Ida B. Wells Continuation High School

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Ida B. Wells High School
Ida B Wells High School San Francisco January 2013 002.jpg
Address
1099 Hayes Street

San Francisco, California

94117

United States of America
Coordinates37°46′30″N 122°26′02″W / 37.7751°N 122.4340°W / 37.7751; -122.4340Coordinates: 37°46′30″N 122°26′02″W / 37.7751°N 122.4340°W / 37.7751; -122.4340
Information
TypeContinuation high school
Established1911
School districtSan Francisco Unified School District
PrincipalCatherine Pringle[1]
Staff11.40 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment181 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.88[2]
WebsiteIda B Wells Website

Ida B. Wells Continuation High School is a public high school in San Francisco, California located near the Hayes Valley neighborhood. The school belongs to the San Francisco Unified School District.[3]

History[]

Constructed in 1911, the high school was first known as the Denman School.

Since 1992, the school has been named in honor of Ida B. Wells.

The school shut down for renovations in December 2014 and the students relocated to the John O'Connell High School campus until 2016 where then they reported back to the newly updated school.[4][5]

Student activities[]

Athletics[]

The school does not offer any sports to their students, but students are able to and encouraged to participate on a team sport that belongs to another school in the district.[6]

Culinary Arts[]

Heat of the Kitchen is a culinary arts program offered at the school that teaches students teamwork and how to cook.[7] The class is headed by a local chef who was approached by a previous principal who saw the impact Chef Cravens was making on her students.[8]

Statistics[]

Demographics[]

2016-17[9][10]

White Latino Asian African American Pacific Islander American Indian Two or More Races Not Reported
7.5% 37.9% 6.8% 32.3% 2.5% 2.5% 1.9% 8.7%

Enrollment by Subgroup 2016-17[11]

English Learners Foster Youth Homeless Students with Disabilities Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
15.5% 6.8% 11.8% 22.4% 82.6%

References[]

  1. ^ "School Profile". SFUSD.
  2. ^ a b c "Wells (Ida B.) High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "SFUSD: High Schools". SFUSD San Francisco Public Schools. 2017.
  4. ^ Sawyer, Nuala (2014). "Ida B. Wells School Closes for Renovation". Hoodline.
  5. ^ Sawyer, Nuala (2016). "Renovation Complete at Ida B. Wells". Hoodline. Archived from the original on 2017.
  6. ^ "Member Schools- CIF San Francisco". CIF San Francisco Section. 2017.
  7. ^ "About Us". Heat of The Kitchen.
  8. ^ Zijderveld, Annelies (2016). "Alice Cravens: Thriving in the Heat of the Kitchen". Paste Magazine.
  9. ^ "Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade". California Department of Education. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017.
  10. ^ "Ida B. Wells Information". National Center for Education Statistics. 2016.
  11. ^ "Enrollment by Subgroup". California Department of Education. 2017.
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