University Academy Charter High School

University Academy Charter High School is an intimate secondary school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, run under University Academy Charter High School. The school hosts 429 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 54% smaller than the state mean of about 929.

University Academy Charter High School is the operating authority for University Academy Charter High School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, University Academy Charter High School logs that Black students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Hudson County as a whole is about 12% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, University Academy Charter High School logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Hudson County's rate of about 68%.

With demographic context factored in, University Academy Charter High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hudson County) shows that median household income runs about $91,795, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), University Academy Charter High School is one campus in the mix.

James F. Murray School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), University Academy Charter High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 31.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, University Academy Charter High School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at University Academy Charter High School has held roughly steady, going from 438 students in 2018 to 429 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.