James Lick Middle School

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Weekly JLMS Administrative Updates

The JLMS Administrative Team sends out bi-monthly updates. Please read below!

Williams Act Notice

A Williams Complaint allows a student, family, teacher, or any member of the public, to file grievances regarding K-12 schools for insufficient textbooks and instructional materials; teacher vacancy or misassignment; and facility conditions.

Weekly JLMS Administrative Update Letter Posted 4/26

JLMS Administrators send out a weekly email update to families.
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More about this school

How to Enroll

  • School Type

    Middle School (6-8)

  • Estimated Enrollment

    450

  • Principal

    • Kiara Herrera

  • Assistant Principal(s)

    • Cephus Johnson
    • Albert Maldonado

  • Hours

    Mo - Tu: 9:30 am-4:00 pm
    We: 9:30 am-2:15 pm
    Th - Fr: 9:30 am-4:00 pm

  • Uniforms Policy

    No school uniform- SFUSD dress code policy

  • Neighborhood

    Noe Valley

  • School Bus

    94107, 94124

  • School Meals

    Breakfast, Lunch, After School Supper

    View menus at sfusd.edu/menus.

  • School Code

    634
Overview

  • Home of the Bulldogs! We are a diverse, comprehensive middle school in the heart of Noe Valley with a thriving Spanish Immersion and Visual and Performing Arts Program.  

    Our Vision: The James Lick Middle School community will work passionately to provide all students the relevant experiences necessary to fully develop their true, authentic selves and to prepare them for whatever challenges lay ahead.  JLMS students will use their strengths, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to become successful agents of change within their diverse communities.

    Please also visit our PTSA Website to learn about our parent community. 

Programs

  • After School Programs

    Jamestown Community Center supports the after-school program offered at JLMS. During the 2018/2019 school year, JLMS launched our first year as a Beacon site with increased academic and enrichment programs both in our after-school program and during the school day.
    Districtwide before and after school program information

  • Language Programs

    • Spanish Secondary Dual Language Program

  • Special Education Programs

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

  • School Day Academic Enrichment

    • 1:1 student Chromebooks
    • Academic counseling
    • Library

  • Arts Enrichment

    • Art Class
    • Band
    • Dance
    • Drama
    • Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)
    • Visual arts

  • Athletics

    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Track and Field
    • Volleyball

  • Student Support Programs

    • Advisory
    • After-school tutorials
    • Counselor
    • Family liaison
    • Family support specialist
    • Health and wellness center
    • Instructional coach
    • Mental health consultant
    • Mentoring
    • On-site nurse
    • Social worker
    • Speech pathologist
    • Therapist

  • College Counseling

    • Academic counseling
    • College tours and visits
    • Japanese Community Youth Council (JCYC)
School Data

Application Data

General education entry grade seats per application: 34%

  • School Accountability Report Card (SARC)

    School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) are required by state law and are intended to provide families with important information.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)

    School communities gather twice a year to review data and previous actions in order to intentionally plan for the coming months. The School Plan for Student Achievement is the template on which this review and stakeholder engagement process is codified.

Contact Info

Location

James Lick Middle School

Grades 6-8

1220 Noe Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114

Get directions

415-695-5675

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.