Independent · Hayes Valley · AKA: IHS, French American
International
“This is how we make the world a better place.”
Independent · Hayes Valley · AKA: IHS, French American
The International School of San Francisco
“This is how we make the world a better place.”
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- Students
- ~390
- Ratio
- 7:1
- Tuition
- $64k
- Enrollment
- ~390
- Student:teacher
- 7:1
- Base tuition
- $63,621
- Real cost
- $72k–$77k
- Flexible tuition
- ~35%
What makes this school special
- Juniors and seniors choose between the full IB Diploma and the French Bac
- No French required. More than half of entering students don't speak a word of it
- The Global Travel Program sends students in grades 9-11 on two-week international trips (think Senegal, Vietnam, Ecuador)
- An international community in more than name: hundreds of students representing roughly 25 nationalities, in the middle of Hayes Valley
Academics
World languages
French, Mandarin, Spanish, Italian, Arabic
Schedule
Semester
Signature programs
- IB Diploma Programme
- French Baccalaureate track
- Bilingual / multilingual immersion
- Global Travel Program
- Service learning
College matriculation
Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, Amherst, Williams, Georgetown, NYU, Emory, Tufts, UC Berkeley, UCLA, McGill, University of St Andrews, Sorbonne University, Wellesley
See the full listUC admissions
In fall 2025, 74 students applied to the UC system from this school; 55 were admitted to at least one campus, and 27 enrolled.
What these numbers can and can’t tell youAthletics, arts & activities
Athletics · Bay Area Conference — BCL Central / CIF NCS
Badminton (girls)Baseball (boys)BasketballCross CountryLacrosse (girls)SailingSoccerSwimmingTennis (boys)Track & FieldVolleyball
Arts
TheaterMusicVisual ArtsFilm
Clubs & activities · 40+
AI ClubAnimal RightsAnime ClubAsian Student UnionBaking ClubBlack Student UnionBook ClubChessComputer ScienceDebateFilm ClubGirls Who CodeInvestment ClubModel United NationsPhilosophyPhotography
See all clubsLife there
Tuition includes
- Arts
- Athletics
- Extended care
Learning support
Learning Services — Learning Specialists on the Student Support Team
Often on the same list
Sources
- High School Admissions — deadlines, requirements, test policy, email
- Tuition & Financial Assistance — tuition, fees, aid, what's included
- IB High School — academic model, languages, programs, semester transcript
- International Baccalaureate — IB Diploma, IB-not-AP
- High School Athletics — sports, league, gear
- Class of 2026 Matriculations — college list, linked from College Counseling
- Wikipedia — International High School of San Francisco — founding, enrollment, athletics, arts
- Mission + Values — motto ("This is how we make the world a better place," the tagline above the mission)
- Bay Area Conference — conference structure and division membership
- UC A-G course list — The International School of San Francisco — the 2026-27 course list the school files with the University of California: 92 UC-approved honors courses
Details checked August 2026