My daughter started off in an upper socioeconomic private independent school, then a for profit private school and a private Catholic school. For high school, she chose SOTA. With all of the high schools that she would have been able to attend, she only applied to SOTA. When I asked her why, she told
... Read more me that she wanted to attend a school where the kids CHOOSE to be there, not a place where kids HAD to go. So, now she's a Junior and is so happy that she 1) was accepted out of over 700 kids, 2) is glad that her school is so diverse and 3) is surrounded by grounded, focused kids who represent the diversity of San Francisco. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/29/08
We moved to San Francisco because of SoTA - My daughter was attending a high scoring public school tbhat was great on academics but the music program was hopeless. SoTA has been wonderful for her - not just musically, but the atmosphere is so vibrant and encourages students to take responsibility for
... Read more their time and real devotion to their artform. Every concert or performance I've attended at SoTA has been so far above the standard of most schools, the students are passionately engaged and focused and although it has taken some getting used to, the free flowing atmosphere actually produces real talent and co-ordination. I recommend this school for any student who has real talent and commitment and wants to pursue the fine arts. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/31/07
Great arts but so so academics poor math and science programs- great history and english-You only go here if you really are a musician or actor or writer and thats what you want to pursue. I would not send my child here again, I would have supplemented the arts education even though he plans to pursue
... Read more the arts. I did not send my very musical younger child there although he was accepted. I just couldn't do it again. No extracurricular since the arts are so consuming. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/29/07
At SOTA, everything depends on the discipline the student is studying. Our student was theatre tech, and while the level of skill demonstrated was of a high quality, our student didn't learn anything new after 10th grade, so we moved on. The level of the academics range from average to very good,
... Read more however, if your child has an IEP (learning disability) you will definitely need to be hands-on in following up - though the staff and principal were very accommodating, it not an ideal environment for anyone who needs extra support. Good parent involvement, good school, not ultimately the right choice for our family. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/05/07
Probably one of the most well rounded schools in the city and state, given that students receive a high quality arts program complemented with a rigorous liberal arts curriculum. In spite of their overwhelming workload, sota students also prioritize their social time, in which together with their arts
... Read more education (something unique to all sota students), and the academic rigor, and access to all kinds of bay area arts, academic, and extracurricular activities, means that sota students have a well established foundation to pursue anything they want, from arts to academics, to even science and math, and student leadership, you see it all. Many other schools of this caliber are highly pressurized environments, but not sota. Only at sota can there be a more loving, diverse, and communal environment, one of the best learning experiences ever! -sota student '06 Read less
School Profile | School Of The Arts Alternative High School
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CST* Test Scores
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Test Year: 2007
School Of The Arts Alternative High School
San Francisco Unified School District
California
* In 2006-2007 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts and math in grades 2 through 11; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8, 10 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.
Student enrollment:
807
Students per teacher:
16
Full-time teachers:
49
Number of classrooms:
25
Arts
Art
Music
Band, Music Theory, Music, Orchestra
Computer Science
Computer Science
Fine Arts
Dance, Drama, Fine Arts
Vocational Education
Health, Phys Ed
English
Literature, American Literature, Humanities
Social Studies / Social Sciences
Psychology, State and Local History
Special Education
Speech/Language Pathologists
Advanced Placement
Math, English
*The resources listed are programs that the institution is staffed to support. Staffing for a program does not guarantee that it will be offered. This content is provided by the institution and may be incomplete. The institution may offer programs not listed here. Please contact the school directly for additional details.
Advanced Placement
AP classes are college-level classes offered at the high school level. Once a student completes an AP class and passes a final comprehensive examination conducted by the College Board, the student earns college credit for the course. AP classes are specific and not to be confused with other higher-level classes such as honors classes.
Before/After School
"Extended day" programs where the school day is extended before and after school to accommodate working parents. These programs should not be confused with common after school clubs or athletic activities.
Gifted and Talented
A school system may identify 10% to 15% or more of its student population as gifted and talented. A brief description of each area of giftedness or talent as defined by the Office of Gifted and Talented:
general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
San Francisco schools — School Of The Arts Alternative High School is located at 555 Portola Dr, San Francisco CA 94131. 555 Portola Dr is in the 94131 ZIP code in San Francisco, CA The school district for School Of The Arts Alternative High School is the San Francisco Unified School District. School Of The Arts Alternative High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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