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What's one thing Giannini (A.P.) Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,183
Middle
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005580
Giannini (A.P.) Middle
3151 Ortega St., San Francisco, CA 94122 · (415) 759-2770 · San Francisco County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,183 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
468 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 394 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 395 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 394 | 33% |
Student demographics
67%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
77.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
64.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.6% | 39.7% | 13.7% | 8.9% |
| Math | 41.0% | 23.9% | 19.8% | 15.4% |
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 | 77.3% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 64.6% |
| 2022-23 | 77.3% | 65.4% |
| 2021-22 | 75.1% | 60.3% |
| 2018-19 | 79.9% | 70.4% |
| 2017-18 | 77.3% | 72.4% |
| 2016-17 | 75.9% | 69.7% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 68.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
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 Giannini (A.P.) Middle
Giannini (A.P.) Middle's state test result (70.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giannini (A.P.) Middle this school | 1,183 | 39.6% | 70.9% |
| Centerville Middle Fremont | 1,495 | 37.1% | 59.5% |
| Challenger Middle San Diego | 960 | 48.8% | 66.9% |
| Creekside Middle Castro Valley | 754 | 39.1% | 68.5% |
| Presidio Middle San Francisco | 992 | 40.1% | 61.4% |
| Canyon Hills Junior High Chino Hills | 1,070 | 46.8% | 70.3% |
Matched among California middle 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 Giannini (A.P.) Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #113 of 1,224 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #138 of 1,227 ▼ 17 | #2 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #97 of 1,227 ▼ 1 | #1 of 13 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #473 of 1,214 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,183 | #78 of 1,377 | #1 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #1,028 of 1,279 | #15 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #228 of 1,278 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #1,051 of 1,329 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #245 of 257 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,183
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,106
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 1,183 | 50.2 | 23.6:1 | 40% (468) |
| 2023-24 | 1,193 | 49.3 | 24.2:1 | 37% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 1,192 | 46.1 | 25.9:1 | 34% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 1,194 | 49 | 24.4:1 | 32% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 1,177 | 48.8 | 24.1:1 | 39% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 1,214 | 50 | 24.3:1 | 41% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 1,178 | N/A | N/A | 51% (597) |
| 2000-01 | 1,281 | 54 | 23.7:1 | 45% (575) |
| 1990-91 | 1,106 | 51 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Giannini (A.P.) Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,177 to 1,183); teachers up 3% (48.8 to 50.2).
About Giannini (A.P.) Middle
As a large middle-grades school, Giannini (A.P.) Middle serves students in San Francisco, California. The school has 1,183 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 80% larger than average.
San Francisco Unified includes 106 schools. Together they enroll 48,706 students.
About 51% of the student body at Giannini (A.P.) Middle is Asian. Other groups include 18% White, 16% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 3% Black. By comparison, San Francisco County residents are about 35% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Giannini (A.P.) Middle has 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1. At Giannini (A.P.) Middle, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County is 14 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Giannini (A.P.) Middle lands at A+, ahead of 95% of California public middle schools.
Giannini (A.P.) Middle scores 14.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 70.9% actual versus 56.4% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for San Francisco County show median household income comes to about $140,970, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 132 public schools and about 56,505 students.
Of the public schools around it, Giannini (A.P.) Middle is closest to Sunset Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Giannini (A.P.) Middle comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,194 students in 2020-21 and 1,183 in 2024-25.
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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 Giannini (A.P.) MiddleHow large is Giannini (A.P.) Middle?
Giannini (A.P.) Middle enrolls approximately 1,183 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Giannini (A.P.) Middle serve?
Giannini (A.P.) Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Giannini (A.P.) Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Giannini (A.P.) Middle is approximately 23.6:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Giannini (A.P.) Middle?
At Giannini (A.P.) Middle, the student body is approximately 18% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 51% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Giannini (A.P.) Middle?
Giannini (A.P.) Middle 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.