University High School
55 Clinton Pl, Newark, NJ, 07108-1221 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
University High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 7 - 12
County Essex County, NJ
Students & Faculty
Total Students 565 students
% Male / % Female 37%  /  63%
Total Classroom Teachers 47 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 7 - 26 students
Grade 8 - 24 students
Grade 9 - 137 students
Grade 10 - 121 students
Grade 11 - 110 students
Grade 12 - 141 students
Grade Not Listed - 6 students
This School
(NJ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:12 1:13
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NJ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 7%
% Hispanic 18% 15%
% Black 80% 17%
% White n/a 61%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NJ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 38% 16%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 4%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Newark City School District
This School's Agency
(NJ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 75 5
Number of Students Managed 42,555 students 2,429 students
District Total Revenue $956,412,000 $39,780,000
District Expenditure $959,550,000 $39,973,000
District Revenue / Student $22,475 $16,377
District Expenditure / Student $22,548 $16,457
District Graduation Rates 80% 81%
In the News:
  • GEBROE-HAMMER REPORTS FLURRY OF SALES ACTIVITY WITH FOUR NEW DEALS IN EXCESS OF 8 MILLION (PitchEngine)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 10:15:45 pm
    LIVINGSTON, N.J. Gebroe-Hammer Associates, the region's leading real estate investment brokerage firm, has closed four separate new multi-family property transactions valued at a combined 8.28 million, announced Ken Uranowitz, managing director. The small- to mid-sized properties totaling 153 residential units are situated in Essex, Hudson and Middlesex counties, with two of them in Newark ...
  • 'The Pact' inspires FAMU freshmen (Tallahassee Democrat)
    posted on August 20, 2009 at 06:14:42 am
    As children, Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt and George Jenkins lived in a world of "drugs, stolen cars and murders" in Newark, N.J. It would have been easy to follow peers into a life of gangs. But that's not what happened. What led the three men to Florida A&M's campus Thursday was a pact they made when they were 16 years old. Each promised they would stick together, graduate college and become ...
  • 12 New Jersey students are honored at NJPAC for academics (The Star-Ledger)
    posted on May 18, 2009 at 02:09:24 am
    2009 Star-Ledger Scholars are urged to use their smarts for public good
  • Summer Theatres and Festivals 2009 (Backstage.com)
    posted on February 27, 2009 at 06:23:00 am
    February 26, 2009 For Equity contract information, refer to our complete listings online at www.backstage.com/spotlight. If your company is not listed but you would like to be included in next year's list, contact Laura A. Butler, Research Editor, at Back Stage, at lbutler@backstage.com.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (07108)
School Zip (07108)
(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate) 25,001 people 8,215,963 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 10% 35%
Population Average Age 29 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.9 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $19,127 $55,509
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.4 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 55 years old 47 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (07108)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 21% / 79% 62% / 38%
School Map:
1. Bruce St - 60 students - 0.6 mi. away - view location
2. N J Reg Day Sch-newark - 140 students - 0.7 mi. away - view location
3. Malcolm X Shabazz High School - 1359 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
4. Weequahic High School - 1026 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
5. West Kinney Alternative High School - 185 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
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