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Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013

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The student body overall was really bad, half the staff left last year and it was defined as "normal", and the principal didn't help at all when I had a problem. The education overall was too easy for my liking, and I had the worst time there.
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Posted May 14, 2013

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This school is Great but very hardworking but it all pays off at the end its so sad it wont be here next year.
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Posted November 29, 2011

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Metro is a great school! I feel like anyone who is hard working and longing to have a great future should come here. It gets you prepared for college and works on your weak spots. Teachers and friends are just like family.
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Posted November 29, 2011

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Metro High school is the best because you get to be yourself and you get along with everyone here. It also helps you get the education you need.
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Posted October 19, 2008

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Metro is a great place to work because of the relationships we work hard to create between students, teachers, parents, and other staff members. It's a school where people feel comfortable voicing their opinions and talking with one another. It's a great place to be because there are always people you can go to for support and who want to work hard to help you to succeed.
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Posted October 13, 2008

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My freshman loves going to school now and starts his homework without any reminders. We have been overhelmed by the level of enthusiasm & commitment of the teachers and staff. My mother attended the back to school night with us and then Lowell's back to school night the next evening. She could not stop talking about how much more interesting the teachers and the curriculum are at Metro compared to the 'best public school' in the Bay Area.
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Posted October 11, 2008

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This is an excellent school in every sense of the word. I am proud to be a teacher at a public high school which holds art as a high priority, teaches real world leadership skills, bases its curriculum on projects of high academic and creative quality, and is home to such an amazing staff and student body.
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Posted October 10, 2008

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I love teaching at Metro. We have a great staff that's super supportive of each other and super caring about all of the students! And the students are amazing individuals full of talent and potential!!!
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Posted October 10, 2008

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This is an excellent small school that really focuses on kids. The entire staff there works really hard to engage students in academics. This is my daughter's third year there and it has not only helped her focus on school but it has made her really want to go to college. All schools should follow this model.
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Posted September 26, 2007

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I love this school! The teachers are great and they have a lot of help like preventing drop-outs. Very fun and great teachers.
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Posted June 3, 2007

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Great school, very engaging and rigorous curriculum surrounded by staff and faculty that actually [care] about the kids they're teaching.
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Posted March 20, 2007

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I feel its a great school that shows emphasis on the needs of the student. It helps the student get the personal attention they deserve and need to strive forward
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	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	Hispanic or Latino	44%	49%
Multiple or No Response	17%	3%
African American	15%	7%
White	12%	28%
Asian	7%	8%
Filipino	4%	3%
Pacific Islander	1%	1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%	1%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	12%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	58%	N/A	52%

	Language	This school	State average
	Spanish	83%	85%
All other non-English languages	7%	1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)	7%	1%
Portuguese	3%	0%

	This school	District average	State average
Average class size	23	N/A	25

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	3	N/A	11
Average years teaching	7	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	77%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	18%	N/A	2%

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All Students	16%
Females	0%
Males	36%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	14%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	14%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	19%
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	n/a
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with no reported disability	n/a
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	n/a
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	n/a
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	n/a
Females	n/a
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	n/a
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	38%
Females	32%
Males	46%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	27%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	41%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	41%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	50%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	45%
Females	42%
Males	50%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	33%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	42%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	48%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	48%
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	57%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	28%
Females	26%
Males	30%
African American	27%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	28%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	27%
Non-economically disadvantaged	25%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	29%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	29%
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	24%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	51%
Females	52%
Males	50%
African American	45%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	43%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	50%
Non-economically disadvantaged	50%
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	56%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	54%
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	53%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	11%
Females	0%
Males	22%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	13%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	11%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	13%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	11%
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	13%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	10%
Females	15%
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	9%
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	8%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	11%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	10%
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	75%
Females	68%
Males	82%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	68%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Declined to state	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	68%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Economic Status Unknown	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	n/a
Language Fluency Unknown	n/a

All Students	61%
Females	53%
Males	71%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	58%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Declined to state	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	54%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Economic Status Unknown	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Tested with modifications	n/a
English learner	n/a
Language Fluency Unknown	n/a

Students typically attend these schools prior to attending this school	KIPP Martin Luther King Everett
Percentage of students going to 2-year college	42% (2011)
Percentage of students going to 4-year college	39% (2011)
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Foreign languages spoken by school staff	Chinese (Cantonese) French Chinese (Mandarin) Spanish
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Specific academic themes or areas of focus	Technology
School facilities	Computer lab Science lab

Specific academic themes or areas of focus	Arts (all)
School facilities	Performance stage
Vocational or skills-based training offered	Industrial / graphic design
Performing and written arts	Creative writing Drama Poetry
Media arts	Computer animation Graphics Technical design and production Video / Film production
Clubs	Yearbook

Foreign languages taught	Online program has many languages
Level of ESL/ELL programming offered	Basic - the school offers or partners to provide services based on the needs of individual students
Foreign languages spoken by staff	Chinese (Cantonese) Chinese (Mandarin) French Spanish

Extra learning resources offered	Acceleration
College preparation / awareness resources offered	College prep programs/courses during the year College presentations or information sessions Community college courses School-sponsored trips to college campuses Visiting teachers or lecturers from colleges

School start time	8:30 am
School end time	3:30 pm
School Leader's name	Nick Kappelhof
Best ways for parents to contact the school	Email Phone
Gender	Coed
Special schedule	Block scheduling
Is there an application process?	Yes
Fax number	(415) 206-1444

Instructional and/or curriculum models used Don't understand these terms?	Core knowledge Internships Project-based Standards-based
Specific academic themes or areas of focus Don't understand these terms?	Arts (all) Technology
Bi-lingual or language immersion programs offered Don't understand these terms?	No
Level of special education programming offered	Moderate - the school consistently offers a full program for particular special education needs
Foreign languages taught	Online program has many languages
Level of ESL/ELL programming offered	Basic - the school offers or partners to provide services based on the needs of individual students
Vocational or skills-based training offered	Industrial / graphic design

Boys sports	Basketball Soccer
Girls sports	Basketball Volleyball

Music	None
Performing arts	Creative writing Drama Poetry
Media arts	Computer animation Graphics Technical design and production Video / Film production

Dress Code	Neither uniforms nor dress code
Parent involvement	Attend parent nights Chaperone school trips Coach sports teams or extracurricular activities Join PTO/PTA Organize fundraising events (school auction, bake sales, etc.) Present special topics during curricular units Tutor Volunteer time after school
More from this school	Metro is one of the best kept secrets in San Francisco. The school is small, safe, academically rigorous, and possesses an dynamic, dedicated faculty. Our graduates have been accepted to top ranked private and public four year universities.

Students accepted for the 2012-2013 school year	50
Students typically come from these schools	KIPP Martin Luther King Everett

Students typically attend these schools after graduating	UC CSU Private universities
College preparation / awareness offered	College prep programs/courses during the year College presentations or information sessions Community college courses School-sponsored trips to college campuses Visiting teachers or lecturers from colleges
Students' post-graduation plans in 2011	2 year college - 42% 4 year college - 39%

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