Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Link to this section
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
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 200 spots for incoming 9th grade students. Tenth (10th), eleventh (11th), and twelfth (12th) grade students are considered if space is available.
3 STEPS to QUALIFY for RUTH ASAWA SOTA Link to this section
This page was last updated on September 2, 2025