Quick Facts About Town
General Information
Founded in 1939
Independent, all boys school for grades K-8
Located at 2750 Jackson Street, San Francisco, California, 94115
Head of School: Lorri Hamilton Durbin
Organization status is non-profit; affiliation is non-sectarian
Lower School K-4 in self-contained classrooms
Upper School 5-8 in departmentalized classrooms
Enrollment
Student enrollment is approximately 415
49% of our students come from self-identified families of color
19% of our families receive financial assistance
Families come from 35+ different zip codes
Faculty and Staff
Number of faculty and staff is 116
New Teacher Institute: Our resident teaching program, founded in 1990, places resident teachers in each of the Lower School self-contained classrooms, and in many of the Upper School classrooms.
Transportation
Morning bus programs from the Highways 101/280 interchange and from Marin
Includes stops in Glen Park, Noe Valley and Buena Vista
Campus and Facilities
Over 70% of the campus was rebuilt and modernized during our recent renovation
2 STEM labs and a rooftop garden/outdoor STEM lab with greenhouse
Engineering Studio Space
2 music rooms
Library with two full-time librarians
Dolby Family Center for the Performing Arts
2 full-size gymnasiums
2 rooftop play spaces including all-weather turf field
Leased access to a full-size grass field in the Presidio within walking distance
Program
Students participate in our robust rotations and electives programs
Morning and afternoon care available 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Our graduates attend independent day schools, public schools, and independent boarding schools
Did You Know?
Lunch and snack are part of tuition
100% of our trustees, 99% of our parents and guardians, and 100% of our faculty and staff contributed to Annual Giving during the 2023-24 school year
200+ parents volunteer to serve lunch during the school year
- National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC)
- Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
- California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
- Education Records Bureau (ERB)
- Independent School Athletic League (ISAL)
- People of Color in Independent Schools (POCIS)
- Independent Schools of the San Francisco Bay Area (ISSFBA)
- Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS)