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University High School

421 N. Arcadia Blvd., Tucson, AZ, 85711 -

tel: (520)232-5900
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Definition of Terms

University High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Pima County, AZ

Awards

Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2005

Students & Faculty

Total Students

669 students

% Male / % Female

45% / 55%

Total Classroom Teachers

32 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 203 students

Grade 10 - 153 students

Grade 11 - 158 students

Grade 12 - 155 students

This School

( AZ ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( AZ ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	9%
% Asian	12%	2%
% Hispanic	22%	37%
% Black	4%	5%
% White	62%	46%

Additional Student Information

This School

( AZ ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

41%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( AZ ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Tucson Unified School District

This School's Agency

( AZ ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	124	1
Number of Students Managed	62,079 students	320 students
District Total Revenue	$508,529,000	$1,850,000
District Expenditure	$485,991,000	$1,612,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,192	$5,813
District Expenditure / Student	$7,829	$5,034
District Graduation Rates	81%	89%

University High School (UHS) is an accelerated public high school in Tucson, Arizona, originally known as Special Projects High School (SPHS). University High School is in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD). Its mission statement identifies it as "a special function high school which serves students who are academically focused and intellectually gifted and provides curriculum and social support not offered in the comprehensive high school."
The school does not have its own campus, and currently shares a campus with Rincon High School. This often leads to the comic abbreviation R/U High. University High shared a campus with Tucson High School before moving to Rincon's campus at the beginning of the 1985-86 school year.
The school mascot is the penguin. When it was known as Special Projects High School, the mascot was the skunk. Both mascots give the school its colors, black and white.
University High does not have any athletic teams of its own, sharing them with Rincon High School. The theater and music groups (choir, orchestra, and band) are also joined with Rincon High, as well as the school library. Students from both schools are generally able to take classes that are only offered in the other school.
UHS students graduate after taking a minimum of 4 Advanced Placement (AP) classes, with many opting to take additional AP courses, some even taking up to 14. In 2004 the school had the greatest percentage of students passing the AP exams for United States History, Comparative Politics and English Language of any high school in the world. Also, nearly all of students continue on to college with 50-75% achieving one or more scholarships.
Notable Traditions/Customs: November: Senior Sale. Month of January: Senior Debates/Mock election. April: UHS Film Festival. Early May: UHS appreciation day assembly. Graduating students receive "penguin" mints referring to the large caffeine concentration of the mints and the mascot.
Prominent alumni: Gabrielle Giffords - politician. Max Cannon - creator of Red Meat.
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About This Zip Code (85711)

School Zip (85711)

(AZ) State Average

Population (Approximate)

42,859 people

5,007,435 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

31%

25%

Population Average Age

34 years old

34.2 years old

Average Household size

2.4 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$30,909

$40,466

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

4.7 rooms

4.9 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

46 years old

29 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

53% / 47%

63% / 37%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Mary Meredith High School - 24 students - view location
2. Presidio High School (charter) - 333 students - view location
3. Rincon High School - 1278 students - view location
4. Catalina High Magnet School - 1555 students - view location
5. Edge Charter School - Child And Family Resources - 11 students - view location
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