Enrollment
137
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005601
Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary
4235 19th St., San Francisco, CA 94114 · (415) 241-6276 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
21.1:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
48 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 25% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
74%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.3pp since 2014
Math
41.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.9% | 18.8% | 17.4% | 31.9% |
| Math | 20.6% | 20.6% | 19.1% | 39.7% |
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 | 50.7% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 48.3% |
| 2022-23 | 68.7% | 56.6% |
| 2021-22 | 73.5% | 60.2% |
| 2018-19 | 37.6% | 36.6% |
| 2017-18 | 34.4% | 26.9% |
| 2016-17 | 40.4% | 24.2% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary
Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary this school | 137 | 35.0% | 51.7% |
| Kaiser Early Childhood Center Oakland | 118 | 49.2% | N/A |
| Oxford Elementary at West Campus Berkeley | 254 | 27.6% | 66.8% |
| Emerson Elementary Berkeley | 283 | 29.7% | 72.9% |
| San Francisco Public Montessori San Francisco | 107 | 52.3% | 39.4% |
| Wheatland Charter Academy Beale AFB | 89 | 39.3% | 68.6% |
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 Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #1,603 of 5,151 | #36 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #2,210 of 5,172 ▼ 580 | #40 of 69 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #1,972 of 5,172 ▼ 1,287 | #35 of 69 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -20.9pp | #3 of 5,116 | #2 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #5,547 of 5,915 | #68 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #4,559 of 5,625 | #55 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.2% | #219 of 3,837 | #3 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
137
-91 (-40%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 137 | 6.5 | 21.1:1 | 35% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 154 | 8.5 | 18.1:1 | 31% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 10 | 16.9:1 | 28% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 9 | 25.3:1 | 22% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 11 | 19.8:1 | 38% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 11 | 21.6:1 | 43% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | N/A | N/A | 41% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 241 | 12 | 20.1:1 | 68% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 10 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (218 to 137); teachers down 41% (11 to 6.5).
About Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary
Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary is a public very small elementary school in San Francisco, California. Total enrollment is 137 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. It has 71% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Across its 106 schools, San Francisco Unified enrolls 48,706 students. Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary is one of those schools.
At Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 37%. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 18% multiracial, and 3% Asian. San Francisco County residents are about 39% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary are from different groups.
There are 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 21.1:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.2 students per teacher. On the income side, 35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in San Francisco County is 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 40% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 59.0%.
The county, San Francisco County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $140,970 a year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary, San Francisco County has 132 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary is closest to Alvarado Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 40% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 25.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.1:1.
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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 Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights ElementaryHow many students attend Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary?
Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary enrolls approximately 137 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary serve?
Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary is approximately 21.1:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary?
Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary reports a student body of 37% White, 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 18% Two or more.
What district is Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary in?
Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary is part of San Francisco Unified.
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