About Us

 

Alvarado Middle School is in the New Haven Unified School District. We're Located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The National Blue Ribbon Award Winning school serves a student population of about 1000. The educational philosophy of the school is grounded in the belief that all children can learn and be successful, and that learning can best be accomplished in heterogeneous groups which stress cooperative learning while maintaining individual accountability and hands-on instruction.

AMS Mission Statement: Our mission is to provide a safe environment in which all students feel safe to take intellectual risks and accept responsibility over their learning and behavior. The ultimate goal is to empower all students to meet their futures as valuable members of society.

District Mission Statement: The mission of the New Haven Unified School District, a partnership of students, families, staff, and our richly diverse community, is to develop and empower EVERY student to be a productive, responsible and successful 21st-century citizen by creating an exemplary, inclusive educational system characterized by a safe, caring learning environment and a challenging, comprehensive curriculum that ensures academic proficiency

Awards:

California Distinguished School -

1984

1987

1994

National Blue Ribbon School - 

1996