Thurgood Marshall Academic High School

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School Type

  • High School

Grades

9
10
11
12
13

Estimated Enrollment

515

Principal

  • Sarah Ballard-Hanson

Assistant Principal(s)

  • Joseph Eckstrom

Hours

Mo: 8:40 am-3:47 pm
Tu: 8:40 am-3:47 pm
We: 8:40 am-2:25 pm
Th: 8:40 am-3:47 pm
Fr: 8:40 am-3:47 pm

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Uniform Policy

No Red or Blue

Neighborhood

School Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • After School Supper

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School Code

853
Overview

Founded in 1994, Thurgood Marshall Academic High School is a four-year college preparatory high school with a diverse student body in southeast San Francisco.  With an eight-period schedule, students choose an extra course in the daily routine to challenge themselves and expand their options. Students take core and elective courses, including AP courses, which meet all UC and CSU admission requirements. Students enjoy access to a refurbished and expanded College & Career Center, a fully staffed Wellness Center, a Peer Resources Program, and multiple extracurricular activities.

TMAHS' Mission

At Thurgood Marshall Academic High School, students gain the skills they need to go on to lead healthy, productive, and choice-filled lives and graduate with a plan for how they will achieve their goals. 

TMAHS' Vision

Thurgood Marshall Academic High School is a multiculturally and multilingually diverse community of scholars that focuses primarily on ensuring our students graduate with the skills necessary to identify and define their goals, plan for post-secondary success, and achieve in college and career.

At TMAHS, students and staff hold themselves and each other to high expectations. We utilize project-based learning to explore and create relevant, real-world experiences that challenge our students to think creatively and critically. We nurture safe, supportive, and joyful classrooms that are rooted in antiracism and rigor. Our students and staff feel a strong sense of self, of belonging, and of purpose and strive for excellence.

TMAHS is a community school that authentically partners with students, families, and the larger San Francisco community. Our students are empowered to learn and grow through meaningful field trips, work-based learning, wrap around services, and out-of-school-time programming. 

TMAHS' Guiding Principles

We support the whole person.
We implement experiential learning.
We embrace and celebrate our community’s cultural diversity and shared experience.
We are rooted in strong collaboration.
We integrate language, literacy and content.

Programs

After School

Our Good Samaritan afterschool program offers a wide variety of student clubs and academic support. This includes Cooking Club, Skakeboard Club, English Club, tutoring, gaming, drumming, employment opportunities with our neighboring schools as a Leader In Training (LIT) and community involvement. This is a great way to connect with the school community and get to know your peers!
3:15 to 7:00 p.m. daily. Free to all TMAHS students

Language

  • Newcomer Program - all languages

Special Education

  • ACCESS - Adult Transition Services
  • Resource Specialist Program Services
  • Separate class - Mild/moderate
  • SOAR (Success, Opportunity, Achievement, Resiliency formerly known as ED or Emotionally Disturbed)

School Day Academic Enrichment

  • Academic counseling
  • Advanced Placement (AP) classes
  • Career Technical Education (CTE) Academies
  • College classes at CCSF or SFSU
  • College tours and visits
  • Credit recovery
  • Culinary program
  • Leadership class

Arts Enrichment

  • Art Class
  • Band
  • Coding
  • Cooking or home economics
  • Guitar
  • Mariachi

Athletics

  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Flag football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Volleyball

Student Support

  • Advisory
  • College planning
  • Counselor
  • Family liaison
  • Health and wellness center
  • On-site nurse
  • Peer resources
  • Social worker

Career Technical Education Academies

  • Culinary Pathway
  • Game Design

College Counseling

  • Academic counseling
  • Cash for College or Financial Aid Night
  • College and/or career counseling
  • College and/or career fair
  • College application workshops
  • College tours and visits
  • Japanese Community Youth Council (JCYC)
  • Personal statement workshops
  • SF College Access Center
  • uAspire
  • UCSF Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP)
School Data

General education entry grade seats per application

100.00%
Contact Info

Address

45 Conkling Street
San Francisco
CA
94124

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Location

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Thurgood Marshall Academic High School
Grades
9-13
45 Conkling Street, San Francisco, 94124
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Hours
Mo: 8:40 am–3:47 pm
Tu: 8:40 am–3:47 pm
We: 8:40 am–2:25 pm
Th: 8:40 am–3:47 pm
Fr: 8:40 am–3:47 pm