Mission Bay School Opens in August 2026

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Originally posted on Oct. 2, 2025: 

SFUSD will open Mission Bay Elementary School in August 2026, providing neighborhood school capacity in one of the city’s fastest growing areas.

The new school is integral to rapid housing plans along San Francisco’s East Side, where families now residing in SoMa, Mission Bay, and the Potrero Hill neighborhood face some of the steepest competition in the city for seats intended for neighborhood residents.

The construction of Mission Bay Elementary School was made possible by Proposition A, passed by voters in 2016, and a Board of Education Resolution that initiated the planning process.

Construction at the school is scheduled to be completed by January 2026.

Important Key Dates:

  • Oct. 2025: Enrollment for PreKindergarten through Kindergarten begins
  • Aug. 2026: Welcoming the school’s first students

Grades:

  • For the 2026-27 school year, the school will offer the following grades:
    • Pre-Kindergarten (General Education)
    • Transitional Kindergarten (General Education)
    • Combined TK-Kindergarten (Special Education)
    • Kindergarten (General Education)
  • Mission Bay Elementary is planned to grow into a full TK-5 school with Preschool by 2032.

Enrollment:

  • Families can apply to Transitional Kindergarten (TK) or Kindergarten at Mission Bay in the 2026-27 enrollment cycle; the Main Round application opens on Oct. 17, 2025 at sfusd.edu/apply. For PreKindergarten, learn more about how to apply.
  • Mission Bay Elementary School will become an Attendance Area school, sharing the Daniel Webster Attendance Area.
  • The opening of Mission Bay Elementary will provide more TK General Education (GE) seats in 2026-27 for San Francisco families overall.
  • All students in the attendance area will qualify for the attendance area tiebreaker at Daniel Webster Elementary School and the new Mission Bay Elementary School.
  • The neighborhood overall will see a threefold increase in GE seats with minimal impact on other schools. There will be more school capacity overall in the neighborhood, and more General Education attendance area seats.

Next Steps:

Virtual Community Meeting on Oct. 7: 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

What time will school start and end?

School will start at 7:50 a.m. and end at 2:05 p.m. to help minimize transportation costs for Special Education students.

When can students and families enroll for Fall 2026?

The Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten enrollment cycle for the 2026-27 school year begins on Oct. 17, 2025. Families should submit a Main Round application by the Jan. 30, 2026 deadline to be included in the Main Round and receive a school assignment in Mar. 2026. After the Jan. 30 deadline, families can join waitlists which will be used to fill any open seats between April and August. Visit sfusd.edu/apply for more information.

What is the attendance area?

Mission Bay ES' attendance area is the current Webster ES attendance area: the area encompassing Embarcadero, SoMa, Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, and Mission Bay neighborhoods. Students living in the attendance area will get the Elementary School Attendance Area (ESAA) tiebreaker to both schools' General Education and Special Education pathways. Learn more about tiebreakers.

What is the feeder middle school for Mission Bay Elementary School?

Everett Middle School and Francisco Middle School will both be Middle School Feeders for Mission Bay Elementary School. In other words, students who attend Mission Bay ES will receive the Middle School Feeder (MSF) tiebreaker when they apply to either Everett or Francisco. Those students can receive the MSF tiebreaker for both middle schools. Learn more about tiebreakers.

When will the principal of Mission Bay School be hired?

SFUSD will go through its standard process of hiring a principal in spring 2026.

What will the principal hiring process look like?

We will announce this open position, review applications, and follow the process outlined in this document.

When will teachers be hired?

We will hire all staff in spring 2026 following regular Human Resources (HR) hiring timelines.

What will the teacher hiring process look like?

We will create a hiring pool of candidates and work with HR on recruiting teachers and offering internal transfers through the union and HR processes.

How many teachers will be hired?

The number of teachers who will be hired will be determined in spring 2026, when school budgets are developed. 

Mission Bay School website
Recording of Oct. 7 Mission Bay School Community Meeting