University High School
55 Clinton Place
Newark NJ, 07108, Essex County
Phone: 973-374-3190
| Ranking: | High School:  (81 out of 346, top 23%)Elementary/Middle School: (586 out of 1,847, top 32%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Newark City School District
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: | 50 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 602 | 572 | 546 | 479 | 521 | 533 | 546 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 33 | 5.5% | 52 | 9.1% | 22 | 4.0% | 26 | 5.4% | 22 | 4.2% | 31 | 5.8% | 28 | 5.1% |
| Grade 8: | 50 | 8.3% | 40 | 7.0% | 30 | 5.5% | 15 | 3.1% | 31 | 6.0% | 21 | 3.9% | 16 | 2.9% |
| Grade 9: | 131 | 21.8% | 109 | 19.1% | 140 | 25.6% | 113 | 23.6% | 127 | 24.4% | 124 | 23.3% | 150 | 27.5% |
| Grade 10: | 113 | 18.8% | 134 | 23.4% | 129 | 23.6% | 110 | 23.0% | 115 | 22.1% | 132 | 24.8% | 129 | 23.6% |
| Grade 11: | 137 | 22.8% | 131 | 22.9% | 116 | 21.2% | 103 | 21.5% | 117 | 22.5% | 114 | 21.4% | 110 | 20.1% |
| Grade 12: | 127 | 21.1% | 106 | 18.5% | 109 | 20.0% | 112 | 23.4% | 109 | 20.9% | 111 | 20.8% | 113 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | 11 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 219 | 36.4% | 206 | 36.0% | 200 | 36.6% | 185 | 38.6% | 206 | 39.5% | 210 | 39.4% | 210 | 38.5% |
| Female: | 383 | 63.6% | 366 | 64.0% | 346 | 63.4% | 294 | 61.4% | 315 | 60.5% | 323 | 60.6% | 332 | 60.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 88 | 14.6% | 72 | 12.6% | 71 | 13.0% | 69 | 14.4% | 72 | 13.8% | 66 | 12.4% | 78 | 14.3% |
| Black: | 505 | 83.9% | 487 | 85.1% | 463 | 84.8% | 397 | 82.9% | 433 | 83.1% | 447 | 83.9% | 450 | 82.4% |
| White: | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 444 | 73.8% | 407 | 71.2% | 376 | 68.9% | 330 | 68.9% | 315 | 60.5% | 327 | 61.4% | 303 | 55.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 7.1% | 71 | 12.4% | 58 | 10.6% | 60 | 12.5% | 60 | 11.5% | 89 | 16.7% | 81 | 14.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.04 | 11.67 | 12.62 | 13.31 | 14.89 | 14.80 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 44.6% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 41.1% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 33.6% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.1% | 29.6% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 33.4% | 65.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 39.7% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 34.2% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 40.4% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.7% | 34.1% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 33.2% | 63.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 56.4% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 58.0% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 57.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 57.7% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 56.0% | 81.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 42.4% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 41.0% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 45.4% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 45.2% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 42.4% | 69.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 62.5% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 60.9% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 56.3% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 57.8% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 50.0% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 43.3% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 44.5% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 47.1% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 44.9% | 74.2% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 26.4% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 35.5% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 30.3% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 31.2% | 64.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 33.1% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 41.9% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 43.3% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 48.9% | 79.0% |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 46.0% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 48.7% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 52.4% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 53.5% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 58.3% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 51.2% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 56.2% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 59% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 67.7% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 77.5% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 77.8% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.5% | 24.2% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 28.3% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 37.4% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 40.3% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 39.7% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 40.4% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 43.7% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 47.9% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 50.6% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 58.6% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 60.8% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 29.5% | 72.7% |
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* University High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.