Results & Recognition

Results

100% college acceptance for seniors since 2004
In recent years, roughly 50% of seniors have been accepted by top 150 colleges or universities
Roughly 50% recent graduates participated in summer study abroad programs while in high school
Over $6.8 million in scholarships offered to Class of 2017
6 year college completion rate for University Academy graduates is more than 5x the national average for students from lowest quartile income families

Recent Awards / Honors / Recognitions

2017

Upper School recognized as a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School (US Department of Education)
100% Annual Performance Report (APR) score for 2016-2017 (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Award for being the 1st ever Missouri charter public school to be receive National Blue Ribbon Schools recognition (Missouri Charter Public School Association)
Exceptional Charter School in Special Education (National Association of Special Education Teachers)
Upper School only high school in MO to receive Gold Star School recognition in 2017 (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
5 year accreditation from AdvancED
Smart List: 100 Middle and High Schools Worth Visiting (Getting Smart)
Upper School recognized with a bronze medal for excellence for 6th consecutive year (U.S. News & World Report)

2016

Upper School was one of only fifty-four schools in the country to be named a National Title I Distinguished School (National Title I Association)
Ranked #1 out of 397 high schools for performance on 2015-2016 Missouri End of Course (EOC) tests (schooldigger.com)
100% Annual Performance Report (APR) score for 2015-2016 (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Upper School recognized with a bronze medal for excellence for 5th consecutive year (U.S. News & World Report)

2015

Recognized as one of America’s Top High Schools in the “Beating the Odds” category (Newsweek Magazine)
96.1% Annual Performance Report (APR) score for 2014-2015 (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Upper School recognized with a bronze medal for excellence for 4th consecutive year (U.S. News & World Report)

2014

90.7% Annual Performance Report (APR) score for 2013-2014 (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Upper School recognized with a bronze medal for excellence for 3rd consecutive year (U.S. News & World Report)

2013

96.4% Annual Performance Report (APR) score for 2012-2013 (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Upper School recognized with a bronze medal for excellence for 2nd consecutive year (U.S. News & World Report)

2012

Met 14/14 of Missouri’s academic performance standards for the 2011-2012 year
Outstanding School Award (National Council on Educating Black Children)
5 year accreditation from AdvancED
Upper School recognized with a bronze medal for excellence (U.S. News & World Report)

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