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Founded in 1856 in San Francisco, Lowell High School is the oldest public high school west of the Mississippi. It is ranked as one of the highest performing public high schools in California, and has been recognized 4 times as a National Blue Ribbon School, 8 times as a California Distinguished School, and one time as a Gold Ribbon School. Lowell has been consistently ranked #1 in the Western Region for the number of Advanced Placement Exams given.
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The school building opens at 8:00 am and non-supervised students and clubs should clear the building by 4:30 pm.
Library hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8am - 5pm; Wednesday 8am - 2:30pm
Library opens at 8:00 AM.
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Tours occurred prior to the start of the current academic year. There are no tour opportunities currently available.
Sign up for a school tour at sfusd.edu/tours.
Contact Info Link to this section
Principal Jan Bautista
Assistant Principal Isaac (Jandro) Alcantar - Buildings & Grounds
Assistant Principal Gwen Lau - Special Education Services
Assistant Principal Abby Matthews - Curriculum & Instruction
Assistant Principal Matthew McDonell - Counseling & Pupil Services
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Languages
- French World Language
- Hebrew World Language
- Italian World Language
- Japanese World Language
- Korean World Language
- Latin World Language
- Mandarin World Language
- Spanish World Language
Special Education
- ACCESS - Adult Transition Services
- Resource Specialist Program Services
- Separate class - Mild/moderate
- Separate class - Mild/moderate with autism focus
- Separate class - Moderate/severe
- Separate class - Moderate/severe with autism focus
Academic Enrichment
- Academic counseling
- Advanced Placement (AP) classes
- College classes at CCSF or SFSU
- Honors classes
- Internships available
- Project-based learning
- Student portfolios
- Tutoring in school
Arts Enrichment
- Architecture
- Art Class
- Band
- Ceramics
- Choir
- Concert Band
- Dance
- Drama
- Guitar
- Jazz
- Media arts
- Orchestra
- Performing arts
- Theater
- Theater tech
- Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)
- Visual arts
Athletics
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Fencing
- Flag football
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Spirit Squad
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Student Support
- Access to nurse
- AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
- College planning
- Counselor
- Health and wellness center
- Mental health consultant
- Mentoring
- On-site nurse
- Peer resources
- Social worker
- Speech pathologist
- Student group support services
- Therapist
College Counseling
- 100% College Prep
- 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
- Personal statement workshops
- SFUSD Plan Ahead curriculum
- uAspire
Career Technical Education Academies
- Arts, Media and Entertainment
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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.