University High School
421 North Arcadia Blvd
Tucson AZ, 85711, Pima County
Phone: 520-225-6060
Ranking: (3 out of 409, top 1%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tucson Unified District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 41 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 45 | 51 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,009 | 934 | 893 | 852 | 796 | 762 | 723 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 308 | 30.5% | 245 | 26.2% | 249 | 27.9% | 258 | 30.3% | 245 | 30.8% | 209 | 27.4% | 198 | 27.4% |
Grade 10: | 246 | 24.4% | 252 | 27.0% | 249 | 27.9% | 231 | 27.1% | 196 | 24.6% | 184 | 24.1% | 192 | 26.6% |
Grade 11: | 226 | 22.4% | 232 | 24.8% | 212 | 23.7% | 188 | 22.1% | 177 | 22.2% | 186 | 24.4% | 186 | 25.7% |
Grade 12: | 229 | 22.7% | 205 | 21.9% | 183 | 20.5% | 175 | 20.5% | 178 | 22.4% | 183 | 24.0% | 147 | 20.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 419 | 41.5% | 414 | 44.3% | 418 | 46.8% | 387 | 45.4% | 357 | 44.8% | 332 | 43.6% | 301 | 41.6% |
Female: | 590 | 58.5% | 520 | 55.7% | 475 | 53.2% | 465 | 54.6% | 431 | 54.1% | 422 | 55.4% | 418 | 57.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 94 | 9.3% | 104 | 11.1% | 108 | 12.1% | 87 | 10.2% | 113 | 14.2% | 112 | 14.7% | 102 | 14.1% |
Hispanic: | 334 | 33.1% | 287 | 30.7% | 260 | 29.1% | 234 | 27.5% | 176 | 22.1% | 163 | 21.4% | 154 | 21.3% |
Black: | 14 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.5% | 23 | 2.7% | 29 | 3.6% | 27 | 3.5% | 24 | 3.3% |
White: | 503 | 49.9% | 477 | 51.1% | 463 | 51.8% | 461 | 54.1% | 470 | 59.0% | 453 | 59.4% | 438 | 60.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 53 | 5.3% | 40 | 4.3% | 41 | 4.6% | 38 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 126 | 12.5% | 127 | 13.6% | 101 | 11.3% | 98 | 11.5% | 69 | 8.7% | 44 | 5.8% | 2 | 0.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 3.9% | 29 | 3.1% | 39 | 4.4% | 30 | 3.5% | 35 | 4.4% | 22 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.85 | 21.23 | 21.26 | 20.78 | 17.69 | 14.80 | 17.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 782 | 702 | 707 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 585 | 490 | 499 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 574 | 492.55 | 501.09 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 572 | 485 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 567 | 485 | 496 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 778 | 701 | 707 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 774 | 705 | 710 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 778 | 705.78 | 711.72 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 774 | 699 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 764 | 699 | 707 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 600 | 454 | 478 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 747 | 693 | 696 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 766 | 697 | 702 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 570 | 493.38 | 499.58 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 559 | 495 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 568 | 497 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 14.3% | 18.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 85.7% | 81.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.4% | 21.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.6% | 78.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,400.0 | $45,481.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,216.0 | $32,200.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,526.0 | $49,200.0 |
* The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.