Alvarado Elementary School

More about this school

School Type

  • Early Education
  • Elementary School

Grades

TK
K
1
2
3
4
5

Estimated Enrollment

535

Principal

  • Michelle Sundby

Assistant Principal(s)

  • Amy Youngs

Hours

Mo: 7:50 am-2:05 pm
Tu: 7:50 am-2:05 pm
We: 7:50 am-12:50 pm
Th: 7:50 am-2:05 pm
Fr: 7:50 am-2:05 pm

This School Feeds Into

Neighborhood

Bus Zip Code

94124, 94110

School Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • After School Supper

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School Code

420
Overview

Alvarado is more than a school; we are a community. We are a School of Languages, a School of Arts, and a School of Cultures and Social Justice. Our mission is to reach and teach the heart and soul of the child through fertile academic and art programs. We rely on our strong belief in community, equity, and the transformative power of education to empower our students to achieve their full potential. Alvarado offers a quality general education as well as an award-winning Spanish-English Dual Immersion Program. We are committed as a community of learners to the academic, social, and emotional growth of every student. We celebrate our diversity and are proud of the warmth in our halls.

Social justice is embedded in our curriculum and is promoted through assemblies such as Latino Pride, Gay Pride, Spoken Word, and Women's History. In a safe and fair classroom environment, joyful, students thrive on an engaging, challenging yet accessible curriculum. Our teachers employ a variety of meaningful, authentic strategies and activities that address the variety of learning styles of all students. This is accomplished through the use of our arts program to teach across the curriculum. We keep our promises to students and families when we have an open dialogue among all of the members of the community—communicating needs, responsibilities, and results. We actively embrace the cultures and languages of our families through cultural events and encourage parent volunteers of many languages and cultures.

Programs

Before School

We start the day with a community morning circle where Principal Sadja shares brief announcements and student recognition. On Fridays we all sing the Alvarado Song!

After School

Alvarado partners with Mission Graduates to provide on-site after school care. We also have a variety of neighborhood after school programs that pick students up directly from the school as well as two school buses that stop near other after school programs.

Language

  • Spanish Dual Language Immersion

Special Education

  • Resource Specialist Program Services
  • Separate class - Moderate/severe

Special Education Description

Separate class - Moderate/severe for K-5

School Day Academic Enrichment

  • Computer carts
  • Computer lab
  • English literacy interventionist
  • Other
  • Science lab
  • Spanish literacy interventionist
  • Technology teacher

Arts Enrichment

  • Instrumental music
  • Visual arts
  • Vocal Performing Arts

Arts Enrichment Description

We offer a 2D/3D Arts elective class, Orff music sessions for all grades, vocal music for TK through 2nd grade, and small group instrumental music instruction in grades 4 and 5. Each classroom performs in at least one schoolwide assembly a year. We also hold an annual weekend Dia de los Muertos Art Workshop in October for families that is widely attended.
School Data

General education entry grade seats per application

8.00%
Contact Info

Address

625 Douglass Street
San Francisco
CA
94114

Phone

Location

Map showing the location of the school.
Alvarado Elementary School
Grades
TK, K, 1-5
625 Douglass Street, San Francisco, 94114
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Hours
Mo: 7:50 am–2:05 pm
Tu: 7:50 am–2:05 pm
We: 7:50 am–12:50 pm
Th: 7:50 am–2:05 pm
Fr: 7:50 am–2:05 pm