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Mission Preparatory

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Mission Preparatory ranks 2048 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2048^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mission Preparatory is a K-8 public school serving 491 students in San Francisco's Mission District, and it stands out for achieving strong academic results while serving a community with high economic need.

The school's performance is impressive when compared to other local schools with similar student populations. For example, while over 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, Mission Prep's students are significantly more proficient in English and Math than those at nearby Bryant Elementary, Chavez (Cesar) Elementary, and Marshall Elementary. The school is particularly effective for English learners, students from low-income families, and students experiencing homelessness, ranking in the top tiers of California schools for these groups. It also manages student attendance better than many neighboring schools, with a lower chronic absenteeism rate.

Mission Prep has shown a notable improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years and operates efficiently within the Mission Preparatory District. While it excels in early grades, it faces challenges in upper-grade math and science, and there is a performance gap between male and female students. Overall, it delivers better academic outcomes than the nearby Thomas Edison Charter Academy while spending a similar amount per student, making it a compelling option for families in the area.

491

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,469

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 York St.
San Francisco, CA 94110-3420

(415) 508-9626

District: Mission Preparatory District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.5%

Asian:

5.9%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2023 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 65th (2025) from a 40th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,048^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 24 pts since 2019

From top 11% (2019) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

909^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 27 pts since 2019

From top 6% (2019) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

451^st of 1,543Mission Preparatory District 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	60.3	2048 of 5857	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	2586 of 5869	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	3489 of 5859	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	2577 of 5883	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	579 of 1417	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.9	647 of 5789	88.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.8	381 of 3162	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	632 of 3245	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	524 of 3311	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	84 of 602	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	99.7	17 of 3275	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	2672 of 5597	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	2662 of 5612	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	3407 of 5609	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	2564 of 5635	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	534 of 1267	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.7	456 of 5492	91.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	1253 of 5107	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	1892 of 5107	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	2804 of 5087	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.8	1484 of 5084	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	96.0	113 of 4963	97.7%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	19 of 429	95.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	1341 of 5460	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	2154 of 5517	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	3207 of 5363	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.6	1434 of 5264	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	219 of 1110	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	97.1	71 of 5173	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	1545 of 5628	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	2405 of 5643	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	3331 of 5638	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	2425 of 5663	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	504 of 1272	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.8	981 of 5510	82.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	909 of 2761	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	1589 of 2783	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1322 of 2781	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	880 of 2740	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	208 of 894	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.1	164 of 2715	94.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.6	358 of 1478	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	131 of 1521	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	2 of 1442	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	901 of 2533	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	1546 of 2551	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1213 of 2531	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	762 of 2509	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.9	165 of 738	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	96.8	43 of 2380	98.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	501 of 2395	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.7	1110 of 2388	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	718 of 2374	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	500 of 2359	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	98.6	23 of 2213	99.0%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	26 of 477	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	553 of 2542	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	37.7	1472 of 2579	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	852 of 2531	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	387 of 2458	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	52 of 721	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	22 of 2369	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	832 of 2534	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	1432 of 2552	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	1235 of 2538	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	876 of 2527	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	238 of 763	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.8	385 of 2407	84.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2025)96th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)95th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+7 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science30%~ state avg

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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
Mission Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1050 York St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	Mission Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 508-9626	491	24	20.5	83.7%	14 (2.9%)	28 (5.7%)	410 (83.5%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	60.3	2048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		49.3	2586^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.9%	538	26.4	34.7	30.4	46.2	68.6	43.4	61.5	55.8	57.1	55.3	51.9	54.9	30.2	42.3	25.0	28.6	38.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	$20,469	$2,541	$17,928
Moscone (George R.) Elementary	Public	K-5	2576 Harrison St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5736	334	15	22.2	77.5%	5 (1.5%)	8 (2.4%)	222 (66.5%)	77 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	24.6	4444^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		39.6	3202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.4%	1242	24.2		24.2	22.6	30.2	27.4				26.8	29.6	25.0	25.8				26.7	96.2	96.2			96.2		$23,762	$1,894	$21,868
Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	2641 25th St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5780	237	12	20.6	82.3%	6 (2.5%)	11 (4.6%)	209 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	14.3	5329^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%		7.5	5792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.3%	463	7.9		7.9	24.3	8.1	25.7				19.3	36.1	13.9	7.9				19.1	86.5	89.2		89.2	89.2		$26,212	$2,327	$23,885
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary	Public	K-5	825 Shotwell St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5765	397	16	24.5	74.1%	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.5%)	368 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	10.5	5602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		11	5630^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	28	11.1		11.1	4.6	13.6	26.7				14.7	16.9	14.7	12.9				14.9	88.0	90.7	92.0	89.3	89.3	92.0	$24,567	$2,595	$21,972
Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary	Public	K-5	3125 Cesar Chavez St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5770	381	18	21.1	63.0%	54 (14.2%)	36 (9.4%)	241 (63.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	37 (9.7%)	30.9	3883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		33.1	3678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	205	30.2		30.2	27.3	32.7	39.3				33.3	32.7	28.3	23.0				27.8	92.6	95.7		93.6	95.7	94.7	$23,693	$1,921	$21,772
King (Thomas Starr) Elementary	Public	K-5	1215 Carolina St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5797	333	17	19.3	38.4%	34 (10.2%)	35 (10.5%)	50 (15.0%)	111 (33.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	94 (28.2%)	82.4	1054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%		85	949^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.8%	105	51.1		51.1	61.4	59.6	61.7				60.9	68.2	61.7	64.4				64.7	94.0	96.0	94.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	$23,450	$1,670	$21,780
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8	Public	K-8	3351 23rd St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5881	586	28	20.6	65.7%	22 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	531 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	13.7	5369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		15.2	5291^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	78	13.2	12.7	13.0	11.5	28.6	23.5	25.8	25.0	35.5	25.0	15.6	19.7	13.2	9.1	18.0	22.6	16.3	94.4	95.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	$27,121	$2,402	$24,719
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
Thomas Edison Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3531 22nd St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	Thomas Edison Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 970-3330	574	28	20.4	71.3%	58 (10.1%)	15 (2.6%)	450 (78.4%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.4%)	28.7	4080^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%		24	4472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	392	21.4	26.4	23.9	31.3	31.2	39.3	27.9	33.3	37.7	33.0	34.3	27.9	25.0	26.3	23.0	39.6	29.1							$19,844	$3,239	$16,605
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Preparatory

What is the racial makeup of Mission Preparatory?

Students at Mission Preparatory are 84% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mission Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Mission Preparatory.

What district is Mission Preparatory in?

Mission Preparatory District

Is Mission Preparatory a good school?

Mission Preparatory ranks 2048^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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