- 555 Portola Dr.
- San Francisco, CA 94131
- (415) 695-5700
Magnet | Grades 9-12 | San Francisco Unified School District
About School Of The Arts
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School Of The Arts is located in San Francisco, CA and is one of 23 high schools in San Francisco Unified School District. It is a magnet school that serves 884 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.
School Of The Arts 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 School Of The Arts'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.
School Of The Arts had an API growth score of 781 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. School Of The Arts's 2009 base score was 747 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, School Of The Arts had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about School Of The Arts's students and teachers.
School Of The Arts Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
34 %
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Asian
23 %
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Hispanic
19 %
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Black
12 %
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Multiple or No Response
5 %
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Filipino
4 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
2 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 58%
- Male 42%
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