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Public · Excelsior · AKA: JJSE

June Jordan

“Get RICH!”

Students
~180
Ratio
13:1
Tuition
Free

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; college courses through a City College partnership and a YPAR senior research project defended before a committee

Advanced coursework

No AP courses · 2 UC-approved honors courses

See the list filed with UC

World languages

Spanish, French

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 · For fall 2025 entry

applied
5
admitted to at least one campus
fewer than 3
enrolled at a UC
fewer than 3

UC withholds counts this small to protect students’ privacy.

What these numbers can and can’t tell you

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)
See all clubs

Life 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

John O'Connell High School

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Mission High School

Public

Thurgood Marshall Academic High School

Public

Sources

  1. June Jordan School for Equity | SFUSD — name, address, mission and pillars, R.I.C.H. values, hours
  2. JJSE Details | SFUSD — neighborhood, grades, arts, languages, entry-grade seats
  3. JJSE Programs | SFUSD — advisory, Intersession, Extended-Day, athletics, CTE academies
  4. NCES Common Core of Data (2024-25) — enrollment, student:teacher ratio, % students of color
  5. How student assignment works | SFUSD — application process, deadlines, tiebreakers
  6. June Jordan School for Equity | Wikipedia — 2003 founding, Small Schools for Equity origin
  7. Member high schools | CIF San Francisco Section — AAA league membership
  8. Urban Sprouts at JJSE — The Farm and Community Kitchen
  9. SFUSD Grading Periods — two-semester (Fall/Spring) structure ("18 weeks in a semester")
  10. About June Jordan School for Equity | SFUSD — motto ("Get RICH!" — the school's branded values acronym: Respect, Integrity, Courage, Humility)
  11. CIF SF Section standings (2024-25 varsity) and season calendar — teams by sport and gender, sport seasons
  12. UC A-G course list — June Jordan School for Equity — the 2026-27 course list the school files with the University of California: no AP courses and 2 UC-approved honors courses. The same filing names the languages the school teaches: French, Spanish
  13. SFUSD School Tours: High School Tours — tours are booked by calling the school at 415-452-4922

Details checked August 2026