Welcome to the CIS Community!
"Their academic success and community are what impressed us!" ~ Jenny Young (2nd grade parent)

Our mission is to work in partnership with the CIS community to provide a holistic approach in a safe and can-do environment where our diverse student learners are bi-literate, academically, socially and emotionally successful. We are a collaborative community that provides an inclusive environment where students feel safe. Differentiation is provided to ensure equity so there is access for all.
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More about this school
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School Type
Elementary School, K-5 -
Estimated Enrollment
395 -
Principal
- Wendy Cheong
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Hours
Mo - Fr: 8:40 am-2:40 pm
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School Tour
Tours will be given by Principal Cheong and parents on the following Wednesdays from 9-10 a.m. You don't need to register. Please come and meet us at the office.
- October 23, 30
- November 6, 13, 20
- December 4, 11, 18
- January 8, 2020
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This School Feeds Into
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Neighborhood
Haight Ashbury -
School Meals
Breakfast, Lunch -
School Code
509
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About Chinese Immersion School (CIS) at De Avila
Students at the Chinese Immersion School at De Avila dual language immersion program have the unique opportunity to learn Cantonese and English in grades K-5. Our community strives to provide the students with a caring and nurturing environment with a strong focus on the whole child, high achievement and academic excellence. Our mission is to prepare our students with multilingual skills to become caring and globally responsible citizens in the 21st century.
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Before School Programs
Buchanan YMCA (7:00 - 8:40 am) Call 415-470-1678 or visit https://www.ymcasf.org/programs/and-after-school-care-buchanan for more information. -
After School Programs
Buchanan YMCA (2:40 - 6:00 pm) Call 415-470-1678 or visit https://www.ymcasf.org/programs/and-after-school-care-buchanan for more information. -
Language Programs
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Cantonese Dual Language Immersion
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Special Education Programs
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Resource Specialist services
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School Day Academic Enrichment
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Computer carts
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Computer lab
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Education Outside
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English literacy interventionist
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STEAM (science; technology; engineering; arts; mathematics)
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Technology teacher
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Arts Enrichment
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Ceramics
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Choir
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Dance
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Instrumental music
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Performing arts
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Visual arts
Chinese Immersion School was awarded the Exemplary Arts Award from the California Department of Education. We are proud to provide arts enrichment and integration throughout all grade levels. Some of the arts programs that we provide are: visual arts, ceramics, choral and instrumental music, dance, drama, shadow puppetry, and SF opera. -
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2018-2019 School Accountability Highlights
Published annually by SFUSD to provide access to key data points and three-year trends related to student achievement and school culture-climate. The highlights are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Filipino, and Vietnamese. -
2019-2020 School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) are required by state law and are intended to provide families with important information about each public school. -
2018-2020 Balanced Scorecard (BSC)
A two-year plan each school creates with families, students and community members that details the school's goals and priorities. -
2018-2019 Social-Emotional and Culture Climate Report
SFUSD annually surveys families and school staff on a range of school climate indicators that have been found to predict positive student academic achievement. The social-emotional learning of students in grades 4-12 is also assessed. -
2019-2020 Chinese Immersion School at De Avila School Accountability Report Card (SARC) Chinese
School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) are required by state law and are intended to provide families with important information about each public school.
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Address
1250 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA, 94117 -
Phone Number
415-241-6325 -
Fax Number
415-241-6540
Chinese Immersion School at De Avila
Grades K-5
1250 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
Get directions8:40 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.