June Jordan School for Equity

What makes this school special

Founded in 2003 through community organizing — teachers, parents, and students built the school themselves and named it for poet-activist June Jordan
With 176 students and classes capped at 25, this is SFUSD's smallest lottery high school; every student belongs to an advisory cohort with one or two teachers who know them well
Seniors don't just take finals. Graduation requires a Youth Participatory Action Research project presented and defended before a committee
Three pillars shape everything: community, social justice, and independent thinking, lived through four values the school calls "getting R.I.C.H." — Respect, Integrity, Courage, Humility
A working farm with an off-the-grid Community Kitchen, a three-week experiential Intersession (Yosemite, Santa Cruz), and a free Extended-Day Program with supper until 6pm

Academics

Curriculum

Small-by-design social-justice school — A-G college prep for all, classes of 25 or fewer, no APs; college courses through a City College partnership and a YPAR senior research project defended before a committee

World languages

Spanish

Schedule

Semester

Signature programs

YPAR senior project with committee defense (graduation requirement)
Advisory — small cohorts with 1-2 dedicated teachers, student-led conferences twice yearly
Intersession — three weeks of experiential courses (Yosemite, Santa Cruz, Camp Mendocino)
Extended-Day Program to 6pm with free supper
The Farm at June Jordan with off-the-grid Community Kitchen
CTE academies — agriculture, arts/media, education, health science

UC admissions

In fall 2025, 5 students applied to the UC system from this school. UC keeps smaller counts private, so the rest of this school’s numbers aren’t published.

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Athletics, arts & activities

Athletics · CIF San Francisco Section (AAA)

Basketball (boys)Soccer (boys)

Arts

Visual ArtsMedia ArtsDanceAcrobatic ArtsDrumsGuitarPianoCeramicsCreative WritingMusic Production

Clubs & activities

415 UnidosGSAAstronomyMotorcycle MechanicsPoetry & Spoken WordThe Farm (urban gardening)

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Applying

Key dates

Applications open: October 23, 2026
Main Round application due: February 1, 2027
Assignment letters mailed: Week of March 15, 2027
Accept assignment: March 25, 2027

The application

Despite its alternative feel, June Jordan is an ordinary SFUSD lottery choice, not a continuation or referral school. One application, list your schools in preference order, no test and no screening; the school offers 64 general-education ninth-grade seats. When more students list a school than it has seats, tiebreakers (sibling, Willie Brown Middle School attendance, CTIP1 test-score area) decide — not grades. Apply by the Main Round deadline in late January or early February for fall enrollment.

Application requirements

San Francisco residency
SFUSD enrollment application by the Main Round deadline (list your school choices)

Testing

None — SFUSD choice lottery

Sources

June Jordan School for Equity | SFUSD — name, address, mission and pillars, R.I.C.H. values, hours
JJSE Details | SFUSD — neighborhood, grades, arts, languages, entry-grade seats
JJSE Programs | SFUSD — advisory, Intersession, Extended-Day, athletics, CTE academies
NCES Common Core of Data (2024-25) — enrollment, student:teacher ratio, % students of color
How student assignment works | SFUSD — application process, deadlines, tiebreakers
June Jordan School for Equity | Wikipedia — 2003 founding, Small Schools for Equity origin
Member high schools | CIF San Francisco Section — AAA league membership
Urban Sprouts at JJSE — The Farm and Community Kitchen
SFUSD Grading Periods — two-semester (Fall/Spring) structure ("18 weeks in a semester")
About June Jordan School for Equity | SFUSD — motto ("Get RICH!" — the school's branded values acronym: Respect, Integrity, Courage, Humility)
CIF SF Section standings (2024-25 varsity) and season calendar — teams by sport and gender, sport seasons

Details checked August 2026

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