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Thomas R. Pollicita Middle

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Thomas R. Pollicita Middle ranks 1180 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 57% of California middle schools

Summary

Thomas R. Pollicita Middle is a public school serving about 560 students in grades 6 through 8 in Daly City, part of the Jefferson Elementary district, and recent data shows it is a school on a promising upward trend after making significant improvements in the last year.

The school's statewide ranking jumped meaningfully, and it has achieved a dramatic reduction in chronic student absences, now lower than both the district and state averages, which correlates with better academic performance. A particular strength is its effectiveness with students from low-income families, who perform well above the school's overall average. The school also shows a positive pattern of students improving in English Language Arts as they progress from 6th to 8th grade. However, math scores remain an area for growth, as they lag behind the state average. Compared to another middle school in the same district, Fernando Rivera Intermediate, Pollicita has a higher percentage of students from low-income families and spends more per student, yet Fernando Rivera currently has a higher ranking and lower chronic absenteeism.

Within its own Jefferson Elementary district, the three middle schools show varying results, with Pollicita positioned in the middle between higher-performing Fernando Rivera Intermediate and lower-performing Benjamin Franklin Intermediate. This suggests factors beyond simple funding levels influence success. While the school's spending per student is moderate compared to other area schools like Parkway Heights Middle, it outperforms several that spend more. Overall, Thomas R. Pollicita Middle appears to be implementing successful strategies, especially in improving attendance and supporting economically disadvantaged students, positioning it as a school that is actively working to enhance student outcomes.

558

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,772

Per pupil spending ?

46.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 East Market St.
Daly City, CA 94014-2103

(650) 991-1216

District: Jefferson Elementary

Students who attend Thomas R. Pollicita Middle usually attend:

High:

Jefferson High

Feeder schools for Thomas R. Pollicita Middle:

Elementary:	George Washington Elementary
	John F. Kennedy Elementary
	Susan B. Anthony Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.5%

Asian:

36.2%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,180^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Jefferson Elementary

645^th of 1,543Jefferson 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	50.0	1180 of 2761	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	1560 of 2783	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1466 of 2781	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1487 of 2740	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	587 of 894	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1323 of 2715	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	1261 of 2480	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.0	1454 of 2508	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.0	1362 of 2497	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.8	1314 of 2477	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.2	1609 of 2379	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.3	1410 of 2259	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.0	1386 of 2236	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.7	1291 of 2179	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.8	1254 of 2063	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.8	956 of 2005	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	35.4	1242 of 1999	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.3	1060 of 1804	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.4	1193 of 1777	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.2	1128 of 1769	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	467 of 739	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	575 of 743	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	556 of 715	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	567 of 733	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	590 of 745	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	578 of 700	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	861 of 1531	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	219 of 354	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	748 of 1491	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.7	337 of 1369	75.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	805 of 1478	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	779 of 1521	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	628 of 1540	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	234 of 363	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	760 of 1442	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	399 of 1364	70.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	923 of 2533	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	1317 of 2551	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1352 of 2531	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	1251 of 2509	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	479 of 738	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1214 of 2380	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	1134 of 2262	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1200 of 2395	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	1620 of 2388	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1291 of 2374	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1577 of 2359	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1498 of 2213	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1481 of 2072	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	925 of 2542	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	1546 of 2579	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1159 of 2531	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	1156 of 2458	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	481 of 721	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	1187 of 2369	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	967 of 2230	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	1303 of 2534	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1563 of 2552	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	1363 of 2538	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1476 of 2527	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	494 of 763	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1220 of 2407	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	1225 of 2273	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	644 of 1566	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	766 of 1552	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.4	1095 of 1531	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-5 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 (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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
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	$24,772	$23,150	$1,622
Benjamin Franklin Intermediate	Public	6-8	700 Stewart Ave.	Colma	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1202	497	28	17.9	48.3%	40 (8.0%)	7 (1.4%)	236 (47.5%)	191 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	17 (3.4%)	26.5	1940^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.7%		27.8	1909^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.4%	31	15.5	15.5	24.8	31.5	31.6	29.6	17.7	29.5	25.0	24.4	$23,609	$21,884	$1,725
Fernando Rivera Intermediate	Public	6-8	1255 Southgate Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1225	588	27	21.6	36.9%	23 (3.9%)	6 (1.0%)	142 (24.1%)	380 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.6%)	61.8	858^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.9%		63.9	801^st of 2783 public middle schools	71.2%	57	31.0	31.0	54.2	57.0	54.4	55.1	39.0	41.9	33.7	38.2	$19,914	$18,948	$966
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	$24,331	$22,426	$1,905
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
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	$27,538	$25,382	$2,156
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
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	$31,539	$30,532	$1,007
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
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	$26,454	$24,394	$2,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas R. Pollicita Middle

What high school do graduates of Thomas R. Pollicita Middle attend?

Students who attend Thomas R. Pollicita Middle usually go on to attend Jefferson High

How many students attend Thomas R. Pollicita Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Thomas R. Pollicita Middle.

What district is Thomas R. Pollicita Middle in?

Jefferson Elementary

Is Thomas R. Pollicita Middle a good school?

Thomas R. Pollicita Middle ranks 1180^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas R. Pollicita Middle?

Students at Thomas R. Pollicita Middle are 54% Hispanic, 36% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% White.

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