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San Francisco University High School (UHS) is a private college preparatory high school located in San Francisco, California. The school was opened in 1975.[1]

Former nameSan Francisco Institute of Secondary Education
Opened1975[1]
StatusActive
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San Francisco University High School
University High School Middle Campus
Location
3065 Jackson Street

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94115

Information
Former nameSan Francisco Institute of Secondary Education
TypePrivate
Opened1975[1]
StatusActive
Head of School
Nasif Iskander
Faculty75
Grades9-12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment480 (2023–2024)[2]
Average class size
14 students
Student to teacher ratio
7:1
CampusUrban
Colors  
Red, White
Athletics42 teams across 20 different sports
MascotRed Devils
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges[3]
NewspaperThe Devils' Advocate[4]
YearbookRetrospect[4]
Websitewww.sfuhs.org
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Facilities and campus

The school is made up of five buildings, commonly referred to as Upper, Middle, Lower, South, and California campuses.

Upper Campus is the oldest and most historic part of campus. It was designed by Julia Morgan and built in 1917 to house Katherine Delmar Burke School, a girls' school, from the early part of the 20th century until 1975, when the building was sold to the newly created University High School. It houses the History and English Departments, College Counseling offices, and administrative offices. Middle Campus, connected to Upper Campus by a bridge, houses the school library; a 400-seat theater; the student center and cafeteria; state-of-the-art science labs; music rooms, including an electronic music recording room; and the Summerbridge program, UHS's pioneer program to help talented students from local public middle schools obtain the resources they might not have access to in their current schools. Lower Campus is home to the Math and Science Departments. It also holds the fitness center, changing rooms, gym, and athletic offices. Indoor sports are played at the gym, while field sports are mainly played at the nearby Paul Goode Field athletic complex.[5] South Campus, which opened in the 2006–2007 school year, is the home of the Foreign Language Department and the Art Department. Additionally, South Campus contains a language lab, a large photography studio and darkroom, and art studios. California Campus is the most recent development,[6] and it contains a new gym, a cafeteria, and new science labs and math rooms.

Incidents

There was an investigation in 2021 into improper conduct between adults and students at the high school, involving, in particular, a former girls’ soccer coach.[7][8]

Notable alumni

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  • Tyler Walker, MLB baseball player, San Francisco Giants
  • Eileen Gu, Olympic freestyle skier and gold medalist

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