Visitacion Valley Elementary

Visitacion Valley Elementary is an elementary-level community of compact scale in San Francisco, California, operated by San Francisco Unified, caters to 239 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Within San Francisco Unified, which oversees 106 schools and 48,706 students, Visitacion Valley Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Visitacion Valley Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 31% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Pacific Islander, 7% multiracial. By comparison, San Francisco County as a whole is about 35% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Visitacion Valley Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at Visitacion Valley Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Francisco County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Visitacion Valley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.1%.

In the broader community, San Francisco County reports that median household income runs about $140,970, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Visitacion Valley Elementary is one of 132 public schools in San Francisco County (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students).

Nearest neighbor: Visitacion Valley Middle, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Visitacion Valley Elementary comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 28.9%.

Visitacion Valley Elementary operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Visitacion Valley Elementary's enrollment has declined 34% since 2018, when it stood at 360 (now 239). Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 31% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

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