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Best Middle Schools
in San Francisco Unified

This page covers 13 middle schools in San Francisco Unified. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Middle Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle
Grades 06–08257 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($27,106/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,106
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Roosevelt Middle
Grades 06–08666 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($27,106/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
20.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,106
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Lick (James) Middle
Grades 06–08485 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($27,106/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,106
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Marina Middle
Grades 06–08676 students
Ranked for: high-opportunity neighborhood (76/100) · above-average investment ($27,106/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
23.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
76/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,106
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Visitacion Valley Middle
Grades 06–08326 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($27,106/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,106
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
6
rank
Francisco Middle
Grades 06–08535 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($27,106/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
17.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,106
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
7
rank
Presidio Middle
Grades 06–08978 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($27,106/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
24.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,106
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
8
rank
Aptos Middle
Grades 06–08848 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($27,106/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
22.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,106
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Everett Middle
Grades 06–08504 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($27,106/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
20.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,106
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Hoover (Herbert) Middle
Grades 06–08938 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($27,106/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
23.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
57/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$27,106
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3 more middle schools in San Francisco Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Middle Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the middle school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
35%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Reflects long-run economic outcomes for children raised in this area.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes. Particularly important during the middle years when academic and social needs are at their most complex.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
15%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Reflects the economic profile of the community the school serves.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
13
Middle Schools
106
Total Schools
66
#1 Score
56
Avg Score
Top Ranked Middle School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.