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Enrollment
993
High
DISTRICT 892 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005650
Mission High
3750 18th St., San Francisco, CA 94114 · (415) 241-6240 · San Francisco County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL993 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of California public high 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
621 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 174 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 297 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 260 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 262 | 26% |
Student demographics
48%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
17.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -15.0pp since 2014
Math
6.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -16.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 1.8% | 15.1% | 21.6% | 61.5% |
| Math | 2.4% | 3.8% | 11.3% | 82.5% |
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 | 17.0% | 6.1% |
| 2023-24 | 15.9% | 4.5% |
| 2022-23 | 26.1% | 11.1% |
| 2021-22 | 40.4% | 16.6% |
| 2018-19 | 30.7% | 7.4% |
| 2017-18 | 28.2% | 14.5% |
| 2016-17 | 37.0% | 16.5% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
10.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-32.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% 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 Mission High
Mission High's state test result (10.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission High this school | 993 | 62.5% | 10.9% |
| John F. Kennedy High Richmond | 740 | 59.9% | 11.3% |
| Monrovia High Monrovia | 1,455 | 63.7% | 49.7% |
| Academies of the Antelope Valley Quartz Hill | 677 | 54.1% | 29.7% |
| Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Stockton | 772 | 70.2% | N/A |
| Blair High Pasadena | 1,053 | 55.5% | 35.9% |
Matched among California high 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 Mission High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #1,041 of 1,052 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #1,028 of 1,056 ▲ 9 | #8 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,042 of 1,056 no change | #9 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.9pp | #8 of 1,044 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 993 | #777 of 2,093 | #8 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #193 of 1,352 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #722 of 1,351 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #1,002 of 1,575 | #11 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #418 of 802 | #4 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
993
-55 (-5%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 1,629
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 993 | 59.4 | 16.7:1 | 63% (621) |
| 2023-24 | 1,084 | 57 | 19.0:1 | 59% (638) |
| 2022-23 | 1,041 | 55.5 | 18.8:1 | 58% (601) |
| 2020-21 | 1,048 | 70 | 15.0:1 | 56% (588) |
| 2017-18 | 1,117 | 70.4 | 15.9:1 | 59% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 1,058 | 75 | 14.1:1 | 68% (720) |
| 2010-11 | 835 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 874 | 52 | 16.8:1 | 65% (564) |
| 1990-91 | 1,629 | 82 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mission High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,117 to 993); teachers down 16% (70.4 to 59.4).
About Mission High
Mission High is the name of a mid-sized high school in San Francisco, California. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 993 students.
Mission High is part of San Francisco Unified, where 106 schools serve 48,706 students.
At Mission High, 71% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 10% Black, 7% Asian, 7% White, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show San Francisco County is about 16% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mission High scores 48%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. The school has 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 1.5 students per teacher. In all, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County is 9 points.
Among California public high schools, Mission High outscored 0%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mission High scores 32.0 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 10.9%; the prediction is 42.9%.
For San Francisco County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $140,970, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 132 public schools in the county, enrolling about 56,505, Mission High among them.
Among nearby public schools, Everett Middle is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mission High ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 5%, from 1,048 to 993. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.0:1 to 16.7:1.
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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
Quick facts
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Other Mission High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mission High. Mission High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Mission High SchoolMISSION, TX · 2,154 students
- Mission High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Everett Middle0.2 mi · 401
- Sanchez Elementary0.2 mi · 272
- Thomas Edison Charter Academy0.5 mi · 574
- Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary0.5 mi · 137
- Marshall Elementary0.5 mi · 245
- McKinley Elementary0.6 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Mission HighHow many students attend Mission High?
Mission High enrolls approximately 993 students in grades 09-12.
Is Mission High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mission High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mission High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mission High is approximately 16.7:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mission High?
Mission High reports a student body of 7% White, 71% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mission High?
Mission High is overseen by San Francisco Unified in San Francisco County.
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