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University City High School

6949 Genesee Ave., San Diego, CA, 92122-2455 -

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Definition of Terms

University City High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

San Diego County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1908 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

76 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 517 students

Grade 10 - 485 students

Grade 11 - 467 students

Grade 12 - 408 students

Grade Not Listed - 31 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:25

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	3%
% Asian	21%	8%
% Hispanic	28%	39%
% Black	11%	9%
% White	40%	36%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

26%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

San Diego Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	219	7
Number of Students Managed	134,197 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$1,331,749,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$1,485,080,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,924	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$11,066	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

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University City High School, located in the University City section of San Diego, California, United States, is a comprehensive, four-year public high school, part of the San Diego Unified School District. The school opened in September 1981. The school, commonly referred to as UC High, ranked 222nd in 2008 and 297th in 2009 on Newsweek's List of Best U.S. Public High Schools.
Sports
University City High School offers sports programs for student-athletes. The school mascot is the Centurion.
Fall sports
Boys' and girls' cross country
Field Hockey
American football
Girls' tennis
Girls' volleyball
Boys' water polo
Winter sports
Boys' and girls' Basketball
Boys' and girls' Soccer
Wrestling http://members.cox.net/ucwrestling/
Girls' Water Polo boys
Spring sports
Badminton
Baseball
Golf
Lacrosse
Softball
Swimming
Fencing
Boys' Tennis
Track and Field
Boys' Volleyball
Music Department
UC Marching Band
Orchestra
Jazz Band
Pep Band
Choir
Logos & school colors
The colors and logos of University City have not much changed since its founding in 1981. The color palette of the school as well as their three primary logos, the UC Script, the Centurion, and the UC block logo are given below. The block logo is used as the "Varsity Letter" style for all varsity letter-earning athletes.
Image:UC Logo Roost Draft 03.png|UCHS Script Logo
Image:UC Block Logo Roost Draft 01.png|UCHS Block Logo
Clubs
All-Male Dance Team
Drill Team
UCHS Cheer
Marine Science
Surf Team
Surf Rider Club
Science Olympiad
Faith Club
Gay/Straight Alliance
CSF
Equestrian Club
Pink Ribbon Club
Invisible Children
Pacific Islander Club
Key Club
Sports Authority
Cube Club
M.E.C.H.A Club
Yoga Club
Best Buddies
Russian Club
Amnesty International
PH Love Club
The Office Fun Club
Photography Club
Computer Science
Psychology Club
UEFA Champions Club
Expand Your Horizons Club
Anime Club
UCHS Performing Arts Club
UCHS Drill Team
Rugby Interest and Recruitment
JV Girls Volleyball
UC Badminton Club
Notable alumni
Kent Ninomiya (TV news anchor, reporter and executive)
Félix Sánchez (Olympic Gold Medalist)
Chris Richard (Major League Baseball Player)
Royce Pollard (College Football Player in Hawaii)
Mitch Beacom (College Baseball Player at UCLA)
External links
University City High School: Football

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