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Roosevelt Middle

Public Grades 6-8

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 93% of California middle schools

Summary

Roosevelt Middle is a top-performing public middle school serving about 660 students in grades 6-8 in the San Francisco Unified district, consistently earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the top 7% of all California middle schools.

Academically, Roosevelt stands out for its strong and consistent results, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science significantly higher than both district and state averages. The school is particularly effective in supporting diverse learners, achieving exceptional statewide rankings for students from low-income families, Hispanic students, English learners, and students in special education. Furthermore, student engagement is high, as shown by a chronic absenteeism rate of only 9.4%, which is less than half the state average and much lower than nearby schools like James Lick Middle (34.6%) and Everett Middle (42.5%).

Roosevelt's excellence is notable when compared to other local schools. It forms a cluster of high performance with the similarly top-ranked A.P. Giannini Middle, while significantly outperforming other middle schools in the area like Aptos Middle and Presidio Middle. The school achieves these outstanding results efficiently, with per-student spending lower than some neighboring schools that have far lower ratings, demonstrating a highly effective use of resources within the traditional public school system.

657

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,360

Per pupil spending ?

45.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

460 Arguello Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94118-2505

(415) 750-8446

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt Middle:

Elementary:	Cobb (William L.) Elementary
	McCoppin (Frank) Elementary
	New Traditions Elementary
	Peabody (George) Elementary
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	Sutro Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.5%

White:

19.2%

Two or more races:

14.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg48%

California avg41%

183^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 13Middle 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	93.9	183 of 2761	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	210 of 2783	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	220 of 2781	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	315 of 2740	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	95.0	133 of 2715	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	178 of 2480	92.8%	★★★★★
2017	89.4	254 of 2508	89.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.3	388 of 2497	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	427 of 2477	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	80.2	317 of 2379	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	75.4	418 of 2259	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	72.7	470 of 2236	79.0%	★★★★☆
2010	82.7	245 of 2179	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	86.6	154 of 2063	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.4	165 of 2005	91.8%	★★★★★
2007	83.2	242 of 1999	87.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.6	351 of 1804	80.5%	★★★★☆
2005	78.5	309 of 1777	82.6%	★★★★☆
2004	70.1	426 of 1769	75.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.1	472 of 600	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	338 of 739	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	370 of 743	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	388 of 715	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	457 of 733	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	282 of 745	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	266 of 700	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.0	323 of 1531	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	94 of 1491	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	59.8	354 of 1369	74.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	92.5	40 of 1478	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	68.2	193 of 1521	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	228 of 1540	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	42 of 1442	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	54 of 1364	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	161 of 2533	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	200 of 2551	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	199 of 2531	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	312 of 2509	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	95.0	98 of 2380	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	118 of 2262	94.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	155 of 2395	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	227 of 2388	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	210 of 2374	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	60.2	715 of 2359	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.6	186 of 2213	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	250 of 2072	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	87 of 2542	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	138 of 2579	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	201 of 2531	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	193 of 2458	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	36 of 2369	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	56 of 2230	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	205 of 2534	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	209 of 2552	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	210 of 2538	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	287 of 2527	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	164 of 2407	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	243 of 2273	89.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	131 of 726	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	123 of 701	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	197 of 677	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	219 of 665	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	69 of 554	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	57 of 462	87.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	162 of 1566	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	219 of 1552	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	280 of 1531	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	130 of 1520	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	175 of 1537	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	154 of 1543	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	226 of 1555	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	70 of 1602	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	170 of 1496	88.6%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-39 vs school

African American (2018)21st percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics65%+28 vs state

Science61%+28 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, June 8, 2009

My son has been in Roosevelt Middle for 4 months so far, and is doing well so far in his time, supportive teachers and alot of assitance for programs to continue in the support in his learning. 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)					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 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
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%)	93.9	183^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%		92.9	210^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.5%	27		60.6	60.6		78.1	79.6	72.6	76.8		66.8	69.2	59.6	65.3	$17,360	$15,600	$1,760
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%)	45.1	1326^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.0%		43.3	1362^nd of 2783 public middle schools	51.1%	36	10.0	22.7	19.8	20.0	28.9	50.0	48.5	40.4	25.0	25.6	40.7	32.8	32.6
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%)	54.3	1065^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		51.5	1123^rd of 2783 public middle schools	59.6%	58		30.5	30.5		46.8	54.8	45.3	49.0		30.7	40.5	33.7	35.3
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%)	87.3	329^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.1%		85.6	374^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.6%	45		50.8	50.8		68.4	73.0	64.2	68.5		59.1	62.8	51.8	57.9	$15,011	$13,792	$1,219
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%)	63.7	813^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.6%		67.2	739^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.4%	74		37.8	37.8		42.6	62.3	52.5	52.6		33.2	51.2	39.1	41.2	$18,983	$17,390	$1,593
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%)	10.3	2602^nd of 2761 public middle schools	5.8%		11.9	2594^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.8%	8		12.5	12.5		19.3	8.1	12.8	12.9		10.8	4.2	10.0	8.4	$23,423	$21,352	$2,071
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%)	76	564^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%		76.6	555^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.1%	9		40.9	40.9		59.1	57.4	60.4	58.9		48.2	51.4	51.0	50.2	$14,517	$13,016	$1,501
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%)	16.8	2362^nd of 2761 public middle schools	14.5%		15.7	2449^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.0%	87		12.5	12.5		30.7	13.9	26.4	23.6		20.9	10.8	13.0	14.9	$20,204	$18,570	$1,634
Giannini (A.P.) Middle	Public	6-8	3151 Ortega St.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2770	1,183	50	23.5	39.6%	210 (17.8%)	33 (2.8%)	141 (11.9%)	601 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	193 (16.3%)	94	179^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.5%		94.5	170^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.9%	9		63.8	63.8		73.2	80.3	78.5	77.3		63.2	71.4	59.5	64.8	$14,455	$13,092	$1,363
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%)	44.2	1352^nd of 2761 public middle schools	51.0%		44.7	1323^rd of 2783 public middle schools	52.5%	29		30.4	30.4		32.0	37.8	40.8	37.3		26.9	37.1	38.3	34.5	$23,281	$22,006	$1,275

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Middle

What district is Roosevelt Middle in?

San Francisco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Middle?

Students at Roosevelt Middle are 51% Asian, 19% White, 14% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 5% African American.

How many students attend Roosevelt Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Roosevelt Middle.

What high school do graduates of Roosevelt Middle attend?

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

Is Roosevelt Middle a good school?

Yes. Roosevelt Middle ranks in the top 6.6% of California middle schools.

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