Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005677
Visitacion Valley Elementary
55 Schwerin St., San Francisco, CA 94134 · (415) 469-4796 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
189 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
68%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.0pp since 2014
Math
25.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -26.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.9% | 21.2% | 16.1% | 50.9% |
| Math | 6.4% | 19.1% | 25.4% | 49.1% |
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 | 33.0% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 29.9% |
| 2022-23 | 49.6% | 37.3% |
| 2021-22 | 42.5% | 33.1% |
| 2018-19 | 39.8% | 42.6% |
| 2017-18 | 48.6% | 34.2% |
| 2016-17 | 47.3% | 47.3% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Visitacion Valley Elementary
Visitacion Valley Elementary's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visitacion Valley Elementary this school | 239 | 79.1% | 31.6% |
| Ramblewood Elementary San Jose | 248 | 73.0% | 48.6% |
| Sutherland Elementary Stockton | 360 | 86.4% | 28.7% |
| Rice (Eldridge) Elementary Rosemead | 291 | 75.6% | 40.1% |
| Louis G. Zeyen Elementary Garden Grove | 230 | 80.0% | 53.3% |
| Monroe Elementary San Leandro | 410 | 81.7% | 36.5% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Visitacion Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,311 of 5,151 | #48 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #3,717 of 5,172 ▼ 632 | #50 of 69 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,661 of 5,172 ▼ 703 | #48 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #191 of 5,116 | #13 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #5,175 of 5,915 | #59 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #1,657 of 5,352 | #21 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #888 of 5,354 | #25 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #2,268 of 5,625 | #10 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.6% | #361 of 3,837 | #4 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
239
-74 (-24%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 239 | 11.3 | 21.2:1 | 79% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 12.3 | 21.5:1 | 78% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 15.4 | 16.5:1 | 82% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 16 | 19.6:1 | 72% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 16 | 22.5:1 | 84% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 18 | 23.3:1 | 86% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | N/A | N/A | 83% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 76% (337) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 17 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Visitacion Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (360 to 239); teachers down 30% (16 to 11.3).
About Visitacion Valley Elementary
Federal records list Visitacion Valley Elementary as an elementary school in San Francisco, California. The school counts 239 students across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 49% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
San Francisco Unified, which runs Visitacion Valley Elementary, has 106 schools and 48,706 students.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Visitacion Valley Elementary, at 46%. Enrollment also includes 31% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Pacific Islander, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in San Francisco County, the Asian share is about 35%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Visitacion Valley Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.2:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 79% of students at Visitacion Valley Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in San Francisco County average 54%.
Visitacion Valley Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Visitacion Valley Elementary is 1.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Census estimates describe San Francisco County this way: the median household income is $140,970, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, San Francisco County has 132 public schools and roughly 56,505 students.
The closest public school to Visitacion Valley Elementary is Visitacion Valley Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Visitacion Valley Elementary is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Visitacion Valley Elementary's enrollment dropped from 313 in 2020-21 to 239 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.2:1.
Community posts for Visitacion Valley Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Visitacion Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Visitacion Valley Elementary?
Visitacion Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 239 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Visitacion Valley Elementary serve?
Visitacion Valley Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Visitacion Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Visitacion Valley Elementary is approximately 21.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Visitacion Valley Elementary?
Visitacion Valley Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 31% Hispanic, 8% Black, 46% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Visitacion Valley Elementary in?
Visitacion Valley Elementary is part of San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.