University Academy Charter High School

University Academy Charter High School (often abbreviated to UACHS) is a four-year comprehensive public charter high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Jersey City, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. 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 3.8 or higher are eligible to receive a four-year scholarship to NJCU.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 432 students and 33.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1. There were 240 students (55.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 32 (7.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

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".

Based on the 2018–2019 school year, UACHS was ranked 331th in NJ out of 424 schools according to US News. The AP® participation rate at the school is 34%.

Clubs

The extracurricular activities offered at UACHS include Anime Club, Art Club, Chess Club, Choir, Debate, Drama Club, Freshmen-Senior Class Committees, Interact Club, Journalism, National Honor Society, Poetry Club, Student Government, The Student Voice Newspaper, UMOJA, and Yearbook.

Athletics

The University Academy Charter Generals compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic League, which consists of public and private high schools in Hudson County and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 313 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.

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

Administration

Core members of the school's administration include:

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

References

External links

• University Academy Charter High School
• School Performance Report for University Academy Charter High School, New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for University Academy Charter High School, National Center for Education Statistics