Mission Bay School: A School for a Growing City

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Mission Bay School Approved by Board of Education

The San Francisco Board of Education approved plans to build a new San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) school in Mission Bay, at a special meeting on Wednesday, June 15. The project has been envisioned for over two decades and has received vast support from the community and City.

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Mission Bay School

MBS rendering — Preliminary rendering viewed from Owens Street

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is developing a new Mission Bay School, located in the burgeoning Mission Bay neighborhood. Concurrent with an existing legal agreement between the San Francisco Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to designate Mission Bay Parcel 14 as a new school site, the SFUSD Board of Education tasked the Superintendent to develop the project using a robust process involving school and community stakeholders. Mission Bay School is being delivered by the 2016 Proposition A Bond program.

The school program, as defined by the District, consists of:

A TK - 5 Elementary School, plus a pre-kinder program with access to high-quality teaching and learning.
A Linked Learning Hub for high school students where they are offered unique opportunities to connect their learning with career experiences and workforce readiness.
A Professional Learning resource for teachers and staff to receive training in support of ever-changing methods of teaching and ways to engage students.

Mission Bay School

Rendering of the new Mission Bay School playgrounds and fencing.

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A bird's eye view of the new Mission Bay School looking southwest from Mission Bay Boulevard.

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Night rendering of the new Mission Bay School Multipurpose room and garden looking west from 6th Street.

Mission Bay School

Rendering of the east façade and the multi-purpose room from the 6th Street entry gate.

Project Schedule

Planning phase schedule of the Mission Bay Project, showing completion by August 2025.

Project Details

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General Information

Bridging Architect:	Multistudio, Inc.
Design Build Partners:	McCarthy + DLR Group
Design Build Contract Value:	$ 95,391,176

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School Programming

The development of specific programming concepts for Mission Bay School began several years ago through SFUSD’s leadership teams for Instruction, Policy and Operations, School Portfolio Planning, and Special Projects. This journey has engaged a broad and diverse range of District stakeholders, teachers, staff, students, families and community members.

These concepts have guided project development through design, creating a solution that is specific to the needs of Mission Bay School, while providing a path for this project to be a beacon for the District.

Basic Project Information

Property is approximately 2.5 acres
Proposed building is approximately 79,000 square feet
The four-story classroom wing steps down to a single story multi-purpose room framing the school yard and gardens
Targeted opening is the 2025-2026 academic year

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Environmental Review

SFUSD has completed an Environmental Impact Report for this project, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act. Documents are posted here for public review and administrative record.

The project is also subject to DTSC's soils remediation regulations. Documents and links are posted here for public review and proposed actions.

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Mission Bay Neighborhood Growth & New School Planning

San Francisco Population Growth Trends

Map of San Francisco showing concentrated population growth along the eastern edge

Housing production concentrated in SOMA, Mission Bay, and Dogpatch, and then other southeast neighborhoods.
The Greater SoMa population is planned to make up 49% of the City’s overall growth in the next 20 years
The Mission Bay Redevelopment Plan called for ~30% of units built to be affordable housing, which tends to yield more SFUSD students than market rate housing.
For the 2022-2023 school year, we estimate that 542 SFUSD students live in Mission Bay
When all housing is built, we expect 700 K-12 students residing in Mission Bay.
The appeal of a new school could increase student yields above that 700.