School type Public Principal Mr. Christopher Horne Phone +1 412-622-5900 Mascot Wildcats Color Navy blue and vegas gold | Established 2008 Grades 6-12 District Pittsburgh Public Schools Founded 2008 | |
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School district Pittsburgh Public Schools Enrollment 517 as of September 2013 Address 3117 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA Motto We Believe, We Achieve, We Succeed Similar Taylor Allderdice High Sch, Barack Obama Academy, Pittsburgh CAPA, Millianes School, Chartiers Elementary School Profiles | ||
University Prep 6-12 is a secondary magnet school in the Sugar Top (Hill District) neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. University Prep is one of ten high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
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Feeder District
University Prep also specifically serves the City of Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Bedford Dwellings, Bloomfield, Bluff, Central Business District, Central Lawrenceville, Crawford-Roberts, Friendship, Garfield, Lower Lawrenceville, Middle Hill, Morningside, Polish Hill, Stanton Heights, Strip District, Terrace Village, Upper Hill, Upper Lawrenceville and West Overland.
History
University Prep was established in 2008 by a partnership between the University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Public Schools. It opened with 145 ninth grade students for the 2008-09 school year. The school added a tenth grade class and middle school classes for the 2009-10 school year, added eleventh grade class in the 2010-2011 school year, and twelfth grade classes in successive years. Its first graduating class was in 2012.
Campus
University Prep is housed in the former Margaret Milliones Middle School building. The University of Pittsburgh's Helen S. Faison Center for Urban Education is also located within the Milliones facility. The school was originally known as Herron Hill Junior High School. Herron Hill took its name from the land surrounding the mansion of the Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1849-1850, John Herron. The school was designed by architects Avalon and Center, and opened in 1928. The school was closed in 1974, and after extensive remodeling, reopened as the Margaret Milliones Middle School.
Curriculum
A small school environment provides support for students below, on, or above grade level, and a continuum of interconnected support systems has been designed to help every student at University Prep access advanced coursework and activities.
Total Students: 517
African-American: 494 (95%)
American Indian: 0 (0.00%)
Asian: 4 (1%)
Hispanic: 2 (0.52%)
Multi-Racial: 9 (2%)
White: 10 (2%)
Male Students: 258 (50%)
Female Students: 261 (50%)