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Presidio Middle

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Presidio Middle ranks 329 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 88% of California middle schools

Summary

Presidio Middle School is a consistently high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in San Francisco's Richmond District, with an enrollment of 992 students that achieves strong academic results across diverse student groups.

Academically, Presidio Middle significantly outperforms both the San Francisco Unified district and state averages, with nearly 69% of students proficient in English and 58% in math. While its raw test scores are slightly below top performers like Roosevelt Middle and Giannini (A.P.) Middle, it stands out for its exceptional support for special education students, ranking in the 96th percentile statewide for this group. The school also maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism at 14.5%, far better than the district average and schools like Everett Middle (42.5%).

Presidio Middle has demonstrated a decade-long record of excellence, showing resilience even during pandemic disruptions. It achieves these results efficiently, with moderate per-student spending compared to some nearby schools with lower performance. For families, Presidio offers a compelling balance of strong, consistent academics and proven effectiveness in supporting students with diverse needs, making it a standout choice in the area's educational landscape.

992

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,529

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 30th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94121-1766

(415) 750-8435

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Presidio 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 Presidio Middle:

Elementary:	Alamo Elementary
	Argonne Elementary
	Clarendon Alternative Elementary
	Lafayette Elementary
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	Parks (Rosa) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.4%

White:

21.9%

Two or more races:

19.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Francisco Unified

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg48%

California avg41%

329^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	329 of 2761	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	374 of 2783	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	360 of 2781	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	267 of 2740	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	237 of 2715	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	201 of 2480	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	211 of 2508	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.5	192 of 2497	92.3%	★★★★★
2015	91.2	196 of 2477	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	80.9	298 of 2379	87.5%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	318 of 2259	85.9%	★★★★☆
2011	83.1	229 of 2236	89.8%	★★★★☆
2010	85.8	176 of 2179	91.9%	★★★★★
2009	89.0	122 of 2063	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	89.1	123 of 2005	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	88.2	155 of 1999	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	90.2	121 of 1804	93.3%	★★★★★
2005	92.0	82 of 1777	95.4%	★★★★★
2004	94.4	55 of 1769	96.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	42.7	318 of 613	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	221 of 637	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	130 of 600	78.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	437 of 739	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	493 of 743	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	456 of 715	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	433 of 733	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	383 of 745	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	350 of 700	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	85.2	127 of 1531	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	128 of 1491	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	136 of 1369	90.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.3	208 of 1478	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	298 of 1521	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	95.0	33 of 1540	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.2	123 of 1442	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	167 of 1364	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	321 of 2533	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	272 of 2551	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	294 of 2531	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	191 of 2509	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	186 of 2380	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	167 of 2262	92.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	564 of 2395	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	665 of 2388	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	785 of 2374	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.6	318 of 2359	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	457 of 2213	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	578 of 2072	72.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	276 of 2542	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	320 of 2579	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	225 of 2531	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	165 of 2458	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	142 of 2369	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	132 of 2230	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	321 of 2534	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	455 of 2552	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	401 of 2538	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	313 of 2527	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	273 of 2407	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.7	234 of 2273	89.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	191 of 726	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	249 of 701	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	237 of 677	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	170 of 665	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	185 of 554	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	159 of 462	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	69 of 1566	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	100 of 1552	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	113 of 1531	92.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	262 of 1520	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	352 of 1537	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	253 of 1543	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	244 of 1555	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	132 of 1602	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	95 of 1496	93.6%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2023)48th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science51%+18 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 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
Presidio Middle	Public	6-8	450 30th Ave.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8435	992	48	20.7	40.1%	217 (21.9%)	32 (3.2%)	167 (16.8%)	381 (38.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	188 (19.0%)	87.3	329^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.1%		85.6	374^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.6%	45		50.8	50.8		68.4	73.0	64.2	68.5		59.1	62.8	51.8	57.9	$21,529	$1,957	$19,572
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	460 Arguello Blvd.	San Francisco	94118	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8446	657	38	17.1	45.4%	126 (19.2%)	34 (5.2%)	69 (10.5%)	332 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	93 (14.2%)	93.9	183^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%		92.9	210^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.5%	27		60.6	60.6		78.1	79.6	72.6	76.8		66.8	69.2	59.6	65.3	$22,873	$2,714	$20,159
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
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
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	$42,686	$3,172	$39,514
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	$20,739	$196	$20,543
Marina Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Fillmore St.	San Francisco	94123	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3495	646	38	16.8	75.9%	55 (8.5%)	38 (5.9%)	114 (17.6%)	393 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (6.5%)	63.7	813^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.6%		67.2	739^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.4%	74		37.8	37.8		42.6	62.3	52.5	52.6		33.2	51.2	39.1	41.2	$21,832	$2,104	$19,728
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Presidio Middle

How many students attend Presidio Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 992 students attended Presidio Middle.

What high school do graduates of Presidio Middle attend?

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

What district is Presidio Middle in?

San Francisco Unified

Is Presidio Middle a good school?

Presidio Middle ranks 329^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Presidio Middle?

Students at Presidio Middle are 38% Asian, 22% White, 19% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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