Is Visitacion Valley Elementary a good school?

Visitacion Valley Elementary ranks 3358 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Visitacion Valley Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 254 students attended Visitacion Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Visitacion Valley Elementary?

Students at Visitacion Valley Elementary are 49% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Visitacion Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Visitacion Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Visitacion Valley Middle High : Academy (The)- SF @McAteer High : Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School High : Balboa High High : Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High High : Galileo High High : Jordan (June) School for Equity High : Lincoln (Abraham) High High : Lowell High High : Marshall (Thurgood) High High : Mission High High : O'Connell (John) High High : S.F. International High High : Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High High : Washington (George) High

Visitacion Valley Elementary

Summary:

Visitacion Valley Elementary is a public elementary school serving 254 students in grades K-5 in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low academic performance, and struggles to support certain student subgroups.

Visitacion Valley Elementary has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 18.4% in 2017-2018 to 43.8% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the San Francisco Unified School District average of 19.7% in 2020-2021. The school also consistently underperforms the district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, only 37.61% of Visitacion Valley students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.73% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Math, the school's proficiency rate was 29.91%, while the district and state were at 45.59% and 35.54%, respectively. Visitacion Valley Elementary struggles to support certain student subgroups, with Asian students ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools, and Hispanic students and English Language Learners also performing poorly compared to their peers statewide.

Visitacion Valley Elementary's performance lags behind most of the nearby schools in the San Francisco Unified School District, including San Francisco Community Alternative, Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary, and Monroe Elementary. These schools generally have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and serve a less economically disadvantaged student population. Visitacion Valley Elementary's performance has also declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1,858 out of 5,611 California elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 3,358 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024.

Detail:

Public K-5

55 Schwerin St.
San Francisco, CA 94134-2742

(415) 469-4796

District: San Francisco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3358^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,103

Students who attend Visitacion Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Visitacion Valley Middle
High:	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
	Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
	Balboa High
	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
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	Galileo High
	Jordan (June) School for Equity
	Lincoln (Abraham) High
	Lowell High
	Marshall (Thurgood) High
	Mission High
	O'Connell (John) High
	S.F. International High
	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
	Washington (George) High

Student/teacher ratio: 16.5

Number of students: 254

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

48.8%

Hispanic:

25.2%

African American:

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Visitacion Valley Elementary ranks worse than 57.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 48^th among 71 ranked elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.06. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (48.8%), Hispanic (25.2%), African American (9.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Visitacion Valley Elementary is 16.5, which is the 5^th best among 71 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Visitacion Valley Elementary employs 15.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Visitacion Valley Elementary is $6,103, which is the highest among 72 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Visitacion Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Visitacion Valley Elementary 3358^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Visitacion Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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San Francisco Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Francisco Unified 651^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Visitacion Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Visitacion Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	39.82	2646^th	4809	45.0%
2005	48.50	2270^th	4822	52.9%
2006	51.48	2119^th	4818	56.0%
2007	61.42	1747^th	5113	65.8%
2008	69.12	1444^th	5113	71.8%
2009	57.27	2059^th	5193	60.4%
2010	52.46	2423^rd	5314	54.4%
2011	37.79	3399^th	5377	36.8%
2012	27.74	4109^th	5390	23.8%
2013	38.70	3407^th	5530	38.4%
2015	61.95	1858^th	5611	66.9%
2016	57.38	2112^th	5614	62.4%
2017	59.49	2034^th	5692	64.3%
2018	44.42	2864^th	5662	49.4%
2019	38.98	3246^th	5789	43.9%
2022	44.24	2839^th	5883	51.7%
2023	52.22	2423^rd	5874	58.8%
2024	37.06	3358^th	5862	42.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Visitacion Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.38	461^st	3246	85.8%
2019	74.76	419^th	3275	87.2%
2022	64.30	626^th	3311	81.1%
2023	77.95	297^th	3250	90.9%
2024	48.61	1264^th	3160	60.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Visitacion Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.85	1525^th	5084	70.0%
2019	56.60	1972^nd	5173	61.9%
2022	53.60	2057^th	5264	60.9%
2023	70.19	1225^th	5374	77.2%
2024	47.29	2579^th	5511	53.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Visitacion Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.07	2545^th	5413	53.0%
2019	48.90	2556^th	5492	53.5%
2022	44.55	2726^th	5635	51.6%
2023	52.96	2252^nd	5617	59.9%
2024	42.14	2913^th	5605	48.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Visitacion Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.11	3105^th	5431	42.8%
2019	30.46	3763^rd	5510	31.7%
2022	43.82	2784^th	5663	50.8%
2023	49.49	2478^th	5650	56.1%
2024	31.73	3674^th	5636	34.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Visitacion Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.72	869^th	1071	18.9%
2019	22.99	957^th	1149	16.7%
2022	29.85	896^th	1154	22.4%
2023	29.29	928^th	1190	22.0%
2024	13.31	1056^th	1203	12.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Visitacion Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	30.68	3646^th	5084	28.3%
2024	38.82	3053^rd	5102	40.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Visitacion Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	15	118	246	61	2	n/a	n/a	0	442
1989	16	145	260	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1990	10	129	280	53	3	n/a	n/a	0	475
1991	12	101	282	64	2	n/a	n/a	0	461
1992	13	90	273	58	2	n/a	n/a	0	436
1993	14	101	263	51	3	n/a	n/a	0	432
1994	8	89	281	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	428
1995	10	77	293	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1996	10	77	293	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1997	4	80	309	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	436
1998	2	82	313	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	453
1999	2	87	318	59	2	n/a	n/a	0	468
2000	3	75	317	61	2	n/a	n/a	0	458
2001	3	78	298	60	3	n/a	n/a	3	445
2002	3	73	301	62	1	n/a	n/a	9	449
2003	3	73	301	62	1	n/a	n/a	9	449
2004	2	66	306	39	1	n/a	n/a	9	423
2005	2	60	295	38	1	n/a	n/a	14	410
2006	3	55	288	38	1	n/a	n/a	14	399
2007	4	52	273	40	0	n/a	n/a	17	386
2008	3	58	255	47	2	n/a	n/a	0	365
2009	3	56	235	49	0	16	14	0	373
2010	1	61	246	58	0	15	19	0	400
2011	2	56	264	64	1	17	30	0	434
2012	2	67	274	72	2	14	27	0	458
2013	1	52	247	69	1	14	85	0	469
2014	1	59	283	63	3	18	26	0	453
2015	2	57	277	64	2	19	22	0	443
2016	2	60	246	54	2	30	26	0	420
2017	2	53	213	60	1	29	34	0	392
2018	0	46	186	57	1	27	43	0	360
2019	4	39	162	65	1	27	40	0	338
2020	3	40	147	60	0	26	37	0	313
2021	4	39	145	61	0	21	43	0	313
2022	1	38	140	69	0	20	29	0	297
2023	1	25	124	64	0	17	23	0	254

