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Eucalyptus Drive • San Francisco, CA 94132 Tel:•
(415) 759-2730 •FAX # (415)759-2742 , Email: sch697@muse.sfusd.edu, Website:
www.sfusd.edu/schwww/sch697 , College Entrance Examination
Board (CEEB) # 052970
2002
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ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION
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Accredited
by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) until 2006
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Received U.S. Dept. of
Education's "Blue Ribbon School" Award, 1982-83, 1994-96, 2001-2002 ·
Received
"California Distinguished School" Award, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994,
2001.
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Ranked
second in the state in California's API (Academic Performance Index), 2000,
2001, 2002 ·
Ranked first place in
the API among Bay Area public high schools, 2001, Silicon Valley Business
Ink ·
Ranked 6th nationally, Advanced
Placement (AP) Examination Program, 2001 and 2002 ·
Received journalism’s
Pacemaker Award -The Lowell rated
as one of the ten best student newspapers in the U.S., 1993, 1996, 2001 ·
Ranked first place in
CAP (California Assessment Program), 1986-87; second in 1985, 1988-90 ·
Undefeated in annual
S.F. Academic Decathlon since its inception in 1988 ·
Listed in four
national surveys of Best American Public High Schools, 1981-86 ·
Permanent member of
the College Board and College Scholarship Service Assembly ·
Oldest Forensic Society training
program in the United States SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
Founded
in 1856 in San Francisco, the financial and cultural center of the Bay Area
metropolitan region, Lowell is the oldest public high school west of the
Mississippi. The student body of this
four-year college-preparatory high school of 2,575 is socially, economically
and ethnically diverse, and is drawn from the entire city. Admission to
Lowell is merit-based and highly competitive. For 2003-2004, 2050 students
applied, 850 were accepted and 648 enrolled. The school seeks students who
demonstrate academic excellence and the ability to pursue an unusually
rigorous college preparatory program.
The
Lowell Alumni Association annually awards about $35,000 in scholarship money
to deserving seniors and gives the school more than $30,000 in grants to
support programs and projects. In
2002-2003, the PTSA provided the school with more than 350 parent volunteers
and raised more than $400,000 to support instructional and co-curricular
programs
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIVERSITY
Lowell
High School has an ethnically diverse student body whose families represent a
wide range of socio-economic levels. Currently 25% of the students are
eligible for free or reduced price school meals.
ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION (2003-2004 – SFUSD) African-American 2.4% Chinese 55.4% Filipino 4.8% Japanese 1.1% Korean 1.% Latino 4.5% Native American 0.4% Other Non-White 13.2% (Vietnamese,
Cambodian, Indian, etc.) Other White 16.7% MODULAR SCHEDULE
A day at Lowell is divided into 20 modules of 20 and 15
minutes each. This schedule allows the necessary flexibility for maximum
utilization of space and time. Classes meet from 200 to 325 minutes per week
depending on the grade and specific area of study. COLLEGE PLANS - CLASS OF 2003
Of the 654 graduates, 98.3% will attend
college: 74.3
% will attend a 4-year college:
49.1% - University of California 9.7%
- California State University 14.7% - Other 4-year colleges 23.8% will attend
a 2-year transfer-program. 1.7% plan to delay their education for at
least one semester. NATIONAL MERIT, ACHIEVEMENT, AND HISPANIC AWARDS
The 654 graduates of 2003 include: 1 Merit Scholarship Award Winner 3 National Merit Scholars 30 Merit Finalists 36 Merit Semifinalists 47 Merit Commended Students 1 National Achievement Scholar Finalist 3 Nat'l Achievement Prog. Outstanding Participants 3 National Hispanic Program Scholars 2 Nat'l Hispanic Program Honorable Mention CLASS RANK/G.P.A.
Lowell
High School has very competitive admissions process and a rigorous college
preparatory program; a cumulative ranking based on G.P.A.s does not
adequately represent a student’s actual achievement. Lowell High School
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