Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School

Land Development The Wallenberg High School campus sits on the former site of the Lone Mountain Cemetery complex, specifically Calvary Cemetery, which was cleared for development. Anza Elementary School (1952-1981) In February 1946, the board of education voted to appropriate $87,000 to purchase land for an elementary school in the Anza neighborhood which was then being developed. Two years later, in 1948, San Francisco voters approved a bond measure for $48,890,000 which was used to renovate existing schools and build new ones, one of which became Anza Elementary School, built for $915,000, which opened on September 3, 1952. On May 12, 1981 the Board of Education voted to convert the school into a high school, a decision opposed by some Richmond residents in part because the change would eliminate a Japanese-English bilingual program afforded to over 200 students. Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School (1981-present) On June 9, 1981 the school board voted to name the new high school after Raoul Wallenberg. On September 10, 1981 the school officially opened as Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School. The descriptor "traditional" at the time referred to "'back-to-basics' schools because of their stress on academics and student discipline". When it was opened the elementary school toilets and water fountains still had not been replaced to meet the needs of older students. The school was officially dedicated to Raoul Wallenberg on November 23, 1981 with Wallenberg's maternal half-sister, Nina Lagergren, and then Mayor Dianne Feinstein in attendance. This came just over a month after Wallenberg was posthumously granted honorary US citizenship. ==Campus==

Situated in the north of the city, in the Western Addition district, the school spans several blocks bounded by O'Farrell Street to the north, Masonic Avenue to the west, Vega Street to the south, and Anza Vista Avenue to the east. Wallenberg High School is located in the Anza Vista neighborhood to the east of the University of San Francisco's Lone Mountain Campus. The school is directly accessible via the SFMTA's 31, 38, and 43 bus lines. The campus includes a library, an art studio and music classroom, an auditorium, a computer lab, an indoor gymnasium with a court used for basketball, badminton and volleyball, a Wellness Center, and an outdoor weightlifting gym. The southwest blacktop, known as the "lower yard", was renovated in 2023 and features two basketball courts along with a multipurpose court for tennis, badminton, and pickleball. The central patio is known as the "upper yard" and is home to the school's 3 garden areas and greenhouse. On the eastern side of campus is the annex building which was constructed in 2011. The campus has two faculty parking lots, one off of Nido Avenue and another off of O'Farrell Street. ==Academics and Class Structure==

In the 2024-2025 school year students had the opportunity to choose from several Advanced Placement courses, including: Biology, Calculus AB, Computer Science Principles, English Literature & Composition, Environmental Science, Macroeconomics, Statistics, US Government and Politics, and US History. The career and technical education pathways offered include: Biotechnology, Computer Science, and Environmental Science, Engineering, and Policy (ESEP). ==Student Activities==

Athletics For the 2022-2023 school year, Wallenberg High School is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation in the following sports: • Badminton (co-ed) • Baseball (boys) • Basketball (boys and girls) • Cross country (co-ed) • Flag football (girls) • Golf (boys and girls) • Soccer (boys and girls) • Softball (girls) • Swimming (co-ed) • Tennis (boys and girls) • Track and field (co-ed) • Volleyball (boys and girls) Clubs As of the 2024-25 school year Wallenberg's clubs include: Acts of Random Kindness, Badminton Club, Charity Club, Cooking Club, Gaming Club, Gardening Club, Kaibigan, Psychology Pathways, Red Cross Club, Upcycling club, and Yarn Club. Clubs fundraise at Food Fests around campus throughout the year. Events At the end of the fall semester the school typically puts on a winter concert in the auditorium featuring student and teacher bands. Since 2014 Wallenberg has also put on Wallapalooza, a spring arts and music festival held towards the end of the school year. ==Demographics==

For the 2020-2021 school year, total minority enrollment was 83%, with 47% of the student body coming from an economically disadvantaged household. ==Academic indicators==

The graduation rate in 2020-2021 was 93.5%, compared to district average of 58.2% and state average of 83.6%. In 2019-2020, 63% of graduates completed all of the courses required for University of California and California State University admission. The dropout rate in 2020-2021 was 3.9%, compared to district average of 36.6% and state average of 9.4%. The school reported that 14.6% of students were chronically absent. ==Notable alumni==

• Coco Lee, singer, songwriter and actress • Wisp, shoegaze musician == See also ==