Jewish Community High School of the Bay

1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: 415-345-9777
Fax: 415-345-1888
Website: www.jchsofthebay.org
Head of School
Rabbi Howard Ruben
Director of Admission
Katharina Stromeyer
Established: 2001
Grades: 9-12
JCHS
Enrollment
  • 170
    Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
  • 67
    Boys
  • 103
    Girls
  • 7
    Percent students of color
  • 6:1
    Student: teacher ratio
  • 17
    Average class size
  • 34
    Faculty
  • 71
    Percent faculty with advanced degrees
Admissions Process
  • January
    Application deadline (month)
  • $85
    Application fee
  • 84
    Number of 9th Grade applications
  • 50
    Average range of openings 9th Grade
  • 0-5
    Average range of openings 10th Grade
  • 0-5
    Average range of openings 11th Grade
  • 0-5
    Average range of openings 12th Grade
Costs
  • $36,900
    Tuition (2013-2014)
  • $450
    Other costs
  • February
    Financial aid deadline
  • $23,415
    Average grant
  • 77
    Percent students on financial aid
Academics
  • 3
    HL courses offered
  • 12
    Advanced placement cources offered
  • 92
    AP exams taken
  • 58
    Students taking AP exams
  • 78
    Percent scoring 3 or above
  • 1934
    Cumulative SAT score
  • 655
    Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
  • 623
    Mean SAT score Math
  • 656
    Mean score Writing
  • 93
    Percent students attending four year colleges/universities
  • 7
    Percent students attending two year colleges
Top five names of Colleges/ Universities attended by
7 or more students (2009-2013):
  • 15
    University of California, Santa Cruz
  • 10
    University of California, Berkeley
  • 9
    Brandeis University
  • 6
    University of California, Santa Barbara
  • 5
    Sonoma State University
Sports
  • 5
    Number of Varsity sports offered
  • 1
    Number of Junior Varsity sports
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We encourage our students to challenge themselves, to think creatively and to discover their values while striving for academic excellence. Whether expressing themselves through arts and athletics, academic achievement or community outreach projects, our students participate in a rigorous college preparatory program enriched by thought-provoking Jewish studies.

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