University Preparatory Academy Charter

As a medium-sized four-year high school in San Jose, California, University Preparatory Academy Charter caters to 727 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by University Preparatory Academy Charter District.

University Preparatory Academy Charter sits inside University Preparatory Academy Charter District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, University Preparatory Academy Charter reports that the most-represented group is Asian (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 19% Black, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% White. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 41% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 28% of students at University Preparatory Academy Charter qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Santa Clara County shows the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), University Preparatory Academy Charter is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Canoas Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

University Preparatory Academy Charter operates from a high-density location. As a public charter, University Preparatory Academy Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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