Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary vs Cobb (William L.) Elementary

Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary and Cobb (William L.) Elementary sit 2.0 miles apart in San Francisco and both earn strong marks on MySchoolScout, but Milk edges ahead with a 9.3/10 overall rating versus Cobb's 9.0/10. The gap widens in state context: Milk ranks #90 of 9,533 schools in California, placing it in the top 1% statewide, while Cobb ranks #241 of 9,533 — still an exceptional result, but 151 positions behind. For parents weighing schools of this quality, those rank positions reflect a meaningful real-world performance difference despite the close headline scores.

The academic score separates them more clearly. Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary scores 8.1/10 in academics versus Cobb (William L.) Elementary's 7.2/10 — a 0.9-point gap that represents a concrete difference in measured subject-matter proficiency. On growth, both schools are identical: a perfect 10.0/10, meaning students at each school are advancing faster than expected regardless of where they started. Parents who prioritize year-over-year learning gains will find no advantage at either school on that dimension.

Demographically, the two schools diverge most sharply on economic composition. Cobb (William L.) Elementary serves 66% of students on free or reduced lunch, more than double Milk's 31%. That gap signals Cobb draws from lower-income households and likely concentrates more English learners and students with additional support needs. Enrollment is similar — 154 at Milk versus 137 at Cobb — and both schools carry nearly identical student-teacher ratios of 19.2:1 and 19.6:1 respectively, so class size is not a differentiating factor.

Both schools serve grades KG–05, so neither offers an extended grade span. The key structural contrast is that Cobb's higher free/reduced-lunch rate, combined with its matching 10.0/10 growth score, suggests its teachers are driving strong learning gains within a higher-need population — a distinct achievement. Milk's higher academic proficiency score reflects a student body that enters with more academic preparation on average, which naturally supports higher tested outcomes.