University Prep

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University Prep
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Main entrance in August 2015
Address
University Prep
8000 25th Avenue NE, Wedgwood

Seattle
,
Washington
98115

United States
Coordinates 47°41′16″N122°18′00″W / 47.687879°N 122.300004°W / 47.687879; -122.300004
Information
Other nameUPrep
Former nameUniversity Preparatory Academy
Type Private, middle and high school
MottoLead a Life of Learning
Established1976 (1976)
NCES School ID 01462315 [1]
Head of schoolVeronica Codrington-Cazeau [2]
Teaching staff59.3 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 6–12
Gender Co-educational
Enrollment660
Student to teacher ratio9.1
Color(s)Blue, Green, and Yellow    
Athletics conference WIAA SeaKing District Two
MascotPuma
Newspaper
  • The Puma Press (Upper School)
  • The Puma Prints (Middle School)
Affiliation Northwest Association of Independent Schools
Website www.universityprep.org

University Prep (known as UPrep, formerly University Preparatory Academy) is a private, co-educational middle and high school in Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, United States. As of 2023, school review website Niche ranks University Prep as the fifth best private high school, fourth best college prep private high school, and seventh best high school for STEM in Washington state. [3] The mascot is the Puma, with a current student paid to wear the suit for sports games, open houses, and other school events.

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History

University Prep was founded in 1976 by a small group of Seattle Public Schools teachers dedicated to providing the best possible education to a heterogeneous student body. From 2002 to 2014, the head of school of University Prep was Erica L. Hamlin. From 2014 to 2019, the head of school was Matt Levinson. The temporary head of school for the 2019–2020 school year was Lila Lohr. The current head of school Veronica Codrington-Cazeau began to serve as head on school on July 1, 2020. [4]

Curriculum

The school year is organized into two semesters and four quarters, and students are expected to carry a minimum of five classes each semester. [5] School hours are 8:25 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. for Upper School and 8:15 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. for Middle School, after which athletics, activities, and after-school programs begin. In addition to academic classes, the day includes electives, physical education, supervised study, and free periods for Upper School students. The school transitioned from a Moodle education software client to a Schoology-based learning management system. In Middle School, all students have personal Chromebooks. In Upper School, students may choose either a Windows or Apple computer. In most cases, students are given the option to complete an assignment digitally or on paper. All classes, excluding Physical Education and fine arts classes, are honors level.

Sports

University Prep competes at the 1A state classification level for sports. The 2010–2011 school year marked the change of the old sports system. Before that academic year, the Upper School had the same athletics program as the Middle School with the exception of having tennis. Boys soccer was moved to the spring season to bring a more competitive level of play for the teams and various other reasons. To counter the absence of boys soccer in the fall, boys tennis was added to the fall athletics season.

Campus

UPrep's campus has four main buildings: the three-story classroom and administrative building (including a library, cafeteria, science classrooms, and meeting spaces), a classroom building, a gymnasium, the fine arts center (part of the classroom and administrative building), which features a proscenium theater known as Founder's Hall as well as art and practice rooms, and the ULab which is home to an assortment of classes, a wellness center, as well as a makerspace, equipped with drones, VR headsets, 3D printers and more. The adjacent Dahl Playfield is used for sports and other activities.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for UNIVERSITY PREP". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Head of School Search". University Prep. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Explore University Prep". Niche. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  4. ↑ "University Prep website". Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  5. ↑ "University Prep: About Us". www.universityprep.org. Archived from the original on 2003-02-21.
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