| Proof School | |
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| Address | |
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973 Mission Street , | |
| Coordinates | 37°46′53″N 122°24′29″W / 37.781271°N 122.407927°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private School; Secondary |
| Founder | Ian Brown, Paul Zeitz, and Dennis Leary |
| Dean | Sam Vandervelde (mathematics); Zachary Sifuentes (humanities) |
| Head teacher | Sam Vandervelde |
| Faculty | 25 |
| Teaching staff | 22 |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Enrollment | 125 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Website | http://proofschool.org |
Proof School is a secondary school in San Francisco that offers a mathematics-focused liberal arts education. Currently, 125 students in grades 6–12 are enrolled in Proof School for the academic year (2024-2025).
The school was co-founded by Dennis Leary, Ian Brown, and Paul Zeitz, the chair of mathematics at University of San Francisco.[1] The school opened in the fall of 2015 with 45 students in grades 6–10.[2] The curriculum is inspired by math circles, which emphasizes communication and working together to solve math problems.[1]
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- ^ "Math skills add up at Proof School – San Francisco Business Times". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved July 5, 2015.