University High School (New Jersey)
High school in Essex County, New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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University High School of Humanities (usually University High School) is a six-year public high school serving students in seventh through twelfth grades in Newark, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, as part of the Newark Public Schools.
University High School of Humanities | |
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55 Clinton Place , , 07108 United States | |
Coordinates | 40.72104°N 74.210697°W / 40.72104; -74.210697 |
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Type | Public high school |
Established | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) |
School district | Newark Public Schools |
NCES School ID | 341134002202[1] |
Principal | Genique Flournoy-Hamilton |
Faculty | 41.0 FTEs[1] |
Grades | 7 - 12 |
Enrollment | 426 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.4:1[1] |
Color(s) | Burgundy and Silver[2] |
Athletics conference | Super Essex Conference |
Team name | Phoenix[2] |
Newspaper | Phoenix Flame |
Website | www |
Originally created as a program called "School Within a School" at Malcolm X Shabazz High School, University High School became a standalone school in 1977. It moved into the old Clinton Place Junior High building in 1982.[3]
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 426 students and 41.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1. There were 313 students (73.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 43 (10.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]