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University High School (Top 100, #13)

Tucson Unified District
Pima County

421 N Arcadia Boulevard
Tucson, Arizona
(520)232-5900

Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index:	2.66
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap:	43.6
College Readiness Index	91.8

For more information on this school, visit the SchoolMatters website.

Grades Served	9-12
Magnet School	No
Charter School	No
Admissions Type	Application-Merit Selection
NCES Locale Type	Large City
Receives Title I Funding	No

Enrollment	669
Minority Enrollment (% of total)	25.3%
Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total)	9.7%

State Test Performance Index	133.8
Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index	2.66

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate	100.0
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap	43.6
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate	100.0
Current State Test Achievement Gap	0.0

AP Participation Rate	100.0%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate	89.0%
Exams Per Test Taker	4.1
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker	4.0
AP Pass Rate	84.3%
College Readiness Index	91.8

Criteria for Medals

Gold Medal

Top 100 schools nationally based on College Readiness Index

Silver Medal

all other schools with a college-readiness index of at least 20, but that are not in the top 100 nationally

Bronze Medal

either do not offer AP, or do not achieve a college readiness index of at least 20, but successfully meet other two key performance indicator criteria

Notes