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What's the most underrated thing about Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
586
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005626
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8
3351 23rd St., San Francisco, CA 94110 · (415) 695-5881 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
385 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (66).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.0pp since 2014
Math
16.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -14.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.8% | 16.2% | 18.4% | 56.6% |
| Math | 6.7% | 9.6% | 18.4% | 65.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 17.7% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 21.5% |
| 2021-22 | 28.4% | 21.2% |
| 2018-19 | 33.7% | 26.2% |
| 2017-18 | 31.7% | 27.5% |
| 2016-17 | 27.0% | 27.6% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 this school | 586 | 65.7% | 22.1% |
| EJE Elementary Academy Charter El Cajon | 582 | 67.0% | N/A |
| Orange County Educational Arts Academy Santa Ana | 643 | 64.1% | N/A |
| Alpine Elementary Littlerock | 591 | 64.8% | 20.3% |
| Willow Elementary San Ysidro | 643 | 66.6% | 24.4% |
| Smythe Elementary San Ysidro | 534 | 65.0% | 18.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #4,381 of 5,151 | #55 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #4,631 of 5,172 ▼ 208 | #56 of 69 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #4,483 of 5,172 ▼ 636 | #54 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #698 of 5,116 | #22 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #1,521 of 5,915 | #6 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,322 of 5,352 | #15 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #4,589 of 5,354 | #64 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #3,187 of 5,625 | #30 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #3,806 of 3,837 | #38 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
586
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 586 | 28.3 | 20.7:1 | 66% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 30.3 | 19.3:1 | 57% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 31.9 | 18.7:1 | 73% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 61% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 35.7 | 16.5:1 | 59% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 62% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | N/A | N/A | 85% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 60% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 39 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (589 to 586); teachers down 21% (35.7 to 28.3).
About Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 is a medium-sized elementary school in San Francisco, California. The school enrolls 586 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 26% above that.
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 is run by San Francisco Unified, whose 106 schools enroll 48,706 students.
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 enrolls a student body that is 91% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial and 4% White. That compares with about 16% Hispanic among all San Francisco County residents. By the diversity index, Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 comes in at 17%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 20.7:1, with 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 66%. The average for public schools in San Francisco County is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 is F. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 4% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 41.0%, so the school is 18.9 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
San Francisco County census figures show that median household income is about $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 is among the 132 public schools in San Francisco County.
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 585 to 586, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.3:1 in 2020-21, and 20.7:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
San Francisco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
830,235
Census ACS
Median income
$140,970
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
56,505 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8What is the total enrollment at Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8?
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 enrolls approximately 586 students in grades KG-08.
Is Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 have?
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
How diverse is Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8?
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 reports a student body of 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8?
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 is overseen by San Francisco Unified in San Francisco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.