Balboa High School

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Overview

  • Balboa Grads 2021

    Photo by Jessica Christian for the San Francisco Chronicle
     

    Balboa is a college preparatory high school with a rich history and tradition. All instruction is organized through small learning communities, so each student is able to build powerful relationships with teachers while engaging in rigorous academic, artistic, and athletic pursuits. The ninth and tenth grades have a strong academic focus combined with an emphasis on career, health, and college exploration. At the end of tenth grade, the students select a field of interest that they will pursue as juniors and seniors in one of our School-to-Career pathways. We envision that all of our students will obtain the skills and knowledge that allow them to be lifelong learners in a rapidly changing world.

    Balboa has set "Sustaining a culture of continuous improvement" as its mission. As a school community, we work to incorporate the cultural and experiential contributions with which our students enter the school building; these provide foundational building blocks for learning. We must teach our students how to access opportunity—not just what we have, internally, but how they can recognize and access opportunities outside of the school environment.

    We at Balboa encourage students to believe in themselves, to feel appreciated, and to discover their own value. Students who identify Balboa as being their place demonstrate engagement and joy and find their niche in academic, extracurricular, and athletic participation. They want to be at Bal. Balboa faculty and staff are committed to setting clear expectations for students and for the wider school community. We believe in the process of educational partnership to demonstrate to our students the promise of positive engagement.

Programs

  • After School Programs

    M/T/Th/F 4:00-6:30; Wed 1:30-6:30, Athletics, Clubs, Classes, Tutoring, JROTC, After School Program. Cost:Free
    Districtwide before and after school program information

  • Language Programs

    • Filipino World Language
    • Mandarin World Language
    • Spanish World Language

  • Special Education Programs

    • ACCESS - Adult Transition Services
    • Resource Specialist Program Services
    • Separate class - Mild/moderate
    • Separate class - Moderate/severe
    • SOAR (Success, Opportunity, Achievement, Resiliency formerly known as ED or Emotionally Disturbed)

  • School Day Academic Enrichment

    • Advanced Placement (AP) classes
    • Career Technical Education (CTE) Academies
    • College classes at CCSF or SFSU
    • College classes on-site
    • Honors classes
    • Individual learning plans
    • Interdisciplinary studies
    • Internships available
    • Project-based learning
    • Service learning
    • STEAM (science; technology; engineering; arts; mathematics)
    • Tutoring in school
    • Work experience education

  • Arts Enrichment

    • Band
    • Choir
    • Dance
    • Guitar
    • Media arts
    • Orchestra
    • Performing arts
    • Visual arts

  • Athletics

    • Badminton
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross country
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Spirit Squad
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track and Field
    • Volleyball
    • Wrestling

  • Student Support Programs

    • Counselor
    • Family liaison
    • Health and wellness center
    • Mentoring
    • On-site nurse
    • Peer resources
    • Social worker

  • Career Technical Education Academies

    • Arts, Media and Entertainment
    • Information and Communication Technology

  • College Counseling

    • Other
School Data

Application Data

General education entry grade seats per application: 27%
Contact Info

  • Address

    1000 Cayuga Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94112

  • Phone Number

    415-469-4090

  • Fax Number

    415-469-0859

  • Email

    chiue@sfusd.edu

Location

Map showing the location of the school.
Balboa High School
Grades
9-13
1000 Cayuga Avenue, San Francisco, 94112
Get directions(link is external)
415-469-4090(link is a phone number)
Mo: 8:40 am–3:50 pm
Tu: 8:40 am–3:50 pm
We: 8:40 am–1:30 pm
Th: 8:40 am–3:50 pm
Fr: 8:40 am–3:50 pm