URBAN SCHOOL OF SAN FRANCISCO

Programs: Founded in 1966, urban offers a demanding college preparatory program in the arts, english, history, languages, mathematics and science. All incoming students are issued state-of-the-art laptop computers for school and home use to help fully integrate technology into the curriculum. The school fields interscholastic teams in many sports and provides numerous extracurricular opportunities for student leaders, writers and performers. Through fieldwork, community service and internships, students explore and contribute to our own haight-ashbury neighborhood, as well as to the larger community. Urban has a faculty of 52 full- and part-time teachers and 375 students in grades 9 through 12. The teacher-student ratio is 1:10. The urban school of san francisco is accredited by the western association of schools and colleges (wasc), and is a member of the national association of independent schools (nais), the california association of independent schools (cais), the council for the advancement and support of education (case), and the secondary school admission test board. Urban is also a member of a better chance (abc), the bay counties league (bcl), and the network of complementary schools. The urban school of san francisco admits students without reference to race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin to all the rights privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, financial aid program, athletic or school-administered programs.