- 9500 Gilman Dr., MC 0536
- La Jolla, CA 92093
- (858) 658-7404
Charter | Grades 6-12 | San Diego Unified
About Preuss School Ucsd
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Preuss School Ucsd is located in La Jolla, CA and is one of 214 schools in San Diego Unified. It is a charter school that serves 758 students in grades 6-12.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Preuss School Ucsd made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Preuss School Ucsd's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Preuss School Ucsd had an API growth score of 894 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Preuss School Ucsd's 2009 base score was 879 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Preuss School Ucsd had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Preuss School Ucsd's students and teachers.
Preuss School Ucsd Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
60 %
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Asian
20 %
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Black
12 %
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White
5 %
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Filipino
3 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 55%
- Male 45%
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