Balboa High

Overview

Admission Probability
31.9%
Student:Teacher
19:1
Diversity Rank
63
API Rank
7

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Specialty: Coed; General Education

1000 Cayuga Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112
p: 415.469.4090
Email: sch439@sfusd.edu
Website: Visit School Website

Founded in 1928, Balboa is a college preparatory high school with a rich history and tradition that has long been an integral part of its community. All instruction is organized through small learning communities so that each student is able to build powerful relationships with teachers while engaged in rigorous academic, artistic, and athletic their Sophomore year, students select a field of interest that they will pursue as Juniors and Seniors in one of the School-to-Career pathways: Law; Communication Arts; Health and Science; Wilderness Arts (Environmental Studies); and International Studies. In each of these pathways, students are provided a challenging core curriculum, a "technical" course that gives them in-depth experience and instruction in the selected field, and the opportunity to participate in internships, field trips, and guest speakers from the field.

Test Assessments

Academic Performance Index (API)

  • API Score: 769
  • API Ranking Index: 7

California Standards Test (STAR)

  • STAR Students Scoring Proficient/Above (Math): 37.1 %
  • STAR Students Scoring Proficient/Above (English): 54.2 %
  • STAR Students Scoring Proficient/Above (History): 48.3 %

Student Body

  • Enrollment: 1207
  • Student to Teacher Ratio: 19.20
  • Male / Female Ratio: 58.2% M / 41.8% F
  • Diversity Index: 63.00
  • English Language Learners: 20.50
  • Average Daily Attendance: 93.1 %
    • Excused Absences: 3.1 %
    • Unexcused Absences: 3.8 %
  • Immunization Exemptions: N/A
  • Drop-out Rate: 1.6 %

Student Demographics

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Faculty

  • Total Number of Teachers (FTE): 58.50
  • Average Years of Service: 8.10 years
  • Average Age of Teachers: 40.30 years
  • Average Annual Teacher's Salary: $60,425.00

Programs

  • Technology:
    • Total Number of Computers: 384
    • Students per Computer: 2.90
    • Rooms with Internet Access: 65
  • Special Education: 12.7 % of Students
  • GATE: 24.6 % of Students
  • Free or Reduced Lunch: 58.5 % of Students

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