Is Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC a good school?

Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC ranks in the bottom 1.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC?

In the 2023-24 school year, 557 students attended Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC.

What is the racial makeup of Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC?

Students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC are 29% Asian, 29% Hispanic, 17% African American, 15% Two or more races, 8% White.

Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Summary:

Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC is an elementary school located in San Francisco, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 544 students. The school is part of the San Francisco Unified School District, which is ranked 651 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 14.6% of Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.73% for the San Francisco Unified School District and 47.04% for the state of California. Similarly, in Mathematics, only 7.01% of Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC students were proficient or better, compared to 45.59% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also struggles to support its diverse student population, with low rankings for subgroups such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs.

The performance of Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC stands in stark contrast to several nearby schools, such as Webster (Daniel) Elementary and Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 20% of California elementary schools and have significantly higher proficiency rates. Additionally, Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 24.4% in 2017-2018 to 59.2% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

Detail:

Public K-8

375 Seventh St.
San Francisco, CA 94103-4020

(415) 355-6916

District: San Francisco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5748^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,103

Student/teacher ratio: 21.0

Number of students: 557

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

29.1%

Hispanic:

28.7%

African American:

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC ranks worse than 98.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 64^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 8.35. (See more...)

Compare Details Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC ranks worse than 93.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.73. (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 Student population at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (29.1%), Hispanic (28.7%), African American (17.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC is 21, which is the 28^th best among 71 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC employs 26.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC is $6,103, which is the highest among 72 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC:

SchoolDigger ranks Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC 5748^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC 2593^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC in the ranking list.)

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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 Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	27.83	3378^th	4809	29.8%
2005	20.72	3916^th	4822	18.8%
2006	23.10	3792^nd	4818	21.3%
2007	37.44	3079^th	5113	39.8%
2008	27.85	3766^th	5113	26.3%
2009	27.10	3907^th	5193	24.8%
2010	30.45	3812^th	5314	28.3%
2011	34.72	3639^th	5377	32.3%
2012	39.38	3304^th	5390	38.7%
2013	27.73	4220^th	5530	23.7%
2015	36.69	3219^th	5611	42.6%
2016	35.92	3339^th	5614	40.5%
2017	34.52	3475^th	5692	38.9%
2018	20.31	4651^st	5662	17.9%
2019	16.54	5112^th	5789	11.7%
2022	12.86	5544^th	5883	5.8%
2023	12.02	5577^th	5874	5.1%
2024	8.35	5748^th	5862	1.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	2.89	653^rd	669	2.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.77	1215^th	3246	62.6%
2019	40.30	1764^th	3275	46.1%
2022	22.59	3079^th	3311	7.0%
2023	30.44	2497^th	3250	23.2%
2024	23.47	2927^th	3160	7.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.86	2242^nd	2420	7.4%
2024	14.50	2626^th	2634	0.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.54	4445^th	5084	12.6%
2019	25.51	4192^nd	5173	19.0%
2022	17.44	4808^th	5264	8.7%
2023	13.59	5137^th	5374	4.4%
2024	9.45	5418^th	5511	1.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	50.27	147^th	356	58.7%
2023	79.31	35^th	336	89.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.20	4067^th	5413	24.9%
2019	17.52	4830^th	5492	12.1%
2022	17.06	4990^th	5635	11.4%
2023	19.97	4703^rd	5617	16.3%
2024	12.64	5310^th	5605	5.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.19	4812^th	5431	11.4%
2019	16.98	4898^th	5510	11.1%
2022	11.61	5472^nd	5663	3.4%
2023	9.31	5555^th	5650	1.7%
2024	6.84	5599^th	5636	0.7%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	24.12	559^th	663	15.7%
2024	21.11	526^th	593	11.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.23	4687^th	4830	3.0%
2019	12.97	4751^st	4963	4.3%
2022	12.82	4916^th	5084	3.3%
2023	8.53	5056^th	5098	0.8%
2024	5.04	5098^th	5102	0.1%

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

Rank History for Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

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Rank History for all middle school students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	37.90	1170^th	1999	41.5%
2008	35.19	1291^st	2005	35.6%
2009	34.39	1343^rd	2063	34.9%
2010	21.60	1803^rd	2179	17.3%
2011	15.42	1984^th	2236	11.3%
2012	36.67	1461^st	2259	35.3%
2013	37.53	1502^nd	2379	36.9%
2015	37.69	1398^th	2477	43.6%
2016	21.73	1956^th	2497	21.7%
2017	41.34	1354^th	2508	46.0%
2018	36.11	1490^th	2480	39.9%
2019	34.18	1644^th	2715	39.4%
2022	12.64	2546^th	2740	7.1%
2023	14.44	2536^th	2802	9.5%
2024	11.73	2593^rd	2777	6.6%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.08	270^th	1364	80.2%
2019	43.85	570^th	1442	60.5%
2022	31.25	1188^th	1540	22.9%
2023	31.75	1138^th	1529	25.6%
2024	31.68	1138^th	1477	23.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.30	1377^th	2230	38.3%
2019	36.45	1447^th	2369	38.9%
2022	18.33	2164^th	2458	12.0%
2023	17.69	2273^rd	2549	10.8%
2024	15.12	2346^th	2575	8.9%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	49.13	145^th	336	56.8%
2023	68.58	64^th	321	80.1%
2024	65.06	84^th	394	78.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.56	1410^th	2262	37.7%
2019	33.61	1491^st	2380	37.4%
2022	11.14	2391^st	2509	4.7%
2023	18.16	2164^th	2547	15.0%
2024	15.14	2282^nd	2546	10.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.32	1360^th	2273	40.2%
2019	33.69	1500^th	2407	37.7%
2022	15.38	2274^th	2527	10.0%
2023	13.11	2376^th	2558	7.1%
2024	10.75	2445^th	2547	4.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.50	1518^th	2072	26.7%
2019	17.15	1973^rd	2213	10.8%
2022	14.69	2192^nd	2359	7.1%
2023	18.87	2072^nd	2391	13.3%
2024	16.47	2128^th	2383	10.7%

