Enrollment
333
Middle
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005678
Visitacion Valley Middle
1971 Visitacion Ave., San Francisco, CA 94134 · (415) 469-4590 · San Francisco County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
269 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 108 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 38% |
Student demographics
58%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
20.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.6pp since 2014
Math
8.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.0% | 15.6% | 18.4% | 61.0% |
| Math | 4.4% | 4.0% | 13.1% | 78.5% |
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 | 20.6% | 8.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 8.5% |
| 2022-23 | 23.9% | 12.7% |
| 2021-22 | 28.2% | 9.1% |
| 2018-19 | 26.5% | 12.0% |
| 2017-18 | 22.6% | 10.7% |
| 2016-17 | 21.6% | 11.3% |
| 2015-16 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Middle
Visitacion Valley Middle's state test result (15.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visitacion Valley Middle this school | 333 | 80.8% | 15.3% |
| Montgomery Middle San Diego | 337 | 86.1% | 29.6% |
| Anthony W. Ochoa Middle Hayward | 405 | 76.0% | 28.7% |
| Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet Monrovia | 424 | 80.2% | 37.3% |
| Los Arboles Middle Marina | 408 | 75.5% | 26.7% |
| August Boeger Middle San Jose | 397 | 81.9% | 27.0% |
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 Visitacion Valley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #1,143 of 1,224 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #1,176 of 1,227 ▼ 27 | #12 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #1,159 of 1,227 ▼ 75 | #12 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #97 of 1,214 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #1,161 of 1,377 | #13 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #218 of 1,279 | #9 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #478 of 1,278 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #529 of 1,329 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #632 of 930 | #6 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
333
-25 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 333 | 18.4 | 18.1:1 | 81% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 22.3 | 14.0:1 | 86% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 23.3 | 14.0:1 | 75% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 70% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 24.5 | 15.2:1 | 78% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 74% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | N/A | N/A | 86% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 74% (407) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 35 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Visitacion Valley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (373 to 333); teachers down 25% (24.5 to 18.4).
About Visitacion Valley Middle
Visitacion Valley Middle is a small middle school in San Francisco, California. The school's enrollment of 333 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 49% lower than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Visitacion Valley Middle is run by San Francisco Unified, whose 106 schools enroll 48,706 students.
At 61%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Visitacion Valley Middle combined. The remaining students are 18% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Pacific Islander, and 6% Black. Among people living in San Francisco County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. By the diversity index, Visitacion Valley Middle comes in at 58%.
The school reported 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.1:1. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 81% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County is 27 points.
Measured against California public middle schools, Visitacion Valley Middle receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Visitacion Valley Middle would score about 32.2%. It scores 15.3%, a bottom-10% result among California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within San Francisco County, median household income is about $140,970, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 132 public schools in San Francisco County, with a combined enrollment of about 56,505.
Nearby, Visitacion Valley Elementary is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Visitacion Valley Middle places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Visitacion Valley Middle's location as City: Large.
Enrollment was 358 in 2020-21 and 333 in 2024-25, a decrease of 25 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.8:1 to 18.1:1.
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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 MiddleHow many students attend Visitacion Valley Middle?
Visitacion Valley Middle enrolls approximately 333 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Visitacion Valley Middle serve?
Visitacion Valley Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Visitacion Valley Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Visitacion Valley Middle is approximately 18.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Visitacion Valley Middle?
At Visitacion Valley Middle, the student body is approximately 1% White, 61% Hispanic, 6% Black, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Visitacion Valley Middle public or private?
Visitacion Valley 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.