Gordon Lau students celebrating solar eclipse

Upcoming School Events

1/20/2020     Holiday - No School

1/24/2020     Holiday - No School

2/8/2020       Look for our students at the CNY Parade at 6 p.m.

2/17/2020     Holiday - No School

3/1/2020       YMCA's New Year's Run at 7:45 a.m.

3/2/2020       Spirit Week

 

CA Distinguished School Medal

CONGRATULATIONS to Gordon J. Lau Elementary

Congratulations to our school for being selected as one of the recipients for the CA Distinguished School Award.  The Distinguished Schools program recognizes schools based on academic performance and progress on the state indicator that include test scores, suspension rates, and school conditions and climate. This award cannot have happened without the hard work of all our teachers and students.

Gordon J. Lau Maker Faire

Every year our school organizes a Maker Faire. The purpose of the event is to empower students, families, and teachers to create, experiment, and play. Our booths celebrate robotics, science, math, art, tools, engineering and much more.

GJL Students at the Parade

Gordon J. Lau students performed at the Chinese New Year Parade to celebrate the year of the rat.

More about this school

  • School Type

    Early Education, Elementary School, PreK-5

  • Estimated Enrollment

    710

  • Principal

    • Gloria Choy

  • Assistant Principal

    • Lisa Kwong

  • Hours

    Mo: 8:40 am-2:40 pm
    Tu: 8:40 am-2:15 pm
    We - Fr: 8:40 am-2:40 pm

  • School Tour

    9:00 a.m. Tuesdays (October to April). Please call our school office at (415)291-7921 to set an appointment.

  • This School Feeds Into

  • Neighborhood

    Chinatown

  • School Meals

    Breakfast, Lunch, After School Supper

  • School Code

    490
Overview

  • About Gordon J. Lau Elementary School 劉貴明小學

    Gordon J. Lau will continue its longstanding tradition of advocacy and service in the Chinatown community, offering all students a relevant, standards-aligned curriculum that challenges them to think, question, and prepare for success in middle school and beyond. Being in the heart of Chinatown, we are proud to be first to welcome newcomers and English Learner families as they transition into a new culture. Parents enroll in our school because the majority of staff speak multiple languages. We have a very veteran staff with very little turnover each year. Even though our school is the largest elementary school in the district, we try to meet the needs of every student.

     

    Even though our school is the largest elementary school in the district, we try to meet the needs of every student.

Programs

  • Before School Programs

    Our morning literacy program is a free service for working parents who need to drop off as early as 7:50 a.m.

  • After School Programs

    We have 2 on-site after school programs: Chinatown YMCA and Commodore Stockton Children Center. Other neighborhood after school programs also pick up from our school: Cameron House, Salvation Army, etc. On-site after-school program: 2:40 to 6:00 p.m., grades K-5. Includes activities such as tutoring, arts, or field trips.

  • Language Programs

    • Cantonese Biliteracy Program

  • Special Education Programs

    • Resource Specialist services

  • School Day Academic Enrichment

    • Computer carts
    • English literacy interventionist
    • Technology teacher
    • Tutoring in school

  • Arts Enrichment

    • Arts residency
    • Dance
    • Drumming
    • Gymnastics
    • Performing arts
    • Theater
    • Visual arts
    AIM program, SF Symphony, Acrosports, SFartsED, Purple Silk

  • Student Support Programs

    • Social worker
    • Mentoring
    • Therapist
School Data
Contact Info

  • Address

    950 Clay Street, San Francisco, CA, 94108

  • Phone Number

    415-291-7921

  • Fax Number

    415-291-7952

  • Email

    sch490@sfusd.edu

  • Website

Gordon J. Lau Elementary School

Grades PreK-5

950 Clay St, San Francisco, CA 94108

Get directions

415-291-7921

8:40 a.m. - MWThF 2:40 p.m.; T 2:15 p.m.