San Francisco Public Montessori

San Francisco Public Montessori is a K-5 school of rural-scale scale in San Francisco, California, part of San Francisco Unified, serveing 107 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 77% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

San Francisco Public Montessori is one of 106 schools operated by San Francisco Unified, a district that educates 48,706 students overall.

Looking at the student body, San Francisco Public Montessori shows that 28% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 22% White, 22% multiracial, 15% Black, 10% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, San Francisco Public Montessori shows 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, San Francisco Public Montessori performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.3%, the actual is 48.6%, a residual of +0.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for San Francisco County indicate the typical household earns roughly $140,970 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), San Francisco Public Montessori is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tule Elk Park Children Center, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts San Francisco Public Montessori at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 39.5%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at San Francisco Public Montessori has decreased 39%, going from 176 students in 2018 to 107 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 29.3:1 in 2018 to 26.8:1 today.

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