A LONG- ANTICIPATED PROJECT:
URBAN’S PERFORMING ARTS + COMMUNITY CENTER

A Brief History: More than twenty years ago, Urban’s enrollment was only half of what it is today, and the school already recognized that it would need more space. A burgeoning performing arts program was stretching the 90-seat Gumption theater to its limits; classrooms were in increasingly short supply; the St. Agnes gym was too small; and there was no comfortable gathering space for a whole range of assemblies and presentations. Paired with this recognition was a firm (and continuing) commitment to our current location and the belief that Urban’s unique culture and energy thrive in an intimate, self-contained campus.

It took some time, but in 2012, the school committed to a creative, two-phase plan to address its facilities challenges and complete its campus plan. Step one was the creation of an academic and athletics facility (now the Salkind Center, completed in 2016); step two was repurposing the St Agnes gym. The design includes an additional 6,000 square feet in the basement as well as accessible pathways around the building to ease the flow between the Salkind Center and Page Campus.  


Below are some of the most frequently asked questions about the PACC project, but please don’t hesitate to be in touch if you have others. 

Construction-Related Questions

Facility-Related Questions

Contacts

Dan Miller, Head of School (dmiller@urbanschool.org)

Diane Walters, CFO (dwalters@urbanschool.org)

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NUMBER OF STUDENTS
91% SAN FRANCISCO
9% BAY AREA
10:1
STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO
$5.23 MILLION
TUITION ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR 30% OF URBAN STUDENTS
56% 
STUDENTS OF COLOR
46% 
FACULTY & STAFF OF COLOR