About 100

Most of our students are Caucasian and many are from mixed-descent families, hailing from at least one first-generation immigrant parent from the following countries: USA, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Latvia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Peru, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Germany and Italy (a total of 18 countries). Some families claim a “multiple” identity on the school’s demographic data collection surveys. English and Russian are the most commonly spoken languages among SFPA’s originally bilingual families.

USA, Russia, Ukraine

Yes

12

10

No

Projectors, laptops, TVs in K-2, laptops and projectors in 3-8

We offer live online classes on core subjects like English, Russian, Math, Science, Social Studies, Geography and History.
In addition, in K-2, there are online Art and Music classes

No

Unit tests and quizzes, CTP5 test for grades 4-7, SSAT test for grade 8

SFPA administers a standardized achievement test called Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP5). The test is designed specifically for high-achieving schools and schools wishing to set high standards, therefore is used by the nation’s most rigorous academic schools.
We are extremely proud to compare outstanding test results of our students who are among the top score takers, ranking among the top 1% nationwide in math, and the top 10% nationwide in all areas. The results are even more impressive if it is kept in mind that most of students who start SFPA in Kindergarten, have very little or no command of English at all.

Yes

It depends on age, grade, subject and language fluency of a student.

No

More challenging assignments, participation in in-school, city and state championships and tournaments ( math and science)

Yes

Yes

Ongoing

Yes

9:00 am

3:30 pm

Yes, we provide morning care from 8:00 am to 9:00 am, and afternoon care until 5:30pm

No

Yes, hot lunches

No

Yes

Chess, art, dance, fencing, Lego robotics, computer programming

Physical Education Classes

No

San Francisco Pacific Academy introduces students to the cultural heritage through a rigorous bilingual curriculum with a strong emphasis in math and languages.
Our school is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges ( ACS WASC), the organization serving as the accrediting body for the western United States.

OUR MISSION is to provide a motivating and challenging high-quality educational program that inspires students to academic success. We achieve this by offering a curriculum emphasizing higher level mathematics as well as written and oral communication skills in several languages. Our interdisciplinary, hands-on approach takes place in a safe, orderly and nurturing multicultural environment which promotes intellectual development and responsibility.

To accomplish its mission, the school makes every effort to:

Teach toward mastery of the basic skills.
Encourage the love of reading and writing in both languages.
Promote critical thinking and problem solving in both languages.
Improve social skills (i.e. self-control, self-esteem, self-respect, self-motivation, conflict resolution, cultural diversity awareness, and acceptance).
OUR GOAL is to prepare students to be confident, goal-oriented lifelong learners in order to succeed in today’s multi-national society.

OUR VISION is to become the premier K-8 private school in the Bay Area where all students are given the opportunity to exceed national norms.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Student achievement is the chief priority of the school.
Literacy in a bilingual environment prepares our students to meet the needs and challenges of the twenty-first century.
All students can learn.