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Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary

Q: Is Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary a good school?

Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary ranks 1898 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1898^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary is a small, K-5 public school with 137 students in San Francisco's Castro District, part of the San Francisco Unified school district, and it has shown remarkable improvement in recent years, rising from a low to a solid mid-to-high performance rating.

The school has a unique academic profile, with exceptional science scores that significantly outpace its math and English results, a standout strength compared to nearby schools like Grattan Elementary and Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila, which show more balanced, high performance. While Milk Elementary spends more per student than most of its neighbors, its overall academic ranking is in the middle of the pack, indicating that factors beyond funding, like specific programs or teaching methods, heavily influence outcomes. Its performance has also been volatile, showing dramatic improvement followed by a recent dip, unlike the steadier trajectories of comparison schools.

This small school operates in an area of extreme contrasts, sitting between the highest and lowest performing schools in the city. It faces a moderate chronic absentee rate, which aligns with its mid-tier academic standing, unlike schools with very low absenteeism that tend to perform at the top. The school's leadership could leverage its clear science success to boost other subjects and address the significant performance gap between different student groups to ensure all children benefit equally from the school's resources.

137

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,497

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4235 19th St.
San Francisco, CA 94114-2415

(415) 241-6276

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Everett Middle
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

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.5%

Hispanic:

22.6%

African American:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 87th percentile in 2022 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 87th-percentile peak (2022) to 68th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg48%

California avg41%

1,898^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 71Elementary 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	63.6	1898 of 5857	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.5	1175 of 5869	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	1049 of 5859	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	748 of 5883	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	33.3	3672 of 5789	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	4023 of 5662	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	3525 of 5692	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.7	2557 of 5614	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	2114 of 5611	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.9	3081 of 5530	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	2913 of 5390	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.0	2950 of 5377	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.3	1607 of 5314	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.5	2635 of 5193	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.1	2539 of 5113	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.8	2346 of 5113	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.5	2073 of 4818	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.0	1954 of 4822	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	24.4	3600 of 4809	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	599 of 5597	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	1420 of 5612	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	846 of 5609	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	742 of 5635	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	41.4	3018 of 5492	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3833 of 5413	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.0	4046 of 5517	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	5137 of 5173	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	5069 of 5084	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	1627 of 5628	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	1025 of 5643	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	1388 of 5638	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	778 of 5663	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	29.3	3851 of 5510	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3839 of 5431	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	284 of 2598	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	131 of 2651	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	318 of 2661	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	104 of 2726	96.2%	★★★★★

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)89th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)27th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science64%+31 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics41%+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)							% 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
Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary	Public	K-5	4235 19th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6276	137	7	21.0	35.0%	50 (36.5%)	25 (18.2%)	31 (22.6%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	25 (18.2%)	63.6	1898^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.6%		79.5	1175^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.0%	723	63.6		63.6	52.9	36.8	57.6				50.7	29.4	33.3	51.5				41.2	91.7			91.7	91.7	91.7	$24,497	$2,247	$22,250
Alvarado Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Douglas St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5695	538	21	26.2	29.6%	161 (29.9%)	6 (1.1%)	260 (48.3%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	96 (17.8%)	73.5	1448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		79.1	1195^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.6%	253	44.9		44.9	64.6	53.0	61.0				59.5	64.6	49.4	44.9				53.1							$22,871	$2,325	$20,546
Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Sanchez St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6380	272	14	19.4	81.3%	10 (3.7%)	15 (5.5%)	215 (79.0%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	13.4	5389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.7	5329^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	60	10.3		10.3	23.3	27.7	13.2				21.7	27.3	13.7	7.7				15.5	82.9	92.7	90.2	87.8	92.7	92.7	$27,657	$2,574	$25,083
Rooftop Elementary	Public	K-8	443 Burnett Ave.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5692	575	21	27.2	30.6%	179 (31.1%)	64 (11.1%)	142 (24.7%)	50 (8.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (23.7%)	74.5	1400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		77.6	1263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.5%	137	51.5	55.6	53.5	48.5	69.7	59.1	70.8	64.5	61.9	62.4	42.4	53.0	45.5	64.6	46.8	46.0	49.7	94.6	96.4		94.6	96.4	94.6	$20,984	$1,423	$19,561
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 14th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6300	294	14	21.0	28.2%	127 (43.2%)	20 (6.8%)	59 (20.1%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (22.1%)	86.4	855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.4%		83.9	998^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.0%	143	54.8		54.8	60.0	71.1	76.2				69.3	66.7	66.7	54.8				62.7							$22,443	$1,444	$20,999
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
Grattan Elementary	Public	K-5	165 Grattan St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2815	392	17	23.0	13.8%	197 (50.3%)	18 (4.6%)	47 (12.0%)	49 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (20.4%)	91.7	568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.3%		91.3	623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	55	75.4		75.4	62.5	74.2	77.1				71.1	70.3	68.3	78.7				72.3							$22,634	$1,779	$20,855
Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila	Public	K-5	1250 Waller St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6325	407	17	24.1	36.4%	14 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.4%)	315 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.0%)	92.7	493^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.6%		96.9	175^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	318	78.2		78.2	51.5	83.9	89.3				73.9	77.3	93.6	90.7				86.8							$20,080	$1,464	$18,616
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
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 Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary

What district is Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary in?

San Francisco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary?

Students at Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary are 36% White, 23% Hispanic, 18% African American, 18% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary a good school?

Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary ranks 1898^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Everett Middle
High : Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
High : Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
High : Balboa High
High : Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
High : Galileo High
High : Jordan (June) School for Equity
High : Lincoln (Abraham) High
High : Lowell High
High : Marshall (Thurgood) High
High : Mission High
High : O'Connell (John) High
High : S.F. International High
High : Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
High : Washington (George) High

How many students attend Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary.

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