Skip Navigation

KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory

School code number: 661
Grade level: Charter School
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

1195 Hudson Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94124
Neighborhood: Bayview
Phone: 415-643-6951
Fax: 415-826-9182
Website: www.kippbayarea.org/schools/sfcollegeprep
Principal: Caroline Gifford

Discover This School

Vision

At KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory, we believe that education is the key that will allow all of our students to realize their fullest potential. Through a rigorous academic program, we will prepare students for success in college and beyond, as well as empower our students to be informed citizens who participate actively in their local and global communities.

Mission

The mission of KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory is to prepare all students with the academic skills, knowledge, and strength of character to succeed in college and in the competitive world beyond. Through a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum that emphasizes critical thinking, analytical writing, and public speaking, students will be empowered to take ownership of their own education and achieve success not only as students, but also as active citizens engaged in their communities.

Description

KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory is a free, open-enrollment, public charter school open to all students in San Francisco. The new high school opened in the Fall of 2013 with 130 ninth grade students. Each year, the school will add a grade level until it becomes a ninth-through-twelfth grade high school in 2016. In 2017, members of the founding class will graduate and enroll in college.

School Tours

School tours are offered on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 AM. Tours are by appointment only and last about one hour in length. For reservations, please call (415) 643-6951.

Uniforms

Uniform

Afterschool programs

4:00 to 6:00 PM: sports practices, clubs, student government, homework center

Special Education Programs

Resource specialist program

Student Support Programs

After-school tutorials

Athletics

Baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, volleyball

Arts and Enrichment

Concert Band, Choir, Guitar Class, Art Class

Pathways/Academies

Advanced placement

College Counseling/Support Programs

College readiness seminar for 9^th graders

We Are SFUSD

Too often our students are told in schools to just comply. Project-based learning flips that by teaching kids how to think for themselves, how to problem solve for themselves, how to own their learning and take it in new directions. I want students to think of school as a place where learning doesn't happen unless they are there asking tough questions of themselves and their context, a place where they can own the process and the outcomes. When these things are happening, change begins to move from possible to probable.

—Nolberto Camarena, Instructional Coach, SFUSD

555 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 | Tel: 415-241-6000 | Hours of Operation: Open M-F, individual office hours vary | More Contact Info >

Non-Discrimination Policy

San Francisco Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This policy extends to San Francisco County Office of Education, including community school programs and activities.

If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, you should immediately contact the school site principal and/or Director of the Office of Equity (CCR Title 5 and Title IX Officer), Keasara (Kiki) Williams, at 415-355-7334 or equity@sfusd.edu. A copy of SFUSD’s uniform complaint policy and SFUSD’s non-discrimination policy are available upon request.