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| Lowell High School | |
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1101 Eucalyptus Drive , 94132 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°43′51″N 122°29′01″W / 37.73083°N 122.48361°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Fiat Scientia ("Let there be knowledge") |
| Founded | 1856 (as Union Grammar School) |
| School board | San Francisco Board of Education |
| School district | San Francisco Unified School District |
| School number | 697 |
| CEEB code | 052970 |
| Dean | Cheryl Fong |
| Principal | Jan Bautista |
| Teaching staff | 128.51 (FTE)[1] |
| Number of students | 2,540 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.76[1] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Cardinal White |
| Song | The Lowell Hymn |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Team name | Cardinals |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| USNWR ranking | 78th[2] |
| Academic Performance Index average | 948 |
| Newspaper | The Lowell |
| Yearbook | The Red and White |
| Honor society | Shield & Scroll Honor and Service Society |
| Website | beta |
Lowell High School (LHS) is a co-educational, magnet public high school in San Francisco, California. It is a part of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). The school sits on the side of a hill near Parkmerced, overlooking the campus of San Francisco State University. Lakeshore Elementary School is located on the western portion of the campus.
Lowell is highly regarded, often referred to as one of the best schools in the state and the country. All high schools in the SFUSD are admissions based, but LHS is the only school to use merit-based admissions in the district as opposed to a lottery system or receiving students from a specified attendance area.[3]
The admissions process requires submitting scores from standardized testing from the previous school year and a writing supplement. Previously an entrance exam was required, but after reported racism in the admissions department and the COVID-19 pandemic, this was reverted in 2021.[4][5] After the rate of students failing classes significantly increased, this was reverted and became the process known today.[6][7]
- ^ a b c "Lowell High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Lowell High School". US News Best High Schools. U.S. News & World Report. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Applying to Lowell High School | SFUSD". www.sfusd.edu. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ Medina, Madilynne. "2 prestigious San Francisco schools may change admissions criteria". SFGATE. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ Mojadad, Ida (February 9, 2021). "School board votes 5-2 to end selective admissions policy at Lowell". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ "San Francisco School Board Votes to Return Elite High School to Merit-Based Admissions". National Review. June 23, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ staff, EdSource. "UPDATE: Freshmen received more Ds and Fs at SF's elite Lowell High after switch to admissions lottery". EdSource. Retrieved January 20, 2025.