Learn about Rosa Parks!
Take a virtual mini-tour.
Rosa Parks in the News and Around San Francisco
Undoukai Featured in SFUSD Townhall (October 2024)
Anxiety builds over S.F. school closures. Here's when SFUSD will release the list (August 2024)
Annual SF Day of Remembrance ... (Rosa Parks student speakers) (February 2024)
Black History Month Art Exhibit by Rosa Parks Students at the Judicial Council of California (February - April 2024)
Rosa Parks Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program celebrates 50th (September 2023)
Update: Teachers praised as 'true heroes' in San Francisco apartment fire rescue (May 2022)
Mayor, safety officials join students at Rosa Parks for Great California Sh
Learn about our namesake Rosa Parks!
Rosa Parks was a lifelong activist. She inspired those around her to challenge racist practices and she continues to inspire us here at Rosa Parks Elementary School. You can learn more about her through these videos.
Fall Events
Back to School BBQ Saturday, September 28th! BBQ games, crafts, face paint, obstacle course. Free tickets available. All families and community members welcome. Prospective new families welcome!
School Tours begin the week of October 7th.
Prospective Families: Want to learn more about our school?
Sign up for a tour at: https://bit.ly/40aSbx9
Call the school office: 415-749-3519
email the school: sch786@sfusd.edu
PTA Website rosaparkssf.org
Facebook @RosaParksFamilies
Instagram @rosaparkselementarysf
School Announcements
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More about this school
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School Type
Elementary School (PreK, TK, K, 1-5) -
Estimated Enrollment
350 -
Principal
- Laura Schmidt-Nojima
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Assistant Principal(s)
- Arpine Sogomonyan
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Hours
HoursMo - Tu: 7:50 am-2:05 pmWe: 7:50 am-12:50 pmTh - Fr: 7:50 am-2:05 pmRaphael Weill Early Education School - 7:45 am-5:30 pm (office closes at 4:00)
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School Tour
2025-2026 School Tour dates
- 10/11/2024
- 10/24/2024
- 10/25/2024
- 11/08/2024
- 11/21/2024
- 12/19/2024
- 01/10/2025
- 01/23/2025
- 01/30/2025
All tours are from 7:45 - 8:45 am.
You can also swing by the weekly Friday Coffee Social 8am by the main school entrance.
Sign up for a school tour at sfusd.edu/tours.
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Uniforms Policy
Navy blue or white collared shirt and navy blue bottoms (pants, skirts, skorts, shorts). Also acceptable are any Rosa Parks t-shirts. -
This School Feeds Into
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Neighborhood
Western Addition -
School Bus
94124, 94102, 94121, 94115 -
School Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, After School SupperView menus at sfusd.edu/menus.
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School Code
786
Overview
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Rosa Parks Elementary integrates three distinctive program strands - STEAM Program, Special Education (SpEd), and the Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program (JBBP) - into a vibrant and unified academic community with shared values of success for all students. In keeping with the SFUSD Strategic Plan, Rosa Parks is committed to ensuring students equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to thrive.
Engaging high achieving and joyful learners at Rosa Parks means that teachers work with each student's strengths, that students cooperate in project-based activities, and that learning is culturally relevant. Our dedicated teachers respond to students' diverse learning styles. They offer opportunities to learn outside of the classroom through performing arts and field trips. An outdoor classroom, outdoor kitchen and two hands-on gardens have transformed the schoolyard into outdoor learning areas and created green oases of nature for our school and community.
There is an afterschool program offered on campus through YMCA ExCEL . Rosa Parks has a Parent Teacher Association focused on enhancing academic opportunities and resources and fostering a shared community culture of caring.
The 2009 Ecozone "Green My Schoolyard" grant allowed us to remake the courtyard into an outdoor classroom, to add solar panels, eco-friendly paint, and ecofriendly lighting. Other additions: a chicken coop, chickens and a water catchment system.
Our PreKindergarten Program
We also offer an on-site PreK program for children 2 years and 9 months to 5 years old. Learn more by visiting Raphael Weill Early Education School.
Programs
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After School Programs
ExCEL is offered on site through the Buchanan YMCA. Their program includes homework help, outdoor play, athletics and clubs. Many off site programs serve our families needs for afterschool programming.
Other off site programs:
• Boys & Girls Club (Don Fisher) (415)221-6100
• Nihonmachi Little Friends (415)922-8898
• Magic Zone 1- EllaHill Hutch and Magic Zone 2- Hayes Valley Clubhouse (415)567-0400
• Booker T Washington (415)928-6596 Ext109
• The Village Project (415)424-2980
• Boys & Girls Club - Tenderloin (415)351-3125 and Willie Mays (415)357-7118
• Prince Hall (415)922-3347
Cost: ExCel-Free/Reduced Meal appl. Qualifies for fee waiver. Others-Sliding scale.
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Language Programs
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Japanese Foreign Language in Elementary School (FLES) Program
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Japanese World Language
Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program (JBBP) - Learning language through culture and community
The only program of its kind in Northern California, the Rosa Parks Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program (JBBP) integrates Japanese language and culture with the District's core curriculum, providing students and their families with a rich educational experience and "window to the world".
Students experience one hour of formal Japanese language and culture on a daily basis delivered by native-speaking Japanese instructors, or sensei, who work closely with classroom teachers to integrate Japanese instruction with core curriculum content. Classroom teachers also maximize exposure to Japanese language and culture throughout the day in keeping with Japanese standards established for each grade. -
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Special Education Programs
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PreK Special Day Class
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Resource Specialist Program Services
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Separate class - Mild/moderate with autism focus
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School Day Academic Enrichment
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Computer carts
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STEAM (science; technology; engineering; arts; mathematics)
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Tutoring in school
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Arts Enrichment
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Dance
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Instrumental music
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Visual arts
Visual and performing arts
SF Ballet (2nd grade)
Instrumental music (grades 4-5)
Taiko drumming (grades 3-5)
Nagata dance (grades K-3)
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Student Support Programs
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Mentoring
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Social worker
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Student adviser
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School Data
Application Data
General education entry grade seats per application: 33%-
School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) are required by state law and are intended to provide families with important information.
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School Accountability Highlights
Published annually by SFUSD to provide access to key data points and three-year trends related to student achievement and school culture-climate. The highlights are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Filipino, and Vietnamese.
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Social-Emotional and Culture Climate Report
SFUSD annually surveys families and school staff on a range of school climate indicators that have been found to predict positive student academic achievement. The social-emotional learning of students in grades 4-12 is also assessed.
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School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
School communities gather twice a year to review data and previous actions in order to intentionally plan for the coming months. The School Plan for Student Achievement is the template on which this review and stakeholder engagement process is codified.
Contact Info
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Address
1501 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115 -
Phone Number
415-749-3519 -
Fax Number
415-749-3610 -
Email
sch786@sfusd.edu