George Washington High School (San Francisco)
Coordinates: 37°46′40.13″N 122°29′31.24″W / 37.7778139°N 122.4920111°W / 37.7778139; -122.4920111
| George Washington High School (San Francisco) | |
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| Location | |
| 600 32nd Avenue
San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Information | |
| Motto | Of all victories first and greatest is for a man to conquer himself - Plato |
| Faculty | 110 |
| Enrollment | 2,311 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and Gray |
| Teams | Washington Eagles |
| Website | Home Page |
George Washington High School is a public high school in Richmond District, San Francisco, California. The school is a part of the San Francisco Unified School District. In 2011, Washington High was ranked by Newsweek's Jay Mathews Challenge Index as the 497th best high school in the United States.
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