McLaren (John) Children Centers

McLaren (John) Children Centers is one of the minimally staffed primary schools in San Francisco, California, overseen by San Francisco Unified, with 16 students on its rolls from grade K. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 97% leaner than typical.

San Francisco Unified comprises 106 schools with combined enrollment of 48,706 students; McLaren (John) Children Centers is among them.

Looking at the student body, McLaren (John) Children Centers logs that 31% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Asian, 19% multiracial, 13% Black, 6% White. By comparison, San Francisco County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Roughly 50% of students at McLaren (John) Children Centers qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Francisco County) reports that median household earnings sit near $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), McLaren (John) Children Centers is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jordan (June) School for Equity, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

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