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Lick-wilmerding High School

755 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94112-0941 -

School Notes Overview:

Lick-Wilmerding is a non-profit, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school. L-W's central mission is to offer its students a distinctive and exemplary education, the key ingredients of which are: the school's "head, heart, and hands" curriculum, the inclusive nature of its community, and its commitment to society beyond the campus. Each of these elements is grounded in the principles set forth by the school's founders - James Lick, Jellis Wilmerding, and Miranda Lux. From the beginning, Lick-Wilmerding served young people from all segments of society, honored work with the hands as well as the head, and committed to contributing to the common good. Lick-Wilmerding High School inspires students to become self-directed, life-long learners who contribute to our world with knowledge, skill, creativity, compassion, and can-do confidence....

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School Overview:

	Lick-wilmerding High School
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools State or regional independent school association Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
County	San Francisco County, CA
Student Body
Total Students	415 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	41%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 110 students
	Grade 10 - 105 students
	Grade 11 - 100 students
	Grade 12 - 100 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	n/a
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	n/a	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	n/a	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Lick-Wilmerding is a non-profit, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school. L-W's central mission is to offer its students a distinctive and exemplary education, the key ingredients of which are: the school's "head, heart, and hands" curriculum, the inclusive nature of its community, and its commitment to society beyond the campus. Each of these elements is grounded in the principles set forth by the school's founders - James Lick, Jellis Wilmerding, and Miranda Lux. From the beginning, Lick-Wilmerding served young people from all segments of society, honored work with the hands as well as the head, and committed to contributing to the common good. Lick-Wilmerding High School inspires students to become self-directed, life-long learners who contribute to our world with knowledge, skill, creativity, compassion, and can-do confidence.
Profile last updated: 06/10/2008

In the News:

WHS VOLLEYBALL: Netters take NCL pennant (The Willits News)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 07:45:54 pm
The Wolverines varsity volleyball team made history last Thursday, winning the North Central League championship by defeating the Middletown Mustangs. The first-time pennant winners had an amazing run, winning their last seven matches in a row, all in three games.
Twenty-five years ago, Naomi Tucker participated in a high school service project that would change (J Weekly)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 10:22:21 pm
Twenty-five years ago, Naomi Tucker participated in a high school service project that would change her life forever. It was Thanksgiving. She was volunteering with a few of her fellow students at Lick Wilmerding High School in San Francisco at the city’s battered women’s
Past and present strike a balance (San Francisco Chronicle)
posted on September 15, 2009 at 07:33:55 am
The San Francisco Friends School and the SPUR Urban Center look nothing alike: one revives a spacious wooden factory from 1906; the other is a taut glass insert to a tight downtown block. What they share is a deceptively casual sense of restraint, using...
Renovation of BART’s ‘jewel’ begins Friday (The San Francisco Examiner)
posted on August 17, 2009 at 05:12:45 am
An ambitious facelift of the Balboa Park BART station is scheduled to break ground Friday, marking the next step in the creation of what is envisioned as the centerpiece of the area’s redevelopment.
Class Notes (San Mateo Daily Journal)
posted on June 20, 2009 at 06:06:52 am
San Mateo Middle College High School, an alternative education program for juniors and seniors in the San Mateo Union High School District, is accepting applications for Fall 2009. Applications are being accepted on a case-by-case basis.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (94112)	School Zip (94112)	(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	73,104 people	33,864,644 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	31%	32%
Population Average Age	37 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	3.6 persons	2.8 persons
Median Household Income	$57,629	$51,306
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.9 rooms	4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	68 years old	41 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	69% / 31%	55% / 45%