Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary

Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary is a micro-enrollment elementary-level community in San Francisco, California, operated by San Francisco Unified. The school educates 137 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 71% smaller than typical.

Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary is one of 106 schools operated by San Francisco Unified, a district that instructs 48,706 students overall.

Demographically, Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 18% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to San Francisco County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Francisco County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.6%, the actual is 59.2%, a residual of +0.6 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Francisco County put median household income runs about $140,970, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Alvarado Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary's enrollment has fell 37% since 2018, when it stood at 218 (now 137). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 17% to 23%. Class-load math has rose: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.

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