Our Community
The school on the hill
One parent’s letter describes driving past Mills on the way to work for 24 years before her children ended up here. That is roughly the geography of this school: it sits above a commute that a very large number of Peninsula families are already making.
Where our families come from
| Area | How it connects |
|---|---|
| South San Francisco | The school’s own city — Mills sits on Hillside Blvd above the town center. |
| The biotech corridor | About five minutes downhill. Many Mills families work at Genentech and the surrounding research campuses. |
| San Francisco | Roughly 6.5 miles north. A meaningful number of families commute down rather than up. |
| San Bruno & Millbrae | Straight down Interstate 280 or El Camino. |
| Brisbane & Daly City | Minutes away over the hill. |
| SFO & Kaiser | Both a short drive — useful for shift patterns that do not fit a school day. |
Mills is at 1400 Hillside Blvd., South San Francisco, CA 94080 — reachable from Highway 101 and Interstate 280.
Our year
The parts of a school year a prospectus leaves out
Harvest, Thanksgiving, the winter celebration, the spring egg hunt. Small traditions that come round every year.
The neighborhood
Why the location does real work
- Five minutes from the labsThe biotech corridor below the school is where a large share of our families work. A 7:30 am drop-off ten minutes from your bench is worth a great deal.
- Two freeways, one hill101 and 280 both feed Hillside Boulevard, which is why families come from as far as San Francisco and San Bruno.
- Hours built for shift work7:30 am to 6:00 pm covers hospital and lab schedules that a 9-to-3 school day does not.
- A school people stay atFamilies with a toddler and a fourth-grader do one drop-off, which is its own kind of community.
Questions
What families ask about the area
- Where do most families come from?South San Francisco and the surrounding Peninsula cities, with a steady group commuting from San Francisco itself and a large contingent working in the biotech campuses just below the school.
- Is there parking and easy drop-off?Yes — the school is on Hillside Boulevard with its own access. Call the office at 650-616-9000 if you want to talk through the morning routine before a tour.
- How do families get here?Mills is reachable from both Highway 101 and Interstate 280, which is why the catchment is wider than a school this size would normally have.
- Do you hold events for families?The school runs events through the year and communicates them directly to enrolled families. Ask on your tour what is coming up — or call 650-616-9000.
Come see a morning at Mills
Tours run during the school day, year-round, by appointment.