How does Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle compare to other middle schools in San Francisco?

Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle has a Scope Score of 43.1/100, ranked #1023 among California middle schools. 21% of students exceed standard, with a total of 654 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle?

20.7% of students at Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 42.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 10.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle?

32.4% of students at Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle

Middle School

San Francisco Unified San FranciscoSan Francisco County94122

📍 2055 Silver Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

313 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

56%

Teachers

19 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+15.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

8.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 42 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic29.7%

White19.8%

Asian2.9%

Black22.7%

Other24.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.7%
Met Standard	21.5%
Below Standard	57.8%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 20.7%

3.4pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 42.2%

2.6pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 42.2%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Growth (G6→G8): -10.7pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 32.4%

13.1pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Suspension rate: 8.9%

4.8pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.5 points below the San Francisco Unified district average of 23.2%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.8 points higher (vs 5.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 10.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 8.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 32.4%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

20.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

42.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-10.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

32.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

8.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

654

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	123	23.6%	26.0%	16.3%	34.1%	49.6%
7th	106	27.4%	30.2%	14.2%	28.3%	57.5%
8th	103	16.5%	30.1%	19.4%	34.0%	46.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	116	25.9%	14.7%	19.8%	39.7%	40.5%
7th	107	18.7%	17.8%	19.6%	43.9%	36.5%
8th	99	12.1%	10.1%	22.2%	55.6%	22.2%

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Middle

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43.1# in state

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