San Francisco Unified School District

San Francisco Unified School District
Location
San Francisco, California
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
Established1851; 173 years ago (1851)
SuperintendentDr. Maria Su
Schools121 (March 2024)[1]
Students and staff
Students49,500 (March 2024)[1]
Staff10,000 (August 2023)[2]
Other information
Websitewww.sfusd.edu
San Francisco Unified School District Administrative Building at 555 Franklin Street.

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), established in 1851, is the only public school district within the City and County of San Francisco, and the first in the state of California.[3] Under the management of the San Francisco Board of Education, the district serves approximately 49,500 students across 121 schools.[1]

SFUSD utilizes an intra-district school choice system and requires students and parents to submit a selection application. Every year in the fall, the SFUSD hosts a Public School Enrollment Fair to provide families access to information about all the schools in the district. This system is set to change as the school board has resolved to overhaul the system to ensure that more students (at least at the elementary level) are placed at neighborhood schools.[4]

SFUSD has the second highest Academic Performance Index among the seven largest California school districts.[5] Newsweek’s national ranking of "Best High Schools in America" named seven SFUSD high schools among the top five percent in the country in 2007. In 2005, two SFUSD schools were recognized by the federal government as No Child Left Behind Blue-Ribbon Schools.

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  2. ^ San Francisco Chronicle (2023-08-30). "S.F. school district charts map for district overhaul". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  3. ^ San Francisco History Center (2008). "San Francisco Unified School District Records" (PDF). 1854-2005 (Bulk 1874-1978). San Francisco Public Library: vii. Archived from the original (.PDF) on March 1, 2006. Retrieved 2010-02-11. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) ()
  4. ^ Tucker, Jill (December 12, 2018). "SF school board plans to replace much-criticized student assignment system". SF Chronicle. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. ^ "About SFUSD: Did you know". San Francisco Unified School District. 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-02-09.