University Academy Charter High School

University Academy Charter High School
Location
University Academy Charter High School
University Academy Charter High School
University Academy Charter High School
275 West Side Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305
United States
Coordinates 40°42′44″N 74°05′29″W / 40.712302°N 74.091315°W / 40.712302; -74.091315Coordinates: 40°42′44″N 74°05′29″W / 40.712302°N 74.091315°W / 40.712302; -74.091315
Information
Type Charter public high school
Motto Educating Tomorrow's Leaders Today
Established 2002[1]
Principal Erie Lugo Jr.
Assistant deans Michele Bruce
Sean Sawyer
Faculty 39.0 FTEs[2]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 436 (as of 2015-16)[2]
Student to teacher ratio 11.2:1[2]
Color(s)      Green
     gold[3]
Athletics conference Hudson County Interscholastic League
Team name Generals[3]
Newspaper The Student Voice
Website School website

University Academy Charter High School is a four-year comprehensive public charter high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The school opened in the 2002-03 school year and operates under the terms of a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education in 2001. Through its affiliation with New Jersey City University, students who graduate from the school with a grade point average of 3.2 or higher are eligible to receive a four-year scholarship to NJCU.[4]

As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 436 students and 39.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1. There were 289 students (66.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 59 (13.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 283rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools".[5]

Clubs

Clubs and activities offered at UACHS include Chess Club, Choir,Drama Club, Journalism, Ladies' Group, Lead for Diversity, Men's Group, Service Learning,Student Government, The Student Voice Newspaper, U.M.O.J.A and Yearbook.[6]

Athletics

The University Academy Charter Generals[3] compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic League, which includes public and private high schools in Hudson County and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7] With 339 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as North II, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 73 to 487 students in that grade range.[8]

Sports offered by the school include baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, fall cross country track, softball, spring track and winter indoor track.[3][6]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[9]

  • Erie Lugo Jr. - Dean / Principal
  • Michele Bruce - Assistant Dean
  • Sean Sawyer - Assistant Dean

References

  1. ↑ Approved Charter Schools, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 11, 2014. Accessed March 30, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 School data for University Academy Charter High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 12, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 University Academy Charter, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ University Academy Charter High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2016. "Because of its affiliation with New Jersey City University, UACHS is uniquely poised to offer students a high school experience with college in mind. Students who graduate with a GPA of 3.2 or greater and who are accepted to NJCU with regular full-time status are eligible to receive the NJCU Presidential Scholarship and attend the university for free."
  5. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  6. 1 2 School Clubs and Athletics, University Academy Charter High School. Accessed December 11, 2012.
  7. ↑ League & Conference Affiliations 2016-2017, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed January 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ General Public School Classifications 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of December 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ Administrative Staff, University Academy Charter High School. Accessed November 25, 2014.
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