University City High School
| Address: |
6949 Genesee Ave.
San Diego, CA
92122-2455 |
| Type: |
Regular (Public) |
| District: |
San Diego City Unified School District |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Grade: |
9-12 |
| Students: |
1,852 |
| Teachers: |
73 |
| Ratio: |
25.39 |
| Views: |
348 |
Movoto School Rank for University City High School
What is this?
University City High School is ranked against all other High schools in the state using the Movoto School Rank.
This rank is calculated from University City High School's most recent performance in each of the state defined exams that appear below. This rank is out of 1581 High schools in CA. The lower the rank,the better.
Past Performance
| Year |
Rank |
Percentile |
| 2011 |
B |
28th |
| 2010 |
B |
25th |
| 2009 |
B |
24th |
| 2008 |
B |
25th |
| 2007 |
B |
27th |
API Scores for University City High School
What is this?
California Schools' Academic Performance Index (API) scores are ranked separately within school type: Elementary, Middle, and High Schools. For each of the three categories, schools' API scores are first sorted from lowest to highest statewide and then divided into ten equal groups (or deciles) ranked from lowest (one) to highest (ten). This first process produces the statewide ranks. A second process produces the similar schools ranks.The API reports include a similar schools rank. This information shows where a school ranks academically on a scale of 1 to 10, compared with 100 other schools with similar demographic characteristics. California public schools serve students with many different backgrounds and needs. As a result, schools face different educational challenges. The similar schools ranks allow University City High School to look at their academic performance compared to other schools with some of the same opportunities and challenges.
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2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
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| API Score |
|
759 |
781 |
797 |
811 |
825 |
|
| Growth Result |
- |
- |
- |
14 |
15 |
|
| Growth Target |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
800 |
|
| Growth Target Met |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
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ACT Test Scores for University City High School
What is this?
The American College Test (ACT) is a national college entrance exam taken by High School students across the country. Students are tested in English, Reading, Math, Science and Writing. The scores displayed on Movoto are the average score for students at University City High School. The composite score is an average of separate subject scores. Some schools also provide a participation rate, which shows the percent of students that take the test.
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CAHSEE Test Scores for University City High School
What is this?
California's High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) is required for all California High School students to pass in order to graduate. Students are tested in the tenth grade in English Language Arts and Math. The percent of students that pass the test at University City High School is displayed below.
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CST Test Scores for University City High School
What is this?
The California Standards Tests (CST) is administered to Elementary, Middle School, and High School students in California. Students are tested in English Language Arts and Math in grades 2-11, Science in grades 5, 8-11, Algebra in grades 7-11, and History in grades 8-11. The scores displayed on Movoto are the percentage of students scoring in the At or Above Proficient level for students at University City High School.
School Features for University City High School
| School Features |
Title I School, Title I Schoolwide, Bilingual Education, Site Based |
| Grades |
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 |
| Advanced Placement |
Y |
| Advanced Placement |
Art History, Art Studio Drawing, Biology, Calculus BC, Chemistery, Computer Science A, Computer Science AB, English Language Composition, English Literature Composition, Environmental Science, German Language, Government Politics US, Japanese Language and Culture, Physics of Electricity and Magnetism, Physics of Mechanics, Psychology, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Statistics, US History, World History |
| Prior Year Enrollment |
1886 |
| Enrollment Count |
1852 |
| Enrollment Range |
750+ |
| Enrollment Change |
-34 |
| Enrollment Change % |
-1.8 |
| Population Aged 5-17 Below Poverty Level |
18.72 |
Student Demographics for University City High School
| Asian |
381 (21%) |
| Black |
131 (7.07%) |
| Hispanic |
638 (34.45%) |
| Multiple Race |
39 (2.11%) |
| Native American |
6 (0.32%) |
| Pacific Islander |
16 (0.86%) |
| White |
641 (34.61%) |
| Female |
923 (50%) |
| Male |
929 (50%) |
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Students per Grade for University City High School
| Grade 9 |
520 (28%) |
| Grade 10 |
467 (25%) |
| Grade 11 |
448 (24%) |
| Grade 12 |
417 (23%) |
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Demographic Characteristics for Zip Code 92122
| African American |
509 (1 %) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
6,460 (19 %) |
| Indian |
106 (0 %) |
| Mixed Races |
1,248 (4 %) |
| Others |
755 (2 %) |
| White |
25,813 (74 %) |
| Male |
16,949 (49 %) |
| Female |
17,807 (51 %) |
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