📍 275 West Side Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, 07305
University Academy Charter High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 432 pupils enrolled. It is part of the University Academy Charter High School school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
University Academy Charter High School enrolls 432 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 273 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 26% |
| Asian | 30 | 6.9% |
| White | 17 | 3.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
272 of the school's 432 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 240 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
University Academy Charter High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 31.
University Academy Charter High School is one of 1 schools in University Academy Charter High School, based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The district serves 429 students district-wide and employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 432 students, University Academy Charter High School is close to the district average of about 429 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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