West Portal Elementary (GE)

Admission Probability

5.1%

Student:Teacher

20:1

Diversity Rank

28

API Rank

10

Public School

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Specialty: Coed; General Education

5 Lenox Way
San Francisco, CA 94127
p: 415.759.2846
Email: sch876@sfusd.edu
Website: Visit School Website

West Portal School's mission is to empower our students with academic knowledge and healthy social, emotional skills so that they will reach their highest potentials and become responsible members of our democratic society as well as citizens of the world. We believe that all students can learn and succeed, and we collaborate among all of the features distinguish it from any other school and promote its success as an exemplary learning institution. Our academic program has two main strands: The General Education strand and The Two-Way Chinese Immersion strand.

Our students' education is greatly enhanced by the involvements of their parents and guardians. The West Portal Parents Club plays a vital role in the school. Parent volunteers assist in the classrooms, go on field trips, work in the library, plan class festivities, share in decision-making, support the instructional program, and serve as curriculum resources. They started our lunch-recess Game Room, Science Nights with the Exploratorium at West Portal, annual participation in the Chinese New Year's Parade, after school programs such as Brush Painting and Chinese Instrumental Music, and other support for our children. Their fund raising program provides for enrichment activities and instructional materials. Parents and guardians are our most valuable resources.

We also have an exemplary non-profit day care program, West Portal C.A.R.E., that provides quality childcare for our students from kindergarten to grade five.