Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle

Located at 2055 Silver Ave., in San Francisco, California, Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle is a compact middle-grades school that serves 363 students (grades 6 through 8), part of San Francisco Unified. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 45% leaner than typical.

Across the 106 schools in San Francisco Unified (48,706 students total), Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle shows that 31% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 23% White, 20% Black, 15% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Francisco County) reports that median household earnings sit near $140,970, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, San Francisco County runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), of which Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle is one.

Marshall (Thurgood) High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 15.8%.

Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle has declined 5%, going from 382 students in 2018 to 363 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked up from 4% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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