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Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8

Public Grades K-8

5369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Buena Vista/Horace Mann K-8 is a large public K-8 school in San Francisco, serving 586 students in a district where many schools face academic challenges.

Academic performance at the school is a significant concern, as it ranks in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools and has seen a steep decline over the past decade. Proficiency rates in English (25%), math (16%), and science (13%) are well below the San Francisco Unified district averages. The school struggles with chronic absenteeism, with nearly one-third of students missing too much school, which is higher than the state average. While the school serves a population with substantial economic needs, other nearby schools with similar or higher poverty rates, like Mission Preparatory, achieve much stronger academic results.

Despite receiving more funding per student ($27,121) than any other school in this comparison, outcomes have not improved. Performance varies greatly by grade, with middle school grades showing slightly better results in some subjects. The school's challenges are particularly pronounced for its economically disadvantaged students and English learners. For context, parents may wish to compare with higher-performing neighborhood schools like Harvey Milk Civil Rights Elementary and Dolores Huerta Elementary, or the charter school Thomas Edison Charter Academy, all of which serve similar grade levels in the same area.

586

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,121

Per pupil spending ?

65.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3351 23rd St.
San Francisco, CA 94110-3031

(415) 695-5881

District: San Francisco Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.6%

Two or more races:

4.3%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg48%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,369^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,206^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	5369 of 5857	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5291 of 5869	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4729 of 5859	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4827 of 5883	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4480 of 5789	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4411 of 5662	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.0	4340 of 5692	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	4148 of 5614	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.8	2804 of 5611	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.6	3416 of 5530	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.2	3643 of 5390	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.4	1427 of 2227	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1894 of 2128	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	2646 of 3162	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	2617 of 3245	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	2608 of 3311	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	2425 of 3275	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	2872 of 3246	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	5081 of 5597	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4926 of 5612	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	4035 of 5609	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4402 of 5635	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3981 of 5492	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	3803 of 5413	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4669 of 5107	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4640 of 5107	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4190 of 5087	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4298 of 5084	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	4611 of 4963	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4352 of 4830	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	5206 of 5460	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5231 of 5517	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4597 of 5363	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4462 of 5264	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5035 of 5173	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	4810 of 5084	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	5251 of 5628	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	5322 of 5643	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	5005 of 5638	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4808 of 5663	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4572 of 5510	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4695 of 5431	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	2227 of 2847	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	2440 of 2635	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1736 of 2420	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	2206 of 2761	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1719 of 2783	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1439 of 2781	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1734 of 2740	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1717 of 2715	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1446 of 2480	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.1	1724 of 2508	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	1467 of 2497	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	1203 of 2477	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	30.4	1703 of 2379	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	1924 of 2259	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.0	1856 of 2236	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	2007 of 2179	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.0	1929 of 2063	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	1900 of 2005	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	1839 of 1999	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	1506 of 1804	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	1431 of 1777	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.1	1313 of 1769	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.5	1112 of 1369	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	712 of 1478	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	446 of 1521	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	500 of 1540	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	709 of 1442	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	743 of 1364	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	2014 of 2533	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1672 of 2551	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	1206 of 2531	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	1407 of 2509	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1686 of 2380	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1455 of 2262	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1962 of 2395	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1563 of 2388	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1227 of 2374	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	1475 of 2359	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1519 of 2213	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1310 of 2072	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	2179 of 2542	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1440 of 2579	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1186 of 2531	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.2	1767 of 2458	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1664 of 2369	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1638 of 2230	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	2078 of 2534	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1499 of 2552	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1429 of 2538	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1759 of 2527	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	1429 of 2407	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1241 of 2273	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	958 of 1566	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)19th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 9, 2019

The school is in decline. They're not teaching with any rigor students can barely read and write. The school pretends to care about improving learning but they really don't because the only thing that has changed is that fewer middle class families attend the school. Without those families the school is doomed. We're leaving. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, October 5, 2018

We love and are committed to our BVHM community in the Mission in San Francisco. Our kids have had amazing, inspiring teachers throughout our years at school and we love the parent community. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary	Public	K-5	65 Chenery St.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5669	418	18	23.2	51.9%	83 (19.9%)	2 (0.5%)	290 (69.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	52.8	2447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		40.9	3131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	684	32.1		32.1	41.9	45.9	52.8				46.6	42.9	45.2	39.3				42.5	94.2	94.2	96.2	94.2	96.2	96.2	$22,737	$1,834	$20,903

Frequently Asked Questions about Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8

What district is Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 in?

San Francisco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8?

Students at Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 are 91% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% White.

How many students attend Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8.

Is Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 a good school?

Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 ranks in the bottom 8.3% of California elementary schools.

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