📍 55 Clinton Pl, Newark, Essex County, 07108
University High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark Public School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
University High School enrolls 426 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 36% male and 64% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 343 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 17% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
356 of the school's 426 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 313 qualify for free lunch and 43 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 High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 28, state house district 28.
University High School is one of 63 schools in Newark Public School District, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 44,199 students district-wide and employs 2,849 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 426 students, University High School is smaller than the district average of about 702 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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