Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

555 Students

Elementary School K - 8th

School Overview

The facility located at 375 Seventh Street in San Francisco is officially known as the **Bessie Carmichael PreK-8 School**, specifically housing its **FEC (Filipino Education Center) campus**. This school is part of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and serves as a vital educational hub for the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood. The FEC campus is historically significant, as it traces its roots back to a community-led initiative in the 1970s to provide culturally responsive education and support services to the local Filipino community.

Today, the Bessie Carmichael/FEC campus operates as a dual-campus school (alongside its K-8 Garden campus) that emphasizes a diverse, inclusive learning environment. It is well-regarded for its strong sense of community, commitment to academic achievement, and integration of neighborhood history into its school culture. By serving students from preschool through middle school, the institution focuses on providing a stable, nurturing academic foundation while fostering social-emotional growth in one of San Francisco’s most rapidly changing urban districts.

555

Total Students

22.4

Full-Time Teachers

24.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

76.6%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC
Demographic	Student Count
White	50
Hispanic	144
Black	106
Asian	157
Two or More	87
American Indian	5
Pacific Islander	6

Asian
157 (28.3%)
Hispanic
144 (25.9%)
Black
106 (19.1%)
Two or More
87 (15.7%)
White
50 (9.0%)
Pacific Islander
6 (1.1%)
American Indian
5 (0.9%)

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)355-6916
Grade Range:	K - 8th
Total Students:	555
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	22.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	24.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	416
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	9

* 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 81

Grade 1 61

Grade 2 55

Grade 3 63

Grade 4 49

Grade 5 64

Grade 6 62

Grade 7 56

Grade 8 64

Grades Taught Data Table

Grades Taught and Student Counts for Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC
Grade	Student Count
Kindergarten	81
Grade 1	61
Grade 2	55
Grade 3	63
Grade 4	49
Grade 5	64
Grade 6	62
Grade 7	56
Grade 8	64

Gender Ratio

Student Gender Ratio Data Table

Student Gender Ratio for Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC
Gender	Student Count	Percentage
Female	260	46.8%
Male	295	53.2%

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