Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC operates as a mid-sized primary school in San Francisco, California, part of San Francisco Unified. Current enrollment sits at 555 students spanning grades K through 8.

Across the 106 schools in San Francisco Unified (48,706 students total), Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC shows that the most-represented group is Asian (28%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 16% multiracial, 9% White.

On the resource side, Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Francisco County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 33.9%; this one comes in at 10.9%, -23.0 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Francisco County indicate the typical household earns roughly $140,970 per year, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC is one campus in the mix.

Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC. On composite proficiency, Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 20.7%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 622 students in 2018 compared to 555 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 41% to 28%. Class-load math has rose: from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 24.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.