8th Grade: High School Resources

SFUSD Career Pathways in our High Schools give students access to career exploration, practice and mastery of technical skills, and early-college course work. From culinary to biotech, game design to law,  all 43 pathway programs cultivate critical thinking, technical literacy, public speaking, and leadership skills. Learn which high school offers which pathway HERE.

Link to current SFUSD School Enrollment Guide: LINK

Looking for an updated SFUSD list for High Schools, Open Houses, Shadow Days, Tours, contact information? Link HERE. (Updated 9/15/19)

Still need more guidance? Consider a Parents for Public Schools High School workshop Link HERE.

Mark your calendar! SFUSD has announced some key dates for the upcoming school enrollment cycle. LINK to SFUSD page

October 19, 2019: SFUSD Enrollment Fair (all the high schools will be in one place, come check them out),

• Time: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 
• Location: John O’Connell High School, 2355 Folsom Street (between 19th St and 20th St)

December 13, 2019: Ruth Asawa SOTA application deadline

December 13, 2019: Lowell High School deadline

January 17, 2020: SFUSD application deadline.

March 20, 2020: Offers mailed to families.

March 23-27 & April 6-10, 2020: Register at your offered school.

Sample 2019-2020 Application

• Asawa San Francisco School Of The Arts (SOTA) **
• 555 Portola Drive • 415-695-5700 • More Info >
• Balboa High School
  1000 Cayuga Avenue • 415-469-4090 • More Info >
• Burton, Phillip and Sala High School
  400 Mansell Street • 415-469-4550 • More Info >
• Downtown High School
  693 Vermont Street • 415-695-5860 • More Info >
• Galileo High School
  1150 Francisco Street • 415-749-3430 • More Info >
• Independence High School
  1350 7th Avenue • 415-242-5000 • More Info >
• International Studies Academy
  655 De Haro Street • 415-695-5866 • More Info >
• Jordan, June High School
  325 La Grande Avenue • 415-452-4922 • More Info >
• Lincoln, Abraham High School
  2162 24th Avenue • 415-759-2700 • More Info >
• Lowell High School **
  1101 Eucalyptus Drive • 415-759-2730 • More Info >
• Marshall, Thurgood High School
  45 Conkling Street • 415-695-5612 • More Info >
• Mission High School
  3750 18th Street • 415-241-6240 • More Info >
• O'Connell, John High School
  2355 Folsom Street • (415) 695-5370 • More Info >
• S.F. International High School
  1050 York Street • 415-695-5781 • More Info >
• The Academy - San Francisco
  555 Portola Drive • (415) 695-5700 •More Info >
• Wallenberg, Raoul High School
  40 Vega Street • 415-749-3469 • More Info >
• Washington, George High School
  600 32nd Avenue • 415-750-8400 • More Info >
• Wells, Ida B. High School
   2355 Folsom Street, 4th Floor • 415-241-6315 • More Info >

** Lowell H.S. & Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (SOTA) are the only two high schools with additional application requirements.  Please see the links belows with information you need to know if you are applying to either of these two high schools:

• Lowell Application Process
• Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (SOTA) Application Process

​SFUSD CHARTER SCHOOLS

Gateway High School
1000 Cayuga Avenue • 415-469-4090

KIPP
655 De Haro Street • 415-643-6951