Lowell High School

Lowell High School is a prestigious public magnet school in San Francisco, California.

Historical Milestones

• 1856 Union Grammar School Founded
• 1858 Name changed to San Francisco High School
• 1874 Genders separated, name changed to Boy's High School
• 1876 Moved within San Francisco to Gough and Octavia
• 1890s Girls slowly reintegrated into college prep program
• 1894 Name changed to Lowell High School in honor of poet James Russell Lowell
• 1908 Funds secured by bonds for new building
• 1913 School moved to new, larger campus on Hayes and Ashbury
• 1962 School moved to current campus to make room for future expansion and add a library, gymnasium and larger auditorium
• 1966 Enrollment limited, school switched from neighborhood to GPA/test based admission
• 1968 20-period modular schedule instated
• 1996 Lowell ranked 6th nationally in AP exam scores
• 2003 New academic/science wing opened on campus
• 2004 Unit 6 building section renovation completed; roof replaced; "temporary" bungalows 14,15, and 16 relocated
• 2006 150th anniversary!