
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 - Project Information
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.

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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.

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Rendering of the east façade and the multi-purpose room from the 6th Street entry gate.
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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 |
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
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.
- Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report
- Draft Environmental Impact Report
- Draft Environmental Impact Report Appendices
- Notice of Public Hearing and Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Report
- MMRP
- Final Environmental Impact Report w/ Appendices
- Notice of Determination
The project is also subject to DTSC's soils remediation regulations. Documents and links are posted here for public review and proposed actions.
Mission Bay Neighborhood Growth & New School Planning
San Francisco Population Growth Trends

- 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.
Mission Bay Student Demographic Profile
- Multilingual families
- Primary home languages: English (35%); Spanish (24%); Cantonese (18%); Arabic (7%)
- Multiracial/multiethnic families

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This page was last updated on June 17, 2022