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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005590
Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC
375 Seventh St., San Francisco, CA 94103 · (415) 355-6916 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of California public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- C-Three-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
24.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
425 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 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 27% larger than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
78%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
16.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -19.7pp since 2014
Math
8.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -20.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.3% | 12.9% | 19.9% | 63.9% |
| Math | 1.6% | 6.8% | 18.3% | 73.4% |
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 | 16.3% | 8.4% |
| 2023-24 | 14.6% | 7.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.9% | 10.3% |
| 2021-22 | 18.9% | 11.4% |
| 2018-19 | 32.8% | 22.5% |
| 2017-18 | 36.7% | 23.6% |
| 2016-17 | 36.9% | 28.2% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
11.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% 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 Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC
Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC's state test result (11.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC this school | 555 | 76.6% | 11.7% |
| Regency Park Elementary Sacramento | 619 | 71.6% | 48.6% |
| Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary Sacramento | 719 | 75.8% | 40.3% |
| Witter Ranch Elementary Sacramento | 621 | 73.6% | 34.7% |
| Nye Elementary San Diego | 385 | 71.7% | 69.5% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary Sacramento | 722 | 81.3% | 11.3% |
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 Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #5,066 of 5,151 | #65 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #5,103 of 5,172 ▲ 6 | #64 of 69 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #5,009 of 5,172 ▲ 26 | #60 of 69 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.8pp | #1,018 of 5,116 | #31 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #1,809 of 5,915 | #10 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,299 of 5,352 | #49 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.3% | #14 of 5,354 | #2 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #2,490 of 5,625 | #13 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #2,595 of 3,837 | #25 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
555
-54 (-9%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 555 | 22.4 | 24.8:1 | 77% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 26.4 | 21.1:1 | 69% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 25.6 | 21.3:1 | 68% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 29 | 21.0:1 | 68% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 28 | 22.2:1 | 76% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 31 | 19.7:1 | 81% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | N/A | N/A | 77% (520) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 97% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 15 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (622 to 555); teachers down 20% (28 to 22.4).
About Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC
Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC is a medium-sized elementary school for students in San Francisco, California. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 555 students.
San Francisco Unified includes 106 schools. Together they enroll 48,706 students.
Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 28%. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 16% multiracial, and 9% White. Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC's diversity index is 78%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC was 24.8:1. This ratio sits 2.5 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 77%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Francisco County is 54%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC falls short of its prediction by 23.0 points. The model expects 34.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California; the school's rate is 11.7%.
Across San Francisco County, the median household income is $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Francisco County is home to 132 public schools and about 56,505 public school students.
Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 17.1% on proficiency, and Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC is below that at 11.7%.
The federal government classifies Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC's location as City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 54 students since 2020-21, to 555. The number of students per teacher rose from 21.0 to 24.8 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
Quick facts
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- Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)0.2 mi · 3,447
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- Marshall Elementary1.0 mi · 245
- Downtown High1.0 mi · 174
Frequently asked questions
About Carmichael (Bessie)/FECWhat is the total enrollment at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC?
Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC enrolls approximately 555 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC serve?
Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC?
Approximately 24.8:1 students per teacher at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC?
At Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC, the student body is approximately 9% White, 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 28% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC in?
Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC is part of San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.