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Visitacion Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	442	16.0	27.6	n/a
1989	480	16.6	28.9	n/a
1990	475	18.8	25.2	n/a
1991	461	17.6	26.1	n/a
1992	436	17.9	24.3	85.6
1993	432	18.0	24.0	88
1994	428	16.0	26.8	94.2
1995	416	17.0	24.5	95
1996	416	17.0	24.5	95
1997	436	22.0	19.8	91.1
1998	453	22.1	20.5	90.7
1999	468	20.6	22.7	91.2
2000	458	20.0	22.9	77.9
2001	445	21.2	21.0	76.2
2002	449	20.0	22.5	90.7
2003	449	20.0	22.5	90.7
2004	423	20.4	20.7	92.8
2005	410	21.5	19.1	89.9
2006	399	18.5	21.6	0
2007	386	18.5	20.9	88.9
2008	365	19.0	19.2	89.6
2009	373	18.5	19.1	84.7
2010	400	20.0	20.0	82.5
2011	434	n/a	n/a	83.2
2012	458	20.0	22.9	85.2
2013	469	20.0	23.4	85.7
2014	453	19.0	23.8	87.9
2015	443	17.0	26.0	88.3
2016	420	18.0	23.3	86.4
2017	392	14.5	27.0	80.1
2018	360	16.0	22.5	83.9
2019	338	11.0	30.7	82
2020	313	n/a	n/a	84.3
2021	313	16.8	18.5	71.6
2022	297	17.3	17.0	69.7
2023	254	15.3	16.5	81.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Visitacion Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	442	16.0	27.6	n/a
1989	480	16.6	28.9	n/a
1990	475	18.8	25.2	n/a
1991	461	17.6	26.1	n/a
1992	436	17.9	24.3	85.6
1993	432	18.0	24.0	88
1994	428	16.0	26.8	94.2
1995	416	17.0	24.5	95
1996	416	17.0	24.5	95
1997	436	22.0	19.8	91.1
1998	453	22.1	20.5	90.7
1999	468	20.6	22.7	91.2
2000	458	20.0	22.9	77.9
2001	445	21.2	21.0	76.2
2002	449	20.0	22.5	90.7
2003	449	20.0	22.5	90.7
2004	423	20.4	20.7	92.8
2005	410	21.5	19.1	89.9
2006	399	18.5	21.6	0
2007	386	18.5	20.9	88.9
2008	365	19.0	19.2	89.6
2009	373	18.5	19.1	84.7
2010	400	20.0	20.0	82.5
2011	434	n/a	n/a	83.2
2012	458	20.0	22.9	85.2
2013	469	20.0	23.4	85.7
2014	453	19.0	23.8	87.9
2015	443	17.0	26.0	88.3
2016	420	18.0	23.3	86.4
2017	392	14.5	27.0	80.1
2018	360	16.0	22.5	83.9
2019	338	11.0	30.7	82
2020	313	n/a	n/a	84.3
2021	313	16.8	18.5	71.6
2022	297	17.3	17.0	69.7
2023	254	15.3	16.5	81.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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