{{short description| Kindergarten through eighth grade non-profit independent school}} {{for|the school facility in South Dakota|Hamlin School District 28-3}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Hamlin School | native_name = | logo = | image = The Hamlin School.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | motto = Compassion - Courage - Honesty - Respect - Responsibility | motto_translation = | address = 2120 Broadway, | city = San Francisco | state = California | province = | country = US | coordinates = {{coord|37.7951|-122.4326|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} | former_names = Miss Hamlin's School for Girls (1898–?) | type = Non-profit independent school | established = {{start date and age|1896}} | founder = Sarah Dix Hamlin (1844-1923) | president = Wanda M. Holland Greene | teaching_staff = 70 | grades = {{ubl | Lower School: K-4 | Middle School: 5-8 }} | gender = Girls | colours = Red, gold | athletics = | mascot = | website = {{URL|hamlin.org}} | enrollment = 440 | ratio = | affiliations = Non-sectarian }}
The '''Hamlin School''' (also known as '''The''' '''Hamlin School''') is a private day school for girls in kindergarten through eighth grade. Its campus is at 2120 Broadway, San Francisco, near Pacific Heights.
==History== [[File:Sarah D. Hamlin.jpg|thumb|left|Sarah Dix Hamlin]]
In April 1896 Sarah Dix Hamlin purchased the Van Ness Seminary School at 1849 Jackson Street, San Francisco.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81639664/van-ness-seminary/ |title=Van Ness Seminary Changes Hands.|work=The San Francisco Call |place=San Francisco, California|date=20 Apr 1896|page=7|access-date=2021-07-17}}</ref> In 1898, the school was renamed '''Miss Hamlin's School for Girls'''.<ref name="San Francisco Chronicle">{{cite news |date=January 11, 1920 |title=Ideals Boast of School Conducted By Miss Hamlin. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81639108/miss-hamlin/ |work=San Francisco Chronicle |place=San Francisco, California |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1907, the school moved to a mansion at 2230 Pacific Avenue in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81639108/miss-hamlin/ |title=Ideals Boast of School Conducted By Miss Hamlin.|work=San Francisco Chronicle |place=San Francisco, California|date=11 Jan 1920|page=1|access-date=2021-07-17}}</ref> On August 25, 1923, Hamlin died after a short illness.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81640133/obituary/ |title=Death Removes Sarah D. Hamlin Noted Educator.|work=The Press Democrat|place=Santa Rosa, California|date=28 Aug 1923|page=3|access-date=2021-07-17}}</ref>
==Academic program== The Middle School is from Grade 5 through 8. The teacher/student ratio is 1:7. The curriculum expands courses of the Lower School with elective courses offered in drama, dance, yearbook, computer science and music. Student social events include culture club, community service, literary magazine and student government.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Little|first1=Betsy|last2=Molligan|first2=Paula|url=https://archive.org/details/privatek8schools00litt/page/110/mode/2up?q=The+Hamlin+School |title=Private K-8 schools of San Francisco & Marin Counties.|publisher= Pince-Nez Press|place=San Francisco, Calif. |date= 2006 |page=111|isbn=9781930074156|access-date=2021-07-17}}</ref>
==Notable graduates== * Katherine Feinstein ('75), attorney and judge; daughter of Dianne Feinstein<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81661500/feinstein/ |title=Never Underestimate.|work=The San Francisco Examiner |place=San Francisco, California|date=15 May 1975|page=31|access-date=2021-07-17}}</ref> * Jennifer Dulski ('85), president and COO of Change.org<ref name="Guests">{{cite news|url=https://hamlin.myschoolapp.com/page/about-hamlin/history-of-the-school/honored-guests?siteId=672&ssl=1|title= Honored Guests |work= hamlin.org |place=|date=|page=|access-date=2024-02-03}}</ref> * Ivy Getty ('09), fashion model and philanthropist<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://fordmodels.com/digital/profile/ivy-getty/|title=Ivy Getty|website=Ford Models}}</ref>
==See also== *List of high schools in California
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|The Hamlin School}} *{{official website|https://www.hamlin.org/}}
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1896 Category:Private middle schools in California Category:Private elementary schools in California Category:Schools in San Francisco Category:Girls' schools in California Category:1896 establishments in California