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About this school
Visitacion Valley Middle School is
an urban public school
in San Francisco, California that is part of San Francisco Unified School District.
It serves 311 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
Its teachers have had 98 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
84%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Feb 20, 2026
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Visitacion Valley Middle School
$80,393
raised using DonorsChoose
98
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
455
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
8
projects for
technology
20
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Visitacion Valley Middle School has received support from
335 individuals from California and
120 individuals out-of-state.
