The SFMTA currently has 165 crossing guards on duty, serving 96 public and private schools across San Francisco. Collectively, they provide approximately 400 hours of coverage each day, helping students, families, and school staff safely navigate intersections near schools. Their presence plays a vital role in promoting safe travel for children and supporting community well-being. We remain focused on allocating resources where they are most needed and are actively working to increase staffing to support sustainable program coverage.
Become a School Crossing Guard in San Francisco!
Help keep our city's children safe by joining the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) as a School Crossing Guard.
School Crossing Guard - Streets Division - SF Municipal Transportation Agency (8201)
Crossing Guard Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of a school crossing guard is to cross students traveling to and from school, alone or accompanied by their parents, in the designated crosswalks and according to existing intersection controls.
School crossing guards are not responsible for crossing all adults. However, when there are no children crossing alone or with an adult, a school crossing guard may cross pedestrians who need assistance to cross safely. This may include pedestrians with physical limitations that prevent them from crossing the street safely on their own.
Crossing Guard Locations
To see whether there is a crossing guard at a particular school, please view the Map of San Francisco School Crossing Guards.
Please note that the School Crossing Guard Program is currently operating with limited staffing capacity, which may affect coverage at some locations. Program resources are focused on maintaining existing crossing guard assignments.
For general program information, please contact CrossingGuards@sfmta.com.
School Crossing Guard Evaluations
The Adult School Crossing Guard Program is not accepting requests for evaluations for new school crossing guard locations at this time due to limited staffing capacity.
Program resources are currently focused on maintaining coverage and operational stability at existing crossing guard locations. As a result, new requests for crossing guards, traffic surveys, or evaluation assessments cannot be accommodated.
The program will continue to monitor staffing levels and operational capacity. Any updates regarding the ability to conduct new crossing guard evaluations will be posted on this page.