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Which teacher or staff member at Presidio Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
992
Middle
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005657
Presidio Middle
450 30th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94121 · (415) 750-8435 · San Francisco County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL992 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
398 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 325 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 329 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 338 | 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.5pp since 2014
Math
57.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.3% | 34.2% | 18.3% | 13.1% |
| Math | 34.4% | 23.5% | 20.8% | 21.3% |
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 | 68.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 51.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.4% | 49.3% |
| 2021-22 | 70.6% | 57.3% |
| 2018-19 | 74.1% | 68.0% |
| 2017-18 | 72.0% | 68.7% |
| 2016-17 | 71.5% | 69.7% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Presidio Middle
Presidio Middle's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presidio Middle this school | 992 | 40.1% | 61.4% |
| Pioneer Middle Tustin | 971 | 39.4% | 67.1% |
| Creekside Middle Castro Valley | 754 | 39.1% | 68.5% |
| Katherine L. Albiani Middle Elk Grove | 1,447 | 38.3% | 62.0% |
| Albany Middle Albany | 911 | 30.7% | 71.9% |
| Canyon Middle Castro Valley | 1,418 | 40.7% | 54.6% |
Matched among California middle 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 Presidio Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #206 of 1,224 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #198 of 1,227 ▲ 37 | #3 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #206 of 1,227 ▼ 10 | #3 of 13 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.7pp | #314 of 1,214 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 992 | #200 of 1,377 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #566 of 1,279 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #33 of 1,278 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.1% | #1,047 of 1,329 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #726 of 930 | #7 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
992
-82 (-8%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,080
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 992 | 47.9 | 20.7:1 | 40% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 980 | 44.1 | 22.2:1 | 35% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 978 | 40.5 | 24.1:1 | 36% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 1,074 | 42 | 25.6:1 | 35% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 1,077 | 44.5 | 24.2:1 | 36% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 1,100 | 49 | 22.4:1 | 39% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 1,166 | N/A | N/A | 49% (576) |
| 2000-01 | 1,145 | 49 | 23.4:1 | 34% (391) |
| 1990-91 | 1,080 | 46 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Presidio Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,077 to 992); teachers up 8% (44.5 to 47.9).
About Presidio Middle
Among the schools in San Francisco, California, is Presidio Middle, a large middle school. The latest federal count shows 992 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in California is about 659 students, so this school is 51% above average.
The San Francisco Unified system has 106 schools and 48,706 students.
Enrollment at Presidio Middle is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 38%. After that, the student body is 22% White, 19% multiracial, 17% Hispanic, and 3% Black. For comparison, San Francisco County is about 35% Asian. Presidio Middle has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Presidio Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.7:1. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is about 20.7:1. The lunch program counts 40% of students at Presidio Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in San Francisco County averages 54%, higher than here.
Presidio Middle is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Presidio Middle, the prediction is 56.0% and the result is 61.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Francisco County show that median household income is about $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 132 public schools in San Francisco County, with a combined enrollment of about 56,505.
Washington (George) High is the public school closest to Presidio Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Presidio Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Presidio Middle ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 61.4% against a local average of 68.0%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,074 in 2020-21 and 992 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.6:1 in 2020-21 to 20.7:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in San Francisco Unified
- Lowell HighHigh · 2,571 students
- Lincoln (Abraham) HighHigh · 2,074 students
- Washington (George) HighHigh · 2,068 students
- Galileo HighHigh · 1,750 students
- Balboa HighHigh · 1,238 students
- Giannini (A.P.) MiddleMiddle · 1,183 students
Other schools in San Francisco
- Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)High · 3,447 students
- Lowell HighHigh · 2,571 students
- Lincoln (Abraham) HighHigh · 2,074 students
- Washington (George) HighHigh · 2,068 students
- Galileo HighHigh · 1,750 students
- Balboa HighHigh · 1,238 students
Nearby schools
- Washington (George) High0.3 mi · 2,068
- Alamo Elementary0.4 mi · 390
- Lafayette Elementary0.5 mi · 471
- Argonne Elementary0.8 mi · 391
- Sutro Elementary1.0 mi · 254
- Peabody (George) Elementary1.4 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Presidio MiddleHow large is Presidio Middle?
Presidio Middle enrolls approximately 992 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Presidio Middle serve?
Presidio Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Presidio Middle have?
Presidio Middle employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Presidio Middle?
At Presidio Middle, the student body is approximately 22% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 38% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Is Presidio Middle public or private?
Presidio Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.