University Academy Charter High School

University Academy Charter High School (often abbreviated to UACHS) is a four-year comprehensive public charter high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The school opened in the 2002–03 school year and operates under the terms of a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education in 2001. Through its affiliation with New Jersey City University, students who graduate from the school with a grade point average of 3.2 or higher are eligible to receive a four-year scholarship to NJCU.[4]

University Academy Charter High School
Address
275 West Side Avenue

Jersey City
,
Hudson County
,
New Jersey
07305

United States
Coordinates40.712302°N 74.091315°W / 40.712302; -74.091315
Information
TypeCharter public high school
MottoEducating Tomorrow's Leaders Today
Established2002[1]
NCES School ID3400073[2]
PrincipalErie Lugo Jr.
Assistant deansMichele Bruce
Sean Sawyer
Faculty40.0 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment431 (as of 2019–20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio10.78:1[2]
Color(s)  Green
  Gold[3]
Athletics conferenceHudson County Interscholastic League
Team nameGenerals[3]
NewspaperThe Student Voice
Websiteuachs.edlioschool.com

As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 431 students and 40.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.78:1. There were 245 students (56.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 49 (11.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 283rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools".[5]

Based on the 2018–2019 school year, UACHS was ranked 331th in NJ out of 424 schools according to US News. The AP® participation rate at the school is 34%.[6]

Clubs

The extracurricular activities offered at UACHS include Anime Club, Art Club, Chess Club, Choir, Debate, Drama Club, Freshmen-Senior Class Committees, Interact Club, Journalism, National Honor Society, Poetry Club, Student Government, The Student Voice Newspaper, UMOJA, and Yearbook.

Athletics

The University Academy Charter Generals[3] compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic League, which consists of public and private high schools in Hudson County and operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7] With 313 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.[8]

Sports offered by the school include baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, fall cross country track, softball, spring track and winter indoor track.[3]

Administration
  • Erie Lugo Jr. - Dean / Principal[9]
  • Michele Bruce - Assistant Dean/Vice Principal
  • Sean Sawyer - Assistant Dean/Vice Principal

References
  1. Approved Charter Schools, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 11, 2014. Accessed March 30, 2015.
  2. School data for University Academy Charter High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  3. University Academy Charter, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  4. "College Agreements". www.uachs.org. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  5. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  6. "University Academy Charter High School". US News. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  7. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  8. NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  9. Principal's Message, University Academy Charter High School. Accessed February 19, 2020.
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