Sanchez Elementary School

Introduction

Sanchez elementary main entrance

Sanchez Elementary School is a strong school community committed to high quality instruction for all students. We believe deeply in the importance of developing and using strong partnerships to support engagement and learning goals for students. Our commitment to social justice is the single most important principle that will allow us to attain continuing increased student success. Social justice, to us, means high standards, a focus on the achievement of all students, and culturally-relevant instruction. The overarching goal is that Sanchez students have increased access to high quality learning opportunities offered by peer interactions, parents and school staff and driven by a student-centered approach to learning.

Basics

School Type
Elementary School
School Code
816
Grades
TK
K
1
2
3
4
5
Estimated Enrollment
285

Location and Transportation

Address
325 Sanchez Street
San Francisco
CA
94114
Neighborhood
Mission / Castro / Upper Market
School Bus Zip Code(s)
94124, 94134

Hours

Hours
Monday: 7:50 am-2:05 pm
Tuesday: 7:50 am-2:05 pm
Wednesday: 7:50 am-12:50 pm
Thursday: 7:50 am-2:05 pm
Friday: 7:50 am-2:05 pm
Before School
Breakfast is served 7:30 to 7:50 a.m. We encourage school community by having weekly school announcements on Mondays, and student celebrations on Friday.
After School
We offer the ExCEL onsite afterschool program from 2:05 to 6 p.m. (MTThF) or 12:50 to 6 p.m. (W). We are proud to partner with Mission Graduates to offer award-winning extended school day programming. We are also excited to partner with the Boys and Girls Club (Columbia Park Clubhouse) for offsite programming.

School Life

School Meals
Breakfast
Lunch
After School Supper
School Tour

Dates for 2025 - 2026: 

  • Friday, October 24         8:30 - 9:30
  • Friday, November 7        8:30 - 9:30
  • Friday, November 21       8:30 - 9:30 (SDC Only)
  • Friday, December 5        8:30 - 9:30
  • Friday, January 9         10:30 - 11:30
  • Friday, January 23         8:30 - 9:30

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

Contact Info

Main office

Phone

Principal - Ann Marin

Assistant Principal - Christelle Hutin

Programs

Languages

This program serves students who are either from Spanish-speaking households or demonstrate Spanish proficiency through district testing.

Unlike Spanish Immersion, the Bi-Literacy Pathway does not include English-only students, allowing us to focus specifically on the needs of bilingual and monolingual Spanish-speaking students.

Our goal is for every child to graduate fully bilingual, bi-literate, and bi-cultural.

Because our middle school feeder school, Everett MS, no longer has a Spanish language program, students who attend Sanchez ES also qualify for the Middle School Feeder tiebreaker when they apply to the Spanish dual language program at James Lick MS for 6th grade.
Spanish Biliteracy Program

Special Education

(SDC) Separate class - mild/moderate grades K-2 and 3-5
Resource Specialist Program Services
Separate class - Mild/moderate

Academic Enrichment

1:1 student Chromebooks
English literacy interventionist
Individual learning plans
Leadership class
Library
Mission Science Workshop program
Outdoor education program
Project-based learning
Spanish literacy interventionist
STEAM (science; technology; engineering; arts; mathematics)
Tandem Partners in Reading
Technology or computer lab
Tutoring in school

Arts Enrichment

We offer weekly visual arts classes for grades TK-5, and weekly instrumental music for grades 4-5. We have a strong tradition of school-wide events that celebrate the many talents of our Sanchez Coyotes including our annual winter program and May Dance Festival -- a nearly 30-year tradition at Sanchez on the Friday before Carnaval San Francisco nearby in the Mission District.
Ceramics
Gardening
Instrumental music
Mixed media
Visual arts
Writing or poetry

Athletics

Basketball
Soccer

Student Support

Access to nurse
Community relations specialist
Family support specialist
Health and wellness center
Instructional coach
Mental health consultant
Mentoring
Social worker
Speech pathologist
Student group support services

College Counseling

Career Technical Education Academies

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.

General education entry grade seats per application
20.00