High schools in San Francisco County
29 high schools in San Francisco County, serving roughly 20,178 students. SweetSpot ranks each one on your family's priorities.
Top schools
- 7.7
Lowell High
San Francisco Unified · 9-12
- 7.1
Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts, A Public School
San Francisco Unified · 9-12 · Alternative school of choice
- 6.4
Gateway High
San Francisco Unified · 9-12 · Charter
- 6.3
Washington (George) High
San Francisco Unified · 9-12
- 5.8
Balboa High
San Francisco Unified · 9-12
- 5.8
Lincoln (Abraham) High
San Francisco Unified · 9-12
- 5.7
Galileo High
San Francisco Unified · 9-12
- 5.3
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
San Francisco Unified · 9-12
- 5.3
S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Ctr
San Francisco County Office of Education · 6-12 · Juvenile court school
- 5.1
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
San Francisco Unified · 9-12
- 4.8
Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
San Francisco Unified · 9-12 · Alternative school of choice
- 4.7
KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory
San Francisco Unified · 9-12 · Charter
- 4.6
City Arts & Leadership Academy
San Francisco Unified · 9-12 · Charter
- 4.5
Edgewood Community School
San Francisco Unified · 9-12 · Specialized
- 4.5
Arise Educational Center
San Francisco Unified · K-12 · Specialized
- 4.0
Independence High
San Francisco Unified · 9-12 · Alternative school of choice
- 3.5
Mission High
San Francisco Unified · 9-12
- 3.4
S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop)
San Francisco County Office of Education · 6-12 · Opportunity school
- 3.4
S.F. County Special Education
San Francisco County Office of Education · K-12 · Special education school
- 3.3
Jordan (June) School for Equity
San Francisco Unified · 9-12 · Alternative school of choice
- 3.2
Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's)
San Francisco Unified · 9-12 · Charter
- 3.1
S.F. International High
San Francisco Unified · 8-12 · Alternative school of choice
- 3.0
S.F. County Civic Center Secondary
San Francisco County Office of Education · 6-12 · County community school
- 2.8
O'Connell (John) High
San Francisco Unified · 9-12
- 2.8
Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)
San Francisco Unified · 9-12 · Charter
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Common questions
How many high schools are in San Francisco County?
29 high schools in San Francisco County, serving 20,178 students.
What counts as a "high" school?
Any school whose grade span includes grades 9–12.
How is the ranking computed?
By default, schools are ranked by SweetSpot's neutral baseline score — the mean of their academics, attendance, suspension rate, and teacher metrics. Tune your priorities to see a ranking calibrated to your family.
How does SweetSpot score schools?
SweetSpot scores every California public school on a 0–10 scale across academics, school size, teacher pay, suspension rates, attendance, graduation, and demographics — based on actual data, not peer-relative ranking.
Is this data accurate?
Yes — SweetSpot pulls directly from the California Department of Education's annual SARC (School Accountability Report Card) release. Last refreshed when the CDE publishes new data.
All schools in High schools, San Francisco County
- Lowell High · 9-12
- Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts, A Public School · 9-12
- Gateway High · 9-12
- Washington (George) High · 9-12
- Balboa High · 9-12
- Lincoln (Abraham) High · 9-12
- Galileo High · 9-12
- Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High · 9-12
- S.F. County Court Woodside Learning Ctr · 6-12
- Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High · 9-12
- Academy (The)- SF @McAteer · 9-12
- KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory · 9-12
- City Arts & Leadership Academy · 9-12
- Edgewood Community School · 9-12
- Arise Educational Center · K-12
- Independence High · 9-12
- Mission High · 9-12
- S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop) · 6-12
- S.F. County Special Education · K-12
- Jordan (June) School for Equity · 9-12
- Five Keys Charter (SF Sheriff's) · 9-12
- S.F. International High · 8-12
- S.F. County Civic Center Secondary · 6-12
- O'Connell (John) High · 9-12
- Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) · 9-12
- Marshall (Thurgood) High · 8-12
- Wells (Ida B.) High · 9-12
- Life Learning Academy Charter · 9-12
- Downtown High · 9-12