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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 Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	16	21	261	107	3	n/a	n/a	0	408
1989	16	28	262	86	5	n/a	n/a	0	397
1990	21	17	244	76	3	n/a	n/a	0	361
1991	28	15	223	76	1	n/a	n/a	0	343
1992	22	33	232	95	2	n/a	n/a	0	384
1993	21	22	244	106	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
1994	21	27	236	106	2	n/a	n/a	0	392
1995	13	23	235	90	3	n/a	n/a	0	364
1996	13	23	235	90	3	n/a	n/a	0	364
1997	12	23	246	94	5	n/a	n/a	0	380
1998	17	12	251	103	4	n/a	n/a	0	387
1999	16	15	261	104	3	n/a	n/a	0	399
2000	18	26	225	123	1	n/a	n/a	0	393
2001	15	16	197	118	2	n/a	n/a	4	352
2002	17	14	262	90	2	n/a	n/a	8	393
2003	17	14	262	90	2	n/a	n/a	8	393
2004	11	21	260	75	2	n/a	n/a	5	374
2005	7	27	252	86	2	n/a	n/a	9	383
2006	8	26	293	103	4	n/a	n/a	8	442
2007	6	33	309	113	6	n/a	n/a	32	499
2008	20	49	354	135	4	n/a	n/a	0	562
2009	26	58	342	130	6	4	17	0	583
2010	21	56	368	158	4	3	43	0	653
2011	24	55	369	181	5	1	44	0	679
2012	26	53	364	184	4	3	38	0	672
2013	21	50	296	172	4	14	91	0	648
2014	28	73	301	173	5	9	55	0	644
2015	33	75	281	174	4	6	63	0	636
2016	27	81	276	165	5	5	53	0	612
2017	33	88	266	159	3	2	63	0	614
2018	39	89	256	149	4	4	81	0	622
2019	47	78	246	166	4	4	80	0	625
2020	59	89	234	157	3	4	80	0	626
2021	64	86	214	161	3	5	76	0	609
2022	52	87	199	160	3	6	68	0	575
2023	56	83	173	141	4	5	82	0	544
2024	47	96	162	160	4	5	83	0	557

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	408	13.4	30.4	n/a
1989	397	15.0	26.4	n/a
1990	361	15.5	23.2	n/a
1991	343	15.0	22.8	n/a
1992	384	15.2	25.2	75.3
1993	393	14.0	28.1	77.1
1994	392	13.0	30.2	78.6
1995	364	14.0	26.0	90.1
1996	364	14.0	26.0	90.1
1997	380	19.0	20.0	80
1998	387	20.5	18.9	88.1
1999	399	20.0	20.0	85.5
2000	393	20.0	19.7	67.9
2001	352	20.0	17.6	98.6
2002	393	21.0	18.7	76.1
2003	393	21.0	18.7	76.1
2004	374	19.6	19.1	81.3
2005	383	19.5	19.6	59.6
2006	442	21.1	20.9	0
2007	499	21.6	23.1	83.1
2008	562	31.5	17.8	76.5
2009	583	30.1	18.2	74.3
2010	653	30.0	21.7	72.6
2011	679	n/a	n/a	76.6
2012	672	30.2	22.2	75.7
2013	648	31.0	20.9	79
2014	644	27.8	23.1	84.9
2015	636	28.0	22.7	84.9
2016	612	32.0	19.1	81.2
2017	614	28.3	21.6	76.2
2018	622	28.0	22.2	76.4
2019	625	21.0	29.7	76.8
2020	626	n/a	n/a	73.3
2021	609	29.1	20.9	68.3
2022	575	30.3	18.9	67.1
2023	544	25.5	21.2	67.6
2024	557	26.4	21.0	68.8

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 Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	408	13.4	30.4	n/a
1989	397	15.0	26.4	n/a
1990	361	15.5	23.2	n/a
1991	343	15.0	22.8	n/a
1992	384	15.2	25.2	75.3
1993	393	14.0	28.1	77.1
1994	392	13.0	30.2	78.6
1995	364	14.0	26.0	90.1
1996	364	14.0	26.0	90.1
1997	380	19.0	20.0	80
1998	387	20.5	18.9	88.1
1999	399	20.0	20.0	85.5
2000	393	20.0	19.7	67.9
2001	352	20.0	17.6	98.6
2002	393	21.0	18.7	76.1
2003	393	21.0	18.7	76.1
2004	374	19.6	19.1	81.3
2005	383	19.5	19.6	59.6
2006	442	21.1	20.9	0
2007	499	21.6	23.1	83.1
2008	562	31.5	17.8	76.5
2009	583	30.1	18.2	74.3
2010	653	30.0	21.7	72.6
2011	679	n/a	n/a	76.6
2012	672	30.2	22.2	75.7
2013	648	31.0	20.9	79
2014	644	27.8	23.1	84.9
2015	636	28.0	22.7	84.9
2016	612	32.0	19.1	81.2
2017	614	28.3	21.6	76.2
2018	622	28.0	22.2	76.4
2019	625	21.0	29.7	76.8
2020	626	n/a	n/a	73.3
2021	609	29.1	20.9	68.3
2022	575	30.3	18.9	67.1
2023	544	25.5	21.2	67.6
2024	557	26.4	21.0	68.8

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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