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Francisco Middle

Middle School
San Francisco UnifiedSan FranciscoSan Francisco County94133
📍 2190 Powell Street
Scope Score
out of 100
State Rank
of 1,714 California middle schools
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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

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
511 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
72%
Teachers
32 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year
Declined Significantly
-16.6 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Declined
-9.2 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
12.3%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 167 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic21.9%
White8.6%
Asian52.0%
Black5.3%
Other12.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Francisco Middle
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard15.2%
Met Standard20.2%
Below Standard64.5%

Score Factors

Helping
✓Growth (G6→G8): +10.2pp
Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)
15% weight
Holding Back
▼Exceeded standard: 15.2%
2.1pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)
30% weight
▼Met or exceeded: 35.5%
4.0pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)
20% weight
▼Chronic absenteeism: 26.2%
6.9pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)
15% weight
▼Baseline proficiency: 35.5%
Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)
10% weight
▼Suspension rate: 6.4%
2.3pp 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 "35% proficient" for Francisco Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.2% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.1 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 7.9 points below the San Francisco Unified district average of 23.2%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.2% exceeded — 6.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 10.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined significantly and Math declined year-over-year. 12.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.2%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
15.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
35.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G6→G8)
+10.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
26.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
6.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
878
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

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th1229.0%22.9%18.0%50.0%32.0%
7th14312.6%25.2%17.5%44.8%37.8%
8th16916.6%24.3%20.1%39.0%40.8%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th13413.4%13.4%23.9%49.3%26.9%
7th14318.9%18.2%23.8%39.2%37.1%
8th16721.0%17.4%21.6%40.1%38.3%
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Middle
Francisco Middle
49.9# in state
This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.

Nearby schools

Nearby Middle Schools

1 within ~3 mi · avg 68.1

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Nearby Elementary Schools

20 within ~3 mi · avg 55.4

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Nearby High Schools

3 within ~3 mi · avg 47.1

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Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

Children'S Day School
Dolores St · Nonsectarian · Grades PK-8 · 471 students
17:1Private2.9 mi
San Francisco Friends School
Valencia St · Nonsectarian · Grades PK-8 · 441 students
12:1Private2.5 mi
Hamlin School
Broadway St · Nonsectarian · Grades PK-8 · 435 students
10:1Private1.3 mi
The Hamlin School
Broadway · Nonsectarian · Grades PK-8 · 435 students
12:1Private1.3 mi
San Francisco Day School
Masonic Ave · Nonsectarian · Grades PK-8 · 421 students
6:1Private2.6 mi
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