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Parkway Heights Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

650 Sunset Ave., South San Francisco, CA 94080 · (650) 877-8788 · Part of South San Francisco Unified School District

South San Francisco’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of California school districts

Directions
Students
573
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Parkway Heights Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Next stop for South San Francisco kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where South San Francisco kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Parkway Heights MiddleYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

650 Sunset Ave., South San Francisco

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6194
Grade 7174
Grade 8205
Enrollment over time
557’20
568’21
612’22
587’23
573’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 80%Asian 12%Two or more races 2%White 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Parkway Heights Middle from South San Francisco families.

Other schools in South San Francisco Unified School District

The district →
Buri Buri Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South San Francisco
A−
584 students22:1
Monte Verde Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · San Bruno
A
517 students24:1
Spruce Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South San Francisco
C−
384 students23:1
Martin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South San Francisco
D
370 students22:1
Skyline Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Daly City
A−
366 students23:1
Ponderosa Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South San Francisco
B+
359 students22:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; South San Francisco’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.