Dr. William L. Cobb Elementary School

More about this school

  • School Type

    Early Education, Elementary School (PreK, TK, K, 1-5)
  • Estimated Enrollment

    180
  • Principal

    • Jeri Dean
  • Hours

    Hours
    Mo - Tu: 8:40 am-2:55 pm
    We: 8:40 am-1:40 pm
    Th - Fr: 8:40 am-2:55 pm

    PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR OUR BELL SCHEDULE

    Each Wednesday our students are released early so that teachers and staff can participate in regular Professional Development and Planning. 

    PLEASE NOTE - OUR EARLY RELEASE DAY (WEDNESDAY) IS NEW - WE ARE NO LONGER HAVING EARLY RELEASE ON THURSDAY.

    ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN END-OF-DAY TIME - 2:55 PM INSTEAD OF 2:40 PM.

  • School Tour

    School Tours for 2023-2024 will be scheduled in the Fall of 2022

    TK - K Tours

    None scheduled for Summer 2022

    PreK Tours

    None scheduled for Summer 2022

    Sign up for a school tour at sfusd.edu/tours.

  • Uniforms Policy

    Navy blue pants, skirt, shorts, or plaid jumper; white or navy blue shirt or blouse. Uniforms are not required, but are encouraged.
  • This School Feeds Into

  • Neighborhood

    Lower Pacific Heights, Western Addition
  • School Meals

    After School Supper

    View menus at sfusd.edu/menus.

  • School Code

    525
Overview
  • Nestled in the heart of San Francisco's Lower Pacific Heights for nearly 100 years, Dr. William L. Cobb Elementary School is a small, inclusive, and multi-generational community that fosters the inherent potential within each child. Named after the first African-American principal in the San Francisco School District, Dr. William L. Cobb School provides a strong academic program for its students that focuses on the rigor and joy of learning.

    We offer many significant advantages for students and families, including small class sizes that assure not a single child falls through the cracks, ample amounts of technology for students, a stunning and renovated school building with easy access to public transportation, and a large playground and school garden. Our dedicated teachers, support staff and volunteers have a shared vision and put our students first. Students feel they belong at Cobb, and their intellectual, social, and emotional development shows it.

    The mission of Cobb Elementary is to provide a nurturing environment that inspires each student to thrive academically, emotionally, socially, intellectually, and creatively so that each student can be empowered to achieve his or her highest potential. As we deepen our focus on equity, we achieve this mission by getting to know each child individually, building relational trust between the student and our school, creating a positive school climate, providing culturally relevant and cutting-edge teaching and learning, collaborating strategically with community organizations, and meaningfully engaging with families as partners. We value the connection between school and home as the most important part of our school culture.

    Our students have extensive opportunities to be engaged in the arts and celebrate their individuality through song, dance, drama, instrumental music, and visual art. The staff and overall Cobb community strive to provide a safe and caring learning environment that promotes culturally sensitive pedagogy and critical-thinking skills through school-wide curriculum projects, full implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Response to Intervention (RtI), Restorative Practices, and a strong and free after school YMCA/ExCel program.

    To support our students, we have strong partnerships with a number of art, sports, and volunteer organizations, as well as several local high schools. We welcome you to be a part of our tradition of learning, dating back to the 1920s in the Western Addition and Pacific Heights community.

    What do Cobb Tigers do? We ROAR with excellence!

Programs
  • Before School Programs

    Our Beacon partners support both before and after school care (7:30 AM).
  • After School Programs

    Afterschool programming provided by the Beacon / Buchanan YMCA from end of school day to 6 p.m. every day. The Beacon offers a balance of academic support and enrichment activities for approximately 60 students each day.
  • Special Education Programs

    • PreK Special Day Class
    • Resource Specialist Program Services
    Cobb Elementary School serves students with IEPs from PreK - 5th grade. Our PreK program has a combined general education and inclusion classroom, served by two credentialed teachers and 2 paraprofessionals. The PreK also provides a Special Day Class for a small group of students in an enriching and engaging academic environment.
    Cobb's TK-5 special education students spend the majority of their school day in the general education setting, with individualized supports provided according to a student's IEP.
    Cobb also provides Speech and Language, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy to students with IEPs as appropriate.
  • School Day Academic Enrichment

    • Computer carts
    • English literacy interventionist
    • Other
    • Outdoor education program
    • Project-based learning
    • Tutoring in school
  • Arts Enrichment

    • Arts residency
    • Computers
    • Drama
    • Instrumental music
    • Music program
    • Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)
    Students at Cobb are exposed to a variety of visual and performing arts, including drawing, painting, dancing, music, and drama. Students enjoy Playworks to promote fun and safe play during recess.
  • Student Support Programs

    • Family liaison
    • Instructional coach
    • Mentoring
    • On-site nurse
    • Social worker
    • Speech pathologist
    • Student adviser
    • Therapist
School Data

Application Data

General education entry grade seats per application: 30%
  • School Accountability Report Card (SARC)

    School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) are required by state law and are intended to provide families with important information.

  • School Accountability Highlights

    Published annually by SFUSD to provide access to key data points and three-year trends related to student achievement and school culture-climate. The highlights are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Filipino, and Vietnamese.

  • Social-Emotional and Culture Climate Report

    SFUSD annually surveys families and school staff on a range of school climate indicators that have been found to predict positive student academic achievement. The social-emotional learning of students in grades 4-12 is also assessed.

  • School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)

    School communities gather twice a year to review data and previous actions in order to intentionally plan for the coming months. The School Plan for Student Achievement is the template on which this review and stakeholder engagement process is codified.

Contact Info
  • Address

    2725 California Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115
  • Phone Number

    415-749-3505
  • Fax Number

    415-749-3436
  • Email

    sch525@sfusd.edu

Location

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Dr. William L. Cobb Elementary School
Grades
PreK, TK, K, 1-5
2725 California Street, San Francisco, 94115
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Hours
Mo - Tu: 8:40 am-2:55 pm
We: 8:40 am-1:40 pm
Th - Fr: 8:40 am-2:55 pm