Middle schools in San Francisco County
35 middle schools in San Francisco County, serving roughly 16,624 students. SweetSpot ranks each one on your family's priorities.
Top schools
- 7.5
Lawton Alternative
San Francisco Unified · K-8
- 7.1
Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary
San Francisco Unified · K-8
- 7.0
Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary
San Francisco Unified · K-8
- 6.8
Giannini (A.P.) Middle
San Francisco Unified · 6-8
- 6.6
The New School of San Francisco
SBE - The New School of San Francisco · K-8 · Charter
- 6.4
Roosevelt Middle
San Francisco Unified · 6-8
- 6.1
Rooftop Elementary
San Francisco Unified · K-8
- 5.8
Aptos Middle
San Francisco Unified · 6-8
- 5.7
Marina Middle
San Francisco Unified · 6-8
- 5.7
Presidio Middle
San Francisco Unified · 6-8
- 5.6
Hoover (Herbert) Middle
San Francisco Unified · 6-8
- 5.3
S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Ctr
San Francisco County Office of Education · 6-12 · Juvenile court school
- 5.1
San Francisco Community Alternative
San Francisco Unified · K-8
- 4.9
Creative Arts Charter
San Francisco Unified · K-8 · Charter
- 4.9
Mission Preparatory
San Francisco Unified · K-8 · Charter
- 4.6
Francisco Middle
San Francisco Unified · 6-8
- 4.5
Arise Educational Center
San Francisco Unified · K-12 · Specialized
- 4.3
Thomas Edison Charter Academy
San Francisco Unified · K-8 · Charter
- 4.3
Gateway Middle
San Francisco Unified · 6-8 · Charter
- 4.2
Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle
San Francisco Unified · 6-8
- 4.2
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8
San Francisco Unified · K-8
- 4.0
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
San Francisco Unified · 6-8
- 3.7
Denman (James) Middle
San Francisco Unified · 6-8
- 3.5
Visitacion Valley Middle
San Francisco Unified · 6-8
- 3.5
KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy
San Francisco Unified · 5-8 · Charter
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Common questions
How many middle schools are in San Francisco County?
35 middle schools in San Francisco County, serving 16,624 students.
What counts as a "middle" school?
Any school whose grade span includes grades 6–8. K-8 schools appear under both elementary and middle.
How is the ranking computed?
By default, schools are ranked by SweetSpot's neutral baseline score — the mean of their academics, attendance, suspension rate, and teacher metrics. Tune your priorities to see a ranking calibrated to your family.
How does SweetSpot score schools?
SweetSpot scores every California public school on a 0–10 scale across academics, school size, teacher pay, suspension rates, attendance, graduation, and demographics — based on actual data, not peer-relative ranking.
Is this data accurate?
Yes — SweetSpot pulls directly from the California Department of Education's annual SARC (School Accountability Report Card) release. Last refreshed when the CDE publishes new data.
All schools in Middle schools, San Francisco County
- Lawton Alternative · K-8
- Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary · K-8
- Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary · K-8
- Giannini (A.P.) Middle · 6-8
- The New School of San Francisco · K-8
- Roosevelt Middle · 6-8
- Rooftop Elementary · K-8
- Aptos Middle · 6-8
- Marina Middle · 6-8
- Presidio Middle · 6-8
- Hoover (Herbert) Middle · 6-8
- S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Ctr · 6-12
- San Francisco Community Alternative · K-8
- Creative Arts Charter · K-8
- Mission Preparatory · K-8
- Francisco Middle · 6-8
- Arise Educational Center · K-12
- Thomas Edison Charter Academy · K-8
- Gateway Middle · 6-8
- Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle · 6-8
- Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 · K-8
- King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle · 6-8
- Denman (James) Middle · 6-8
- Visitacion Valley Middle · 6-8
- KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy · 5-8
- S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop) · 6-12
- S.F. County Special Education · K-12
- S.F. International High · 8-12
- S.F. County Civic Center Secondary · 6-12
- Lick (James) Middle · 6-8
- Revere (Paul) Elementary · K-8
- Marshall (Thurgood) High · 8-12
- Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC · K-8
- Everett Middle · 6-8
- KIPP Bayview Academy · 5-8