.2	71.3%	7 (4.0%)	32 (18.4%)	94 (54.0%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)	18 (10.3%)	10.1	2017^th of 2162 public high schools	6.7%		10.1	2064^th of 2159 public high schools	4.4%	47		3.3	3.1	6.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	$35,634	$2,137	$33,497
S.F. County Civic Center Secondary	Public	6-12	727 Golden Gate Ave.	San Francisco	94102	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-3000	65	6	11.5	69.2%	4 (6.2%)	22 (33.8%)	24 (36.9%)	2 (3.1%)	3 (4.6%)	2 (3.1%)	8 (12.3%)								(n/a)								$84,191	$16,852	$67,339
S.F. International High	Public	8-12	655 DeHaro St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5781	382	27	14.2	73.0%	24 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	321 (84.0%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9.7	2032^nd of 2162 public high schools	6.0%		15.3	1810^th of 2159 public high schools	16.2%	222	1.5		1.5	7.0	6.9	4.4	4.2	$26,715	$1,894	$24,821
Gateway High	Public, Charter	9-12	1430 Scott St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	Gateway High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3600	464	27	17.0	52.6%	130 (28.0%)	61 (13.1%)	195 (42.0%)	35 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	63.2	738^th of 2162 public high schools	65.9%		78	436^th of 2159 public high schools	79.8%	302	35.0		35.0	68.1	68.1	21.2	21.2	$19,634	$192	$19,442
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High	Public	9-12	40 Vega St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3469	522	27	19.3	50.8%	80 (15.3%)	60 (11.5%)	135 (25.9%)	184 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (11.5%)	69.2	615^th of 2162 public high schools	71.6%		70.3	563^rd of 2159 public high schools	73.9%	52	34.0		33.7	56.1	56.1	41.5	41.5	$24,848	$1,462	$23,386
Academy (The)- SF @McAteer	Public	9-12	555 Portola Dr.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5700	123	12	9.9	56.1%	16 (13.0%)	8 (6.5%)	65 (52.8%)	23 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.1%)	57.5	882^nd of 2162 public high schools	59.2%		62.7	702^nd of 2159 public high schools	67.5%	180	22.7		22.7	72.7	72.7	22.7	22.7	$27,925	$1,816	$26,109

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission High

How many students attend Mission High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 993 students attended Mission High.

Is Mission High a good school?

Mission High ranks in the bottom 16.1% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mission High?

Students at Mission High are 71% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Asian, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

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What district is Mission High in?

San Francisco Unified

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