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Visitacion Valley Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 8% of California middle schools

Summary

Visitacion Valley Middle is a public school serving about 330 students in grades 6-8 in the San Francisco Unified district, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% of all California schools with very low test scores in English, math, and science.

The school's most urgent issue is chronic absenteeism, with over 44% of students missing too much school—a rate more than double the state average and much higher than nearby schools like Hoover (Herbert) Middle (11.5%) or Thomas R. Pollicita Middle (11.0%). This high absence rate is a major barrier to learning. Interestingly, the school receives more funding per student than most neighboring schools and has a favorable student-teacher ratio, yet these resources have not translated into better academic outcomes.

When compared to other local schools, the performance gap is stark; for example, Aptos Middle ranks in the 82nd percentile. The school does show strength in supporting its Special Education students, who perform better than the state average. However, with over 80% of students coming from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, the school's struggles highlight complex challenges that go beyond funding alone.

333

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,722

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1971 Visitacion Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94134-2700

(415) 469-4590

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Visitacion Valley 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 Visitacion Valley Middle:

Elementary:	Cleveland Elementary
	El Dorado Elementary
	Guadalupe Elementary
	Visitacion Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.3%

Asian:

18.0%

Pacific Islander:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg48%

California avg41%

2,553^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th 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	11.9	2553 of 2761	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2437 of 2783	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2361 of 2781	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	2320 of 2740	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	2447 of 2715	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	2302 of 2480	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	2312 of 2508	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	2267 of 2497	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	2297 of 2477	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	2292 of 2379	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.8	2120 of 2259	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.9	2056 of 2236	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.8	1768 of 2179	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.8	1782 of 2063	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	1562 of 2005	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.8	1425 of 1999	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.1	1170 of 1804	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.1	1086 of 1777	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.8	1085 of 1769	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	22.0	522 of 613	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	620 of 643	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	561 of 739	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	631 of 743	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	579 of 715	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	617 of 733	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	651 of 745	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	610 of 700	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.0	652 of 1531	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	817 of 1491	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1331 of 1369	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	1287 of 1478	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1058 of 1521	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	690 of 1540	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	820 of 1442	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	710 of 1364	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	2402 of 2533	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	2112 of 2551	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2214 of 2531	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	2116 of 2509	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	2147 of 2380	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	2040 of 2262	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	2366 of 2395	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	2327 of 2388	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	2279 of 2374	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	2257 of 2359	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	2174 of 2213	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	2056 of 2072	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	244 of 477	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	2348 of 2542	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	2151 of 2579	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	2005 of 2531	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1932 of 2458	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2081 of 2369	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	2037 of 2230	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	2295 of 2534	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	2351 of 2552	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	2124 of 2538	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2221 of 2527	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	2222 of 2407	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	2173 of 2273	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	3.2	656 of 665	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	675 of 1566	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	744 of 1552	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	981 of 1531	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+49 vs school

Homeless (2025)49th percentile+41 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2023)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)1st percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

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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
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	$30,722	$3,290	$27,432
King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle	Public	6-8	350 Girard St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1500	367	23	16.0	77.9%	5 (1.4%)	52 (14.2%)	159 (43.3%)	120 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	26 (7.1%)	23.1	2096^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.1%		28.3	1890^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.1%	206		17.3	17.3		20.9	32.5	32.8	29.6		11.1	21.8	20.8	18.6	$28,683	$2,299	$26,384
KIPP Bayview Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1060 Key Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP Bayview Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-2522	167	12	13.8	96.4%	2 (1.2%)	58 (34.7%)	83 (49.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.2%)	6 (3.6%)	31.6	1774^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.7%		19	2301^st of 2783 public middle schools	17.3%	527	9.1	17.0	14.7	18.2	35.3	15.8	36.5	28.8	13.6	31.4	20.5	32.1	26.7	$46,652	$5,316	$41,336
Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle	Public	6-8	2055 Silver Ave.	San Francisco	94124	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%)	54.6	1049^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.0%		48.1	1212^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.4%	163		30.0	30.0		49.6	57.6	46.6	51.2		40.5	36.5	22.2	33.5	$28,300	$2,838	$25,462
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	$22,644	$2,664	$19,980
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	$21,916	$98	$21,818
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	$25,921	$2,573	$23,348
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	$17,586	$2,059	$15,527
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	$20,478	$1,473	$19,005
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	$28,449	$3,211	$25,238

Frequently Asked Questions about Visitacion Valley Middle

What is the racial makeup of Visitacion Valley Middle?

Students at Visitacion Valley Middle are 61% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% Pacific Islander, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% White.

Is Visitacion Valley Middle a good school?

Visitacion Valley Middle ranks in the bottom 7.5% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Visitacion Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Visitacion Valley Middle.

What district is Visitacion Valley Middle in?

San Francisco Unified

What high school do graduates of Visitacion Valley Middle attend?

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

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