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Lipman Middle

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Lipman Middle ranks 507 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 82% of California middle schools

Summary

Lipman Middle is a consistently high-performing public middle school serving 161 students in grades 6-8 within the well-regarded Brisbane Elementary district in Brisbane, California.

The school stands out for its strong academic results in English and Math, significantly exceeding state averages, and its remarkably low rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is about half the state average. Compared to many nearby schools like Visitacion Valley Middle or KIPP Bayview Academy, Lipman Middle achieves these outcomes with a smaller student body and more efficient per-student spending. It benefits from a stable, supportive environment within its high-ranking district, contributing to its consistent 4-star rating over the past decade.

While excelling in many areas, the school has an opportunity to improve its science proficiency, which currently lags behind both district and state averages, unlike the similarly high-performing Westborough Middle. Performance among different student groups varies, and the school's overall success highlights a broader trend in the area where schools with lower economic need, such as Lipman and Westborough, often show stronger academic outcomes than neighboring schools in districts like San Francisco Unified that face greater socioeconomic challenges.

161

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,916

Per pupil spending ?

18.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Solano St.
Brisbane, CA 94005-1342

(415) 467-9541

District: Brisbane Elementary

Students who attend Lipman Middle usually attend:

High:

Jefferson High

Feeder schools for Lipman Middle:

Elementary:	Brisbane Elementary
	Panorama Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

40.4%

Hispanic:

26.7%

White:

18.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg59%

California avg41%

507^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

241^st of 1,543Brisbane Elementary 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	78.6	507 of 2761	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	511 of 2783	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	423 of 2781	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	397 of 2740	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	121 of 894	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	486 of 2715	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	536 of 2480	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	86.2	330 of 2508	86.8%	★★★★☆
2016	83.7	361 of 2497	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	79.7	435 of 2477	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	67.5	667 of 2379	72.0%	★★★★☆
2012	61.4	795 of 2259	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.7	499 of 2236	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	54.5	917 of 2179	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.8	635 of 2063	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	537 of 2005	73.2%	★★★★☆
2007	58.2	716 of 1999	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.0	538 of 1804	70.2%	★★★★☆
2005	58.9	633 of 1777	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.1	444 of 1769	74.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	387 of 739	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	449 of 743	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	488 of 715	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	507 of 700	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	363 of 2533	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	636 of 2551	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	410 of 2531	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	447 of 2509	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	119 of 738	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	449 of 2380	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	339 of 2262	85.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1046 of 2395	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	617 of 2388	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	560 of 2374	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	505 of 2359	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	805 of 2213	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	785 of 2072	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1636 of 2542	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	1231 of 2579	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	866 of 2531	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	492 of 2458	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	492 of 2369	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	160 of 2230	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	632 of 2534	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	449 of 2552	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	440 of 2538	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	318 of 2527	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	111 of 763	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	520 of 2407	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	716 of 2273	68.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	54.4	688 of 1555	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	258 of 1602	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	404 of 1496	73.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-25 vs school

White (2022)56th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science29%-4 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
Lipman Middle	Public	6-8	1 Solano St.	Brisbane	94005	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-9541	161	9	17.1	18.6%	29 (18.0%)	3 (1.9%)	43 (26.7%)	65 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.0%)	78.6	507^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.6%		78.8	511^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.6%	4		28.9	28.9		51.0	69.5	67.3	63.1		63.3	57.6	53.9	58.1	$21,916	$98	$21,818
Parkway Heights Middle	Public	6-8	650 Sunset Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8788	573	36	15.7	58.3%	12 (2.1%)	8 (1.4%)	458 (79.9%)	70 (12.2%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.3%)	24.7	2023^rd of 2761 public middle schools	26.7%		28.2	1891^st of 2783 public middle schools	32.1%	132		19.7	19.7		28.0	21.9	32.8	27.9		18.4	19.5	26.4	21.6	$21,531	$2,313	$19,218
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	$30,722	$3,290	$27,432
KIPP Bayview Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1060 Key Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP Bayview Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-2522	167	12	13.8	96.4%	2 (1.2%)	58 (34.7%)	83 (49.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.2%)	6 (3.6%)	31.6	1774^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.7%		19	2301^st of 2783 public middle schools	17.3%	527	9.1	17.0	14.7	18.2	35.3	15.8	36.5	28.8	13.6	31.4	20.5	32.1	26.7	$46,652	$5,316	$41,336
Thomas R. Pollicita Middle	Public	6-8	550 East Market St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1216	558	28	20.2	46.2%	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	304 (54.5%)	202 (36.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	28 (5.0%)	50	1180^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.3%		37.2	1560^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.9%	380		28.7	28.7		39.8	47.4	54.0	47.1		31.2	35.8	31.6	32.8	$17,586	$2,059	$15,527
Alta Loma Middle	Public	6-8	116 Romney Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8797	652	39	16.8	37.0%	48 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	281 (43.1%)	257 (39.4%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	48 (7.4%)	52.7	1112^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.7%		55.7	997^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.2%	115		24.2	24.2		50.3	53.2	46.2	49.8		33.2	41.2	31.0	35.0	$20,038	$1,782	$18,256
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	$28,683	$2,299	$26,384
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	$22,644	$2,664	$19,980
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	$28,300	$2,838	$25,462
Westborough Middle	Public	6-8	2570 Westborough Blvd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8848	498	31	16.1	27.3%	27 (5.4%)	5 (1.0%)	108 (21.7%)	299 (60.0%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	46 (9.2%)	77.8	526^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.9%		77.3	545^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.4%	19		53.4	53.4		56.8	63.8	59.6	60.3		43.2	48.6	53.4	48.3	$20,277	$1,926	$18,351

Frequently Asked Questions about Lipman Middle

What district is Lipman Middle in?

Brisbane Elementary

How many students attend Lipman Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 161 students attended Lipman Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Lipman Middle?

Students at Lipman Middle are 40% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Lipman Middle attend?

Students who attend Lipman Middle usually go on to attend Jefferson High

Is Lipman Middle a good school?

Lipman Middle ranks 507^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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