Mission Preparatory

Located at 1050 York St., in San Francisco, California, Mission Preparatory is a mid-tier elementary campus that enrolls 491 students (grades K through 8), operated by Mission Preparatory District.

Mission Preparatory District is the operating authority for Mission Preparatory, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Mission Preparatory lists that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 6% Asian, 6% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Francisco County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, San Francisco County reports that the typical household earns roughly $140,970 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, San Francisco County runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), of which Mission Preparatory is one.

Nearest neighbor: Moscone (George R.) Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Mission Preparatory operates from a city-core location. As a public charter, Mission Preparatory runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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