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SFUSD Sets August 2026 Opening for Mission Bay Elementary as Academy High School Shuts

Voter-approved 2016 bond funding underwrites the project to serve a fast-growing Mission Bay neighborhood.

The Mission Bay School, which is expected to open next August, is seen under construction on Tuesday in San Francisco.
Downtown San Francisco is visible in the background Tuesday as construction of the Mission Bay School, expected to open in August, continued.
SFUSD officials Thursday officially announced the August 2026 opening of Mission Bay School, with seats initially available for pre-K, transitional kindergarten and kindergarten, and the subsequent grade levels phased in by 2032.
Mission Bay School will be the first San Francisco public school to open in 20 years when it opens in August.

Overview

  • Mission Bay Elementary will open with pre-K, transitional kindergarten and kindergarten in August 2026, adding grades to fifth by 2032.
  • The $129 million campus, funded by the 2016 Proposition A bond, is slated to finish construction in early 2026 at 1415 Owens Street.
  • SFUSD describes the school as its first new campus in about 20 years, with a design that includes teacher-training classrooms and a top-floor Mission Bay Hub for science, health and tech pathways for older students.
  • The district will close Academy High School at the end of this school year and transition students and its dual-enrollment program to Raoul Wallenberg High School.
  • Officials frame the moves as aligning facilities and programs with neighborhood demand during a period of district-wide enrollment decline, a strategy that has drawn local concern over the phased rollout and potential underused classrooms.