ADMISSION - 2026-27 School Year

Please note, the information on our website is from the 2026-27 application year. It will be updated over the summer, completed Fall 2026 for the 2027-28 school year.

The Ruth Asawa School of the Arts is a San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), public high school (grades 9 - 12), offering a rigorous college preparatory curriculum in addition to visual and performing art classes daily.   Link to this section

All students audition to qualify for placement into the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. Link to this section

Current 8th grade students with a strong interest in a single art discipline are encouraged to apply and audition for 9th grade.   Link to this section

• Applicants must live in San Francisco and AUDITION to be considered for placement - Inter-District permits are not accepted.
• Applicants submit a SFUSD Online Enrollment Application selecting Asawa SOTA as a preferred school.
• Students AUDITION into a single art department/strand and continue in that department for four years.
• All AUDITIONING students are considered no matter their experience or arts background.
• Students attending Asawa SOTA are expected to perform and/or rehearse outside the regular school hours.
• There are 250 spots for incoming 9th grade students.  Tenth (10th), eleventh (11th), and twelfth (12th) grade students are considered if space is available.