How does Mission High compare to other high schools in San Francisco?

Mission High has a Scope Score of 29.8/100, ranked #1290 among California high schools. 2% of students exceed standard, with a total of 430 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mission High?

2.1% of students at Mission High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 11.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mission High?

46.7% of students at Mission High 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.

Mission High

High School

San Francisco Unified San FranciscoSan Francisco County94114

📍 3750 18th Street

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high 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

1,084 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

59%

Teachers

56 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

77.6%

AP Exam Prepared

52.7%

A-G Completion

62.5%

College-Going Rate

66.7%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+16.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

4.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 412 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic68.8%

White7.4%

Asian4.3%

Black12.2%

Other7.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mission High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	2.1%
Met Standard	9.5%
Below Standard	88.5%

Score Factors

Helping

✓College readiness: 52.7%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Suspension rate: 3.3%

0.8pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼Graduation rate: 77.6%

9.8pp below state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

▼Exceeded standard: 2.1%

13.6pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 11.6%

23.2pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 46.7%

12.4pp above state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 11.6%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% 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 high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "12% proficient" for Mission High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

2.1% of students exceeded standard while 9.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 13.6 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 21.1 points below the San Francisco Unified district average of 23.2%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.6% exceeded — 11.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 77.6%. 62.5% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 66.7% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 46.7%, above the state average of 34.3%.

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

2.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

11.6%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

46.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

430

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
8th	0	—	—	—	—	—
11th	218	1.8%	15.1%	21.6%	61.5%	17.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
8th	0	—	—	—	—	—
11th	212	2.4%	3.8%	11.3%	82.5%	6.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Chin (John Yehall) Elementary

Harte (Bret) Elementary

21.0# in state

Also serves area

Chinese Immersion School at De…

96.5# in state

Peabody (George) Elementary

93.0# in state

Stevenson (Robert Louis) Eleme…

90.8# in state

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Middle

Giannini (A.P.) Middle

Hoover (Herbert) Middle

Denman (James) Middle

36.6# in state

King Jr. (Martin Luther) Acade…

34.1# in state

Lick (James) Middle

19.8# in state

Visitacion Valley Middle

17.9# in state

Everett Middle

10.8# in state

Also serves area

Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary

90.9# in state

Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary

87.5# in state

Lawton Alternative

85.2# in state

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High School

Mission High

29.8# 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.