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Francisco Middle

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Francisco Middle ranks 1651 st of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1651^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 39% of California middle schools

Summary

Francisco Middle serves grades 6–8 in San Francisco and enrolls 496 students. It is one of several middle schools in the surrounding area, including other schools in San Francisco Unified. Most importantly, in 2025–26, Francisco’s proficiency rates were below the district and state in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, and it ranked fourth-lowest among nine nearby district schools in each subject.

Math is Francisco’s relative bright spot, while science is its weakest area compared with the state and district. Its proficiency was 30% in math, compared with 38% statewide and 46% districtwide; in science, it was 23%, versus 36% statewide and 44% districtwide. Francisco also trailed the average of the eight nearby district schools with results that year in every subject: 36% in ELA versus 50%, 30% in math versus 39%, and 23% in science versus 37%. Its gaps to those nearby averages were about 14 points in ELA, 9 in math, and 14 in science.

Results and rankings point to areas to watch: chronic absenteeism rose from 24% in 2021–22 to 29% in 2025–26, while the state rate fell from 30% to 18%. SchoolDigger placed Francisco at the 39th statewide percentile in 2025–26, down from the 51st percentile the year before; it received 2 stars. As context, its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 15.8, below the nearby-school average of 17.5, and 74% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a 63% average at nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Homeless Students was notably higher than the school’s overall ranking, at the 88th percentile versus the 39th. Its ranking for Special Education Students was also higher, at the 62nd percentile, up from the 21st in 2023–24.

496

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,281

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2190 Powell St.
San Francisco, CA 94133-1949

(415) 291-7900

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Francisco 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 Francisco Middle:

Elementary:	Chin (John Yehall) Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
	Parker (Jean) Elementary
	Tenderloin Community
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	Yick Wo Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.4%

Hispanic:

24.8%

White:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg49%

California avg42%

1,651^st of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Middle Schools in the San Francisco Unified

438^th of 968San 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
2026	34.3	1651 of 2703	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	1352 of 2761	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	1323 of 2783	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	1373 of 2781	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	1596 of 2740	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	828 of 2715	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	632 of 2480	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	59.3	893 of 2508	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	856 of 2497	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	965 of 2477	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	29.5	1722 of 2379	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.2	1759 of 2259	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.3	1354 of 2236	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.4	1300 of 2179	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.8	1392 of 2063	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.0	1155 of 2005	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.1	1035 of 1999	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.3	872 of 1804	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.8	857 of 1777	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.6	826 of 1769	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	644 of 769	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	632 of 739	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	626 of 743	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	632 of 715	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	681 of 733	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	592 of 745	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	552 of 700	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	862 of 1531	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	522 of 1491	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	394 of 1369	71.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	539 of 1478	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	343 of 1521	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	517 of 1540	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	197 of 1442	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	192 of 1364	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	1673 of 2483	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	1183 of 2533	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	970 of 2551	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	1114 of 2531	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	1521 of 2509	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.5	823 of 2380	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	561 of 2262	75.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	2220 of 2325	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	2197 of 2395	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	2206 of 2388	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	2266 of 2374	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	2014 of 2359	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1933 of 2213	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1475 of 2072	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	53 of 442	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.6	41 of 477	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	39 of 394	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	74.8	47 of 320	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	54 of 336	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	1334 of 2493	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	1042 of 2542	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	934 of 2579	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	1099 of 2531	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	1311 of 2458	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.5	403 of 2369	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	258 of 2230	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	1420 of 2478	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	1364 of 2534	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1512 of 2552	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1394 of 2538	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1409 of 2527	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	715 of 2407	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	605 of 2273	73.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	664 of 734	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	469 of 726	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.3	599 of 701	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	524 of 677	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	552 of 665	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	608 of 1586	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	661 of 1566	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	1226 of 1552	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	721 of 1531	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	702 of 1482	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.6	1038 of 1520	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1065 of 1537	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1413 of 1543	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1315 of 1555	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1235 of 1602	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.4	800 of 1496	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)88th percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+23 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile~ school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)16th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Francisco Middle	Public	6-8	2190 Powell St.	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7900	496	31	15.8	74.2%	48 (9.7%)	37 (7.5%)	123 (24.8%)	250 (50.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.1%)	34.3	1651^st of 2703 public middle schools	38.9%		44.2	1352^nd of 2761 public middle schools	51.0%	299	22.9	22.9	32.3	41.5	34.0	36.1	26.2	32.1	30.7	29.9	$23,281	$22,006	$1,275
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%)	67.3	748^th of 2703 public middle schools	72.3%		63.7	813^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.6%	65	50.3	50.3	46.6	56.4	62.1	55.0	35.4	41.0	51.7	42.7	$18,983	$17,390	$1,593
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%)								(n/a)
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	9.7	2574^th of 2703 public middle schools	4.8%		10.3	2602^nd of 2761 public middle schools	5.8%	28	8.1	8.1	20.0	20.2	12.0	17.1	10.6	14.4	8.1	11.0	$23,423	$21,352	$2,071
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%)	93.4	180^th of 2703 public middle schools	93.3%		93.9	183^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%	3	65.2	65.2	73.0	82.6	79.4	78.3	59.1	73.9	60.2	64.4	$17,360	$15,600	$1,760
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%)	18.3	2258^th of 2703 public middle schools	16.5%		16.8	2362^nd of 2761 public middle schools	14.5%	104	7.9	7.9	29.8	39.9	14.8	28.9	16.3	21.4	12.5	16.7	$20,204	$18,570	$1,634
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%)	90	260^th of 2703 public middle schools	90.4%		87.3	329^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.1%	69	57.7	57.7	67.1	81.3	73.7	73.9	53.3	68.5	60.4	60.6	$15,011	$13,792	$1,219
Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle	Public	6-8	2055 Silver Ave.	San Francisco	94122	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%)	71.1	652^nd of 2703 public middle schools	75.9%		54.6	1049^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.0%	397	41.2	41.2	61.3	60.7	56.4	59.5	53.4	43.1	41.4	45.7	$21,340	$19,568	$1,772
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%)	75.4	553^rd of 2703 public middle schools	79.5%		76	564^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%	11	44.0	44.0	57.5	65.4	57.1	60.0	50.0	50.0	50.2	50.1	$14,517	$13,016	$1,501

Frequently Asked Questions about Francisco Middle

What is the racial makeup of Francisco Middle?

Students at Francisco Middle are 50% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Francisco Middle attend?

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

Is Francisco Middle a good school?

Francisco Middle ranks 1651^st of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Francisco Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Francisco Middle.

What district is Francisco Middle in?

San Francisco Unified

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