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Principal |
Glenn F. Dennis email the principal |
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Scheduling features |
block scheduling |
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Dress code |
No dress code |
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School Mission
- Metro HS engage diverse student bodies in rigorous academic work resulting in graduation and college admission. Metro HS believes that all students, regardless of their race, ethnicity or economic background, are entitled to attend high schools that prepare them for college success and democratic citizenship in the 21st Century.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- 0-10% of students receive special education services.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Metro HS is a small, academically rigorous high school that uses project-based learning, art and technology to engage students in learning. Studies show that all else being equal, students in small high schools score higher on examinations, pass more courses, and go on to college more frequently than those in large ones.
- Students complete and present a digital portfolio of college-ready work for graduation.
- All graduates are UC-CSU eligible. Students complete at least 3 years of digital, visual, and performing arts.
- Small class size all four years. Every student has a teacher advisor who serves as main point of contact between home and school.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, track and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross country, football, soccer, tennis, track and volleyball.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Junior Statesmen of America; Blues Band; Peer Mediation; Metroactive Drama Club; West African Drumming and Student Advisory Council.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama, drawing/painting, video/film production and Digital Media Arts.
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Parent and Community Support
- Metro Parent Association; mentors for the Workplace Learning Experience Program; participation in semester parent conferences; help support school events
Other news or notes
- Metro is one of the best kept secrets in San Francisco. The school is small, safe, academically rigorous, and possesses an dynamic, dedicated faculty. We had the highest growth rate in the API of any public school in SF last year (2006-07). Our graduates have been accepted to top ranked private and public four year universities.
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- 20-39% of graduates go to 2-year colleges.
- 60-79% of graduates go to 4-year colleges.
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| Technology and Facilities |
- This school has 2 students per computer. Numbers used to calculate this ratio were provided by the principal. This ratio may differ from the ratio given elsewhere on this profile where the numbers were provied by the state.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school offers wireless internet (wi-fi) access to students.
- This school was established in 2005.
- Transportation to this school is provided by the school.
- This school was built between 1960-1969.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: Classrooms recently painted. Metro has Internet wireless access throughout the school.
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: New all weather track and football/soccer field.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: UC; CSU and Private universities.
- Students at this school enroll by choice.
- Few of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Security guard(s) (full or part-time); Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension; closed campus. Other safety and discipline-related resources include: Community Service Project.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 81-85% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in performing arts, technology and visual arts.
- Regular classroom hours: 9:05 am to 3:40pm.
- Accredited by WASC.
- Principal has been at this school for 1 year.
- Principal has 3 years of experience.
- Foreign language(s) spoken by staff: Cantonese, French, Latin, Mandarin and Spanish.
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Volunteer requests
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Description: Seeking adults to observe classrooms and tutor students.
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- Contact name: Todd Williams
- Contact phone: 415-550-5920
- Contact email: todd@es-metro.org
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Donation requests
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Category: fundraisers/special events
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Description: Seeking donations to support arts and after school programs.
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- Contact name: Ruth Medina
- Contact phone: 415-55-5920
- Contact email: ruth@es-metro.org
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 09/18/2008. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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