📍 6949 Genesee Ave., San Diego, San Diego County, 92122
University City High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in San Diego, San Diego County. The school has 1,543 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Paredes. It is part of the San Diego Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 62.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
University City High enrolls 1,543 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 62.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 588 | 38% |
| White | 554 | 36% |
| Asian | 180 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 157 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
737 of the school's 1,543 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
University City High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
University City High is one of 175 schools in San Diego Unified, based in San Diego, California. The district serves 95,175 students district-wide and employs 4,290 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,543 students, University City High is larger than the district average of about 544 students per school.
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