University High School
12420 East 32nd Ave
Spokane WA, 99216, Spokane County
Phone: 509-228-5240
Ranking: 
(94 out of 331, top 28%)*
(94 out of 331, top 28%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Central Valley 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: | NA | NA | 80 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 90 | 90 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,733 | 1,697 | 1,697 | 1,681 | 1,679 | 1,732 | 1,809 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 453 | 26.1% | 482 | 28.4% | 472 | 27.8% | 423 | 25.2% | 418 | 24.9% | 428 | 24.7% | 486 | 26.9% |
| Grade 10: | 470 | 27.1% | 438 | 25.8% | 427 | 25.2% | 416 | 24.7% | 412 | 24.5% | 470 | 27.1% | 432 | 23.9% |
| Grade 11: | 415 | 23.9% | 400 | 23.6% | 402 | 23.7% | 398 | 23.7% | 444 | 26.4% | 425 | 24.5% | 427 | 23.6% |
| Grade 12: | 395 | 22.8% | 377 | 22.2% | 395 | 23.3% | 444 | 26.4% | 405 | 24.1% | 409 | 23.6% | 464 | 25.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 918 | 53.0% | 845 | 49.8% | 852 | 50.2% | 834 | 49.6% | 813 | 48.4% | 856 | 49.4% | 915 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 815 | 47.0% | 852 | 50.2% | 845 | 49.8% | 847 | 50.4% | 798 | 47.5% | 811 | 46.8% | 846 | 46.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 14 | 0.8% | 18 | 1.1% | 20 | 1.2% | 13 | 0.8% | 17 | 1.0% | 19 | 1.1% | 24 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 9 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.7% | 17 | 1.0% | 18 | 1.1% | 32 | 1.9% | 25 | 1.4% | 27 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 97 | 5.6% | 91 | 5.4% | 103 | 6.1% | 103 | 6.1% | 54 | 3.2% | 60 | 3.5% | 56 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 28 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.4% | 27 | 1.6% | 21 | 1.2% | 32 | 1.9% | 27 | 1.6% | 32 | 1.8% |
| White: | 1,456 | 84.0% | 1,433 | 84.4% | 1,420 | 83.7% | 1,442 | 85.8% | 1,484 | 88.4% | 1,544 | 89.1% | 1,626 | 89.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 9 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 120 | 6.9% | 113 | 6.7% | 105 | 6.2% | 83 | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 552 | 31.9% | 417 | 24.6% | 504 | 29.7% | 434 | 25.8% | 346 | 20.6% | 348 | 20.1% | 333 | 18.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 157 | 9.1% | 100 | 5.9% | 247 | 14.6% | 229 | 13.6% | 148 | 8.8% | 216 | 12.5% | 179 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 21.17 | 22.07 | 21.22 | 20.50 | 19.30 | 20.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 79.4% | 77.1% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.8% | 87.5% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 76.6% | 79.5% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 81.0% | 83.3% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 84.5% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 89.7% | 85.1% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 95.5% | 95.0% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 50.8% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81.7% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.4% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 86.6% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 86.8% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 45.3% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 55.1% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 91% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 90% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 88.5% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 55.7% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 65.1% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56.7% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.8% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 60.4% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 50.8% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.8% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.9% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 87.5% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 85% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 86.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 82.2% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 45.1% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.9% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 43.2% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 44.2% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 42.4% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 41.5% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 72.2% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 77.8% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.6% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 89.9% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 84.3% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 91.4% | 86.3% |
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* University High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.