Mission Education Center

141 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

The **Mission Education Center (MEC)**, located in the Noe Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, serves as a specialized transitional school within the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). Its primary mission is to provide intensive English language acquisition support to newly arrived immigrant students in grades K–5. By offering a sheltered, supportive environment, the center aims to help students build a foundational command of English while honoring their native cultures and academic backgrounds before they transition into their neighborhood schools.

The program is highly structured and focuses on linguistic development, social-emotional learning, and cultural adjustment. Because the students arrive with varying levels of prior schooling and English proficiency, MEC utilizes a bilingual approach and small class sizes to ensure personalized attention. The ultimate goal of the center is to equip students with the academic language skills and confidence necessary to successfully integrate into general education classrooms across the district, ensuring they have an equitable opportunity to thrive within the American public school system.

141

Total Students

6.5

Full-Time Teachers

21.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

48.2%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Mission Education Center
Demographic	Student Count
White	5
Hispanic	124
Asian	8
Two or More	4

Hispanic
124 (87.9 %)
Asian
8 (5.7 %)
White
5 (3.5 %)
Two or More
4 (2.8 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	San Francisco Unified
Phone:	(415)695-5313
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	141
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	6.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	21.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	68
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 56

Grade 1 13

Grade 2 18

Grade 3 20

Grade 4 17

Grade 5 17

Grades Taught Data Table

Grades Taught and Student Counts for Mission Education Center
Grade	Student Count
Kindergarten	56
Grade 1	13
Grade 2	18
Grade 3	20
Grade 4	17
Grade 5	17

Gender Ratio

Student Gender Ratio Data Table

Student Gender Ratio for Mission Education Center
Gender	Student Count	Percentage
Female	71	50.4%
Male	70	49.6%

Nearby Elementary Schools (Within 10 Miles)