June Jordan
“Get RICH!”
AKA: JJSEExcelsiorPublic
June Jordan School for Equity
“Get RICH!”
AKA: June Jordan, JJSEExcelsiorPublic
- Students
- ~180
- Ratio
- 13:1
- Tuition
- Free
Admissions
- Application opens
- October 23, 2026
- Main Round application due
- February 1, 2027
- Offers released
- Week of March 15, 2027
- Enrollment
- ~180
- Student:teacher
- 13:1
- Base tuition
- Free
- Real cost
- $0–$3k
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
Athletics, arts & activities
Athletics · CIF San Francisco Section (AAA)
BaseballBasketballSoccerSoftballTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling
Arts
Visual ArtsMedia ArtsDanceAcrobatic ArtsDrumsGuitarPianoCeramicsCreative WritingMusic Production
Clubs & activities
415 UnidosGSAAstronomyMotorcycle MechanicsPoetry & Spoken WordThe Farm (urban gardening)
See all clubsLife there
Food
Free for all students (SFUSD)
Learning support
Advisory cohorts with dedicated teachers, Wellness Center with teen clinics, grade-level counselors, Extended-Day Program with daily academic support and free supper until 6pm
Often on the same list
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
- CIF San Francisco Section — AAA league membership, Jaguars mascot
- MaxPreps — June Jordan Jaguars — sports teams
- 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)
Last reviewed July 2026