Thurgood Marshall

Public · Bayview · AKA: TMAHS

Thurgood Marshall Academic High School

Students: ~480
Ratio: 14:1
Tuition: Free

Enrollment: ~480
Student:teacher: 14:1
Base tuition: Free
Real cost: $0–$3k

What makes this school special

A small traditional comprehensive high school serving students with a wide range of strengths, interests, and goals, and one of SFUSD's designated Newcomer Program schools, open to students arriving in any home language
The only SFUSD high school on an eight-period day: room for a CTE pathway or a college class without giving up electives
Every student completes a two-year CTE pathway, in Computer Science or Culinary Arts, and two CCSF Early College courses are taught on campus
A Community School: more than 15 partner organizations put tutoring, mentoring, and wellness services on campus, and the free Good Samaritan after-school program runs daily until 7 pm
A year-long senior seminar covers college applications and financial aid; recent graduates have gone on to Yale, Stanford, and Penn alongside community colleges and career programs

Academics

Curriculum

College-prep comprehensive and SFUSD newcomer hub: a Newcomer Program open to all home languages, alongside AP classes, CTE pathways, Early College credit, and school-wide project-based learning

Advanced coursework

3 AP courses · 4 UC-approved honors courses

See the list filed with UC

World languages

Spanish, French

Schedule

Eight periods, early-release Wednesdays

Signature programs

Newcomer Program (all languages)
Computer Science (CTE pathway)
Culinary Arts (CTE pathway)
Early College (CCSF courses on campus)
SEL Advisory (grades 9-10)
Senior Seminar (all seniors)

UC admissions · For fall 2025 entry

applied: 21
admitted to at least one campus: 15
enrolled at a UC: 5

See UC’s data

What these numbers can and can’t tell you

Athletics, arts & activities

Athletics · CIF San Francisco Section

BadmintonBasketballFlag Football (girls)Golf (boys)SoccerSoftballVolleyball

Arts

ArtBandGuitarMariachiCodingCulinary Arts

Clubs & activities

Black Student UnionFilipinx ClubGSALatinos Unidos de MarshallPoly Club

See all clubs

Life there

Food

Free for all students (SFUSD); breakfast, lunch, and after-school supper

Learning support

Community School model with 15+ partner organizations; dedicated newcomer counselors, Wellness Center, nurse, social worker, family liaison, Peer Resources, credit recovery, free Good Samaritan after-school tutoring, special education (RSP, SOAR, separate classes, ACCESS)

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

Tours and events

The application

Marshall is part of SFUSD's citywide choice process: one application, list your schools in preference order, no test and no feeder middle schools. The school offers around 100 general-education ninth-grade seats each cycle. 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

Getting there

45 Conkling Street

Transit

44 O'Shaughnessy, 9 San Bruno
T Third Metro, just over half a mile away

Transit directions

Contact the school

EnrollmentCenter@sfusd.edu Visit the admissions site

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Sources

Thurgood Marshall Academic High School | SFUSD — name, address, founding, schedule, AP offerings, support services
About TMAHS | SFUSD — school-wide project-based learning, Community School status; bell schedule — eight periods
College & Career | SFUSD — SEL Advisory for all 9th and 10th graders, year-long Senior Seminar for 12th graders
Confirmed by the Thurgood Marshall Academic High School principal (correspondence, August 2026) — only eight-period schedule among SFUSD high schools; every student completes a two-year CTE pathway (Computer Science, Culinary Arts — current pathway names); two CCSF Early College courses taught on campus; more than 15 community-organization partners; recent graduate destinations including Yale, Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania
TMAHS Details | SFUSD — seats, Newcomer Program (all languages), Spanish world language, college classes at CCSF or SFSU, sports, arts, free meals, college counseling, special education
SFUSD Newcomer Program schools — newcomer designation
NCES Common Core of Data (2024-25) — enrollment, student:teacher ratio, % students of color
How student assignment works | SFUSD — application process, deadlines, tiebreakers
CIF SF Section standings (2024-25 varsity) and season calendar — teams by sport and gender, sport seasons
UC A-G course list — Thurgood Marshall Academic High School — the 2026-27 course list the school files with the University of California: 3 AP courses and 4 UC-approved honors courses beyond AP. The same filing names the languages the school teaches: French, Spanish

Details checked August 2026