- 1150 Francisco St.
- San Francisco, CA 94109
- (415) 749-3430
Magnet | Grades 9-12 | San Francisco Unified
About Galileo High School
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Galileo High School is located in San Francisco, CA and is one of 23 high schools in San Francisco Unified. It is a magnet school that serves 2236 students in grades 9-12.
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.
Galileo High School did not make AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Galileo High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Galileo High School had an API growth score of 757 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Galileo High School's 2009 base score was 742 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Galileo High School had 22 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Galileo High School's students and teachers.
Galileo High School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Asian
69 %
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Hispanic
11 %
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Black
7 %
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Filipino
5 %
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White
5 %
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Multiple or No Response
1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 55%
- Female 45%
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