How does Visitacion Valley Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Francisco?

Visitacion Valley Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 39.6/100, placing it at the 38th percentile statewide. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 456 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Visitacion Valley Elementary?

9.0% of students at Visitacion Valley Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 29.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Visitacion Valley Elementary improving or declining?

Visitacion Valley Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 12.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Visitacion Valley Elementary?

32.0% of students at Visitacion Valley Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Visitacion Valley Elementary

San Francisco Unified San Francisco San Francisco County 94134

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

456 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

263 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

78%

Teachers

12 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 27.8%

White 2.3%

Asian 42.6%

Black 8.8%

Other 18.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Visitacion Valley Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	9.0%
Met Standard	20.1%
Below Standard	70.8%

Exceeded

9.0%

Met

20.1%

Below

70.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Visitacion Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.0% of students exceeded standard while 20.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.9 points below the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.6% exceeded — 5.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 12.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 32.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.