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University Academy Charter High School
275 West Side Ave
Jersey City NJ, 07305, Hudson County
Phone: 201-200-3200
Ranking: (307 out of 346, bottom 11%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 40 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 423 | 419 | 420 | 430 | 424 | 419 | 415 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 116 | 27.4% | 115 | 27.4% | 112 | 26.7% | 113 | 26.3% | 114 | 26.9% | 107 | 25.5% | 115 | 27.7% |
Grade 10: | 115 | 27.2% | 106 | 25.3% | 111 | 26.4% | 113 | 26.3% | 114 | 26.9% | 114 | 27.2% | 109 | 26.3% |
Grade 11: | 102 | 24.1% | 103 | 24.6% | 105 | 25.0% | 107 | 24.9% | 106 | 25.0% | 94 | 22.4% | 111 | 26.7% |
Grade 12: | 90 | 21.3% | 95 | 22.7% | 92 | 21.9% | 97 | 22.6% | 90 | 21.2% | 104 | 24.8% | 80 | 19.3% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 199 | 47.0% | 197 | 47.0% | 204 | 48.6% | 216 | 50.2% | 215 | 50.7% | 213 | 50.8% | 199 | 48.0% |
Female: | 224 | 53.0% | 222 | 53.0% | 216 | 51.4% | 214 | 49.8% | 209 | 49.3% | 206 | 49.2% | 212 | 51.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 39 | 9.2% | 39 | 9.3% | 34 | 8.1% | 28 | 6.5% | 26 | 6.1% | 24 | 5.7% | 20 | 4.8% |
Hispanic: | 138 | 32.6% | 114 | 27.2% | 123 | 29.3% | 125 | 29.1% | 113 | 26.7% | 102 | 24.3% | 86 | 20.7% |
Black: | 237 | 56.0% | 257 | 61.3% | 253 | 60.2% | 268 | 62.3% | 277 | 65.3% | 279 | 66.6% | 297 | 71.6% |
White: | 9 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.9% | 14 | 3.3% | 12 | 2.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 269 | 63.6% | 258 | 61.6% | 248 | 59.0% | 177 | 41.2% | 186 | 43.9% | 217 | 51.8% | 149 | 35.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 15.6% | 54 | 12.9% | 60 | 14.3% | 37 | 8.6% | 59 | 13.9% | 78 | 18.6% | 33 | 8.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.58 | 10.74 | 11.35 | 13.87 | 12.85 | 11.30 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 72.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 66.4% | 66.4% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 76.5% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 55.0% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 57.1% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 81.8% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 84.4% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 85.5% | 91.6% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 35.1% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 39.0% | 39.0% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 45.3% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 39.4% | 39.4% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 26.4% | 26.4% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 47% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 52.5% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 61.0% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 59.8% | 59.8% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 32.9% | 32.9% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* University Academy Charter High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.