Because of problems with the district's budget and a drop in enrollment, Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School, which is for newly arrived immigrant students, is being moved to another campus. The SFUSD is trying to keep services going while making changes to the buildings.

Q1. What grades does Lee (Edwin and Anita) Newcomer School teach?

Ans. It is a school for grades 2 through 5 that focuses on Chinese-speaking immigrant students who have just moved to the area.

Q2. How many students are there for each teacher at Lee Newcomer School?

Ans. The school has a 12:1 student-teacher ratio, which lets teachers work with small groups and give each student more attention.

Q3. How good are students at reading and math?

Ans. 25% of students are good at math, but we don't know how good they are at reading because the main goal is to learn English.

Q4. What kinds of students go to Lee Newcomer School?

Ans. All of the students are recent immigrants, mostly Chinese-speaking students who are moving to U.S. schools.

Q5. What extra programs and activities are there?

Ans. The school gets students ready for mainstream classrooms by giving them a lot of English language instruction, social-emotional support, cultural orientation, and family involvement.