Yick Wo Alternative Elementary School
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Yick Wo Alternative Elementary School is a public school located on San Francisco's Russian Hill near North Beach. It is just downhill the famous crooked street on Lombard.
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| Principal | Darlene Lim |
| School type | Public |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Enrollment | 250 |
| Faculty | 20 |
| Campus surroundings | Urban |
| Mascot | Panda |
[edit] History
The school was named after Yick Wo (real name: Lee Yick), a Chinese owner of a laundry who won a landmark Supreme Court case (Yick Wo v. Hopkins).
Since the school was founded in 1983, Shirlene Tong served as principal until she retired in the 2003-2004 school year. Since then Darlene Lim has been principal.
In recent years it has received 2 California Distinguished Schools awards (one in 1997 and the other in 2000). Yick Wo also ranks as one of the best elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District.
