Urban School of San Francisco

1563 Paige Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: 415-593-9555
Fax: 415-626-1125
Head of School
Mark Salkind
Director of Admission
Bobby Ramos
Established: 1966
Grades: 9-12
Enrollment
  • 376
    Total student enrollment Grades 9-12
  • 172
    Boys
  • 204
    Girls
  • 32
    Percent students of color
  • 10:1
    Student: teacher ratio
  • 14
    Average class size
  • 51
    Faculty
  • 56
    Percent faculty with advanced degrees
  • 16
    Average years teaching
Admissions Process
  • January
    Application deadline (month)
  • $100
    Application fee
  • 550
    Number of 9th Grade applications
  • 95
    Average range of openings 9th Grade
  • 1-3
    Average range of openings 10th Grade
  • 1-3
    Average range of openings 11th Grade
  • none
    Average range of openings 12th Grade
Costs
  • $36,350
    Tuition (2013-2014)
  • $620
    Other costs
  • February
    Financial aid deadline
  • $22,769
    Average grant
  • 29
    Percent students on financial aid
Academics
  • 1998
    Cumulative SAT score
  • 670
    Mean SAT score Verbal Reasoning
  • 655
    Mean SAT score Math
  • 673
    Mean score Writing
  • 98
    Percent students attending four year colleges/universities
Top five names of Colleges/ Universities attended by
7 or more students (2009-2013):
  • 21
    New Your University
  • 19
    University of California, Santa Cruz
  • 15
    Occidental College
  • 11
    Stanford University
  • 11
    University of California, Los Angeles
Sports
  • 15
    Number of Varsity sports offered
  • 11
    Number of Junior Varsity sports
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Mission Statement: The Urban School of San Francisco seeks to ignite a passion for learning, inspiring its students to become self-motivated, enthusiastic participants in their education – both in high school and beyond.

Core Values:

Learning is an active, joyful process of discovery where students are challenged to ask essential questions, solve problems in disciplined and creative ways, and construct substantive understandings under the guidance of passionate and inspiring teachers.

Academic excellence is demonstrated by depth of conceptual understanding and achieved through rigorous engagement, comprehensive assessment and thoughtful self-evaluation.

We honor the uniqueness of each individual and embrace diverse backgrounds, values and points of view to build a strong, inclusive community and to prepare students for lives in a multicultural society.

Students best grow in personal responsibility and self-worth in a school characterized by trust, honesty and mutual respect among students and teachers.

We are committed to reflection, evaluation, evolution and innovation as means to improve teaching and learning.

Learning extends beyond the classroom to instill in students a sense of mission and p0urpose as citizens of the larger community and world.

As we prepare students for college, we celebrate the vitality of adolescence and the abundant possibilities for intellectual growth and personal achievement during these four years.

 

 

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