University High School (Tolleson)

College prep school in Tolleson, Arizona

University High School

Address

9419 W. Van Buren St.

Tolleson

Arizona

United States

Coordinates| 33°26′53″N 112°15′50″W﻿ / ﻿33.448°N 112.264°W﻿ / 33.448; -112.264
Information
Type| Public (magnet) secondary
Established| 2006
Oversight| Tolleson Union High School District
Principal| Vickie Landis (Current), Susan Thompson (Former), Courtney Stevens (former)
Staff| 16.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 400 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 25.00[1]
Campus| Suburban
Color(s)| Dark Green and Gold
Mascot| Lighthouse
Website| University High School

University High School (UHS) is an American public college preparatory high school located in the Tolleson Union High School District in Arizona. The UHS mission statement is "harnessing the power of dreams". The school mascot is a lighthouse, and the colors that represent it are green and gold.

## History

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University High School opened in 2006. It was founded by Dr. Dean and three co-founders. It is a shared campus with Tolleson Union High School, established in 1927. It is currently ranked #6 in Arizona according to US News in 2016, and is ranked #36 in America according to US News.[2]

## Curriculum

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All of the students at University High School take AP classes every year. The schedule of classes are all AP/advanced except for electives, which can be taken with Tolleson, or West-Mec. Advisory days are every Tuesday.

## Admission

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Students that wish to attend can apply during 8th grade, after 9th/10th grade, or (special cases ONLY) 11th grade.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "University High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. ^ "University High School- Overview". US News. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

US News 2015

## External links

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* http://university.tuhsd.org/

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* NCES

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