San Francisco University High School

Programs: San francisco university high school is a fully independent organization formed for the purpose of providing a rigorous college preparatory middle and high school education to an ethnically, culturally, and economically diverse student body. All the activities at the school support its sole educational mission. The high school program serves approximately 410 students annually. The school offers a broad, deep and rich curriculum in english, history, languages, math, science and the arts; including nearly 30 advanced placement and/or honors level courses. The performing arts curriculum includes vocal, instrumental and theatrical courses. The studio arts curriculum includes courses in drawing, painting, photography and ceramics. The school also sponsors a wide range of interscholastic athletic teams for girls and boys in thirteen sports. All students also participate in a community service learning program that spans all four years of the high school experience. Approximately 100 students graduate each year with 100% going on to higher education. Embedded within the school's education mission and program is summerbridge san francisco, a tuition free academic enrichment and advocacy program serving approximately 120 motivated but underserved middle school students from inner-city public and parochial schools. The program includes a six week long summer academic program, and tutoring, academic support, and enrichment programs during the regular school year. During the summer, students take classes in math, writing, social studies, languages, science, public speaking, health and environmental education, as well as electives in arts and athletics. The school year program features enrichment courses in math and english, after school tutoring, high school counseling and secondary school admission test (ssat) preparation. Approximately 95% of summerbridge students subsequently enroll in academically rigorous college preparatory high schools (university high school and others) and about 90% go on to four year colleges.