Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts

Introduction

The Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts is a public, audition-based, alternative high school in the San Francisco Unified School District committed to equity and excellence in the arts and academics for all of our community members.

Basics

School Type
  • High School
School Code
815
Grades
9
10
11
12
Estimated Enrollment
700

Location and Transportation

Address
555 Portola Drive
San Francisco
CA
94131
Neighborhood
  • Diamond Heights
  • Forest Hill
  • Miraloma
  • Twin Peaks
  • West Portal

Hours

Hours
Monday: 8:40 am-3:35 pm
Tuesday: 8:40 am-3:35 pm
Wednesday: 8:40 am-2:20 pm
Thursday: 8:40 am-3:35 pm
Friday: 8:40 am-3:35 pm
Hours Notes

Wednesday is an early release day and students are released at 2:20pm.

Enrollment

School Life

Uniform Policy
NO school uniform
School Meals
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
School Tour

School Tour Dates:  

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024

Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024

School Tours begin at 1:20pm in the Dan Kryston Memorial Theater (main theater). Campus parking is limited.

Sign up for a school tour at sfusd.edu/tours.

Contact Info

Main office

Phone

Principal Stella Kim

Assistant Principal Amber Mosby

Assistant Principal Carlos Herrera

Programs

Languages

  • Spanish World Language

Special Education

  • Resource Specialist Program Services
  • Separate class - Mild/moderate

Academic Enrichment

  • Academic counseling
  • Advanced Placement (AP) classes
  • Career Technical Education (CTE) Academies
  • College classes at CCSF or SFSU
  • Individual learning plans
  • Internships available
  • Project-based learning
  • Service learning
  • STEAM (science; technology; engineering; arts; mathematics)
  • Student portfolios
  • Tutoring in school

Arts Enrichment

SOTA offers specialized arts programs: DANCE: Conservatory Dance, World Dance, MUSIC: Band, Orchestra, Guitar, Piano, Vocal, and World Music, MEDIA & FILM, THEATRE: Acting, Musical Theatre, THEATER TECHNOLOGY: Costumes, Stagecraft, VISUAL: Drawing & Painting, Architecture & Design
  • Art Class
  • Artists in Residence
  • Arts residency
  • Band
  • Choir
  • Concert Band
  • Creative writing
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Drumming
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Guitar
  • Instrumental music
  • Jazz
  • Mariachi
  • Media arts
  • Mixed media
  • Music program
  • Orchestra
  • Performing arts
  • Photography
  • Rock Band
  • STEAM
  • Theater
  • Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)
  • Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Teachers
  • Visual arts
  • Vocal Performing Arts
  • Writing or poetry

Athletics

Student Support

  • Access to nurse
  • Advisory
  • Counselor
  • Family liaison
  • Mentoring
  • On-site nurse
  • Social worker

College Counseling

  • Academic counseling
  • College and/or career counseling
  • College and/or career fair
  • College application workshops
  • College tours and visits
  • Personal statement workshops
  • UCSF Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP)

Career Technical Education Academies

  • Arts, Media and Entertainment

School Data

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.