Academy of Arts & Sciences (San Francisco)

The Academy- San Francisco @ McAteer
Location
555 Portola Drive San Francisco, California, United States of America
Coordinates	37°44′42″N122°26′58″W / 37.745044°N 122.449582°W / 37.745044; -122.449582
Information
School type	Public
School district	San Francisco Unified School District
Principal	Hollie Mack
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	360
Colours	Black and Gold
Mascot	Wolves
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Website	AAS Website

The Academy San Francisco @ McAteer, formally known as Academy of Arts & Sciences is a public high school located in San Francisco, California. The school is a member of the San Francisco Unified School District. The school occupies the site of the former J. Eugene McAteer High School, which was operating from 1973 to 2002. It is also the site of Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts

History

Reid & Tarics designed, from 1967, Diamond Heights High School, Thomas J. Mellon, Chief Administrative Officer of San Francisco, suggested it be renamed for Martin Luther King, ^[1] it was renamed for California State Senator J. Eugene McAteer (February 28, 1916 – May 26, 1967) in April 1972, ^{[2] [3]} which operated from 1973 to 2002.

Statistics

Demographics

2016-17 ^[4]

White	African American	Latino	Asian	American Indian	Two or More Races	Not Reported
14.9%	14.9%	34.3%	19.6%	1.1%	3.9%	4.4%

Standardized testing

SAT Scores for 2015-16 [5]
	Writing Average	Math Average	Reading Average
The academy	46 2	469	484
District	467		474
Statewide	477	494	484

Student activities

Athletics

Source: ^[6]

Fall

• Cheerleading
• Cross Country
• Girls Volleyball

Winter

• Boys Basketball
• Girls Basketball
• Boys Soccer
• Girls Soccer

Spring

• Badminton
• Baseball
• Fencing
• Girls Softball
• Track & Field
• Boys Volleyball

References

1. "Name School After Rev. King". San Francisco Examiner . San Francisco, California. February 18, 1970. p. 49. Retrieved December 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "champ program" (PDF). cifsf.org. 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
3. "2017-011910DES Diamond Heights Safety Wall Landmark Designation Case Report" (PDF). commissions.sfplanning.org. San Francisco Planning Department. Retrieved December 3, 2025. Initiation of Landmark Designation
4. "Athletics". The Academy- San Francisco @ McAteer. 2017. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017.
5. "Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade". California Department of Education. 2017.
6. "Academy Wolves Athletics". SFUSD.