Academy for Urban Leadership Charter High School

Academy for Urban Leadership Charter High School
Location
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter High School
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter High School
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter High School
612 Amboy Avenue
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Information
Type Charter public high school
Motto

To employ an educational design and experience that merges the highest standards of academic excellence while fostering convictions and commitment to

social and economic justice.
Established 2010
Principal Roberto Reyes
Faculty 2.3 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 8–12
Enrollment 398[1] (as of 2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 171.6:1[1]
Color(s)      Navy Blue and
     Gold[2]
Team name Jaguars[2]
Website School website

Academy for Urban Leadership Charter High School is a five-year comprehensive public charter high school that serves students in eight through twelfth grades from Perth Amboy, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the terms of a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education. After opening with 100 students in ninth grade in the 2010-11 school year, the school plans to add 100 students each year in ninth grade.

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 398 students and 2.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 171.6:1. There were 197 students (49.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 34 (8.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

AUl's first graduating class of 2014 has a graduating percentage of 95% and after them last years second graduating class had a 100% graduation rate. The school started a sports program last year for the first time since it opened. Starting with wrestling the only sport that had a varsity and a junior varsity team. They also had softball, baseball and basketball. All the other sports that were not offered at the school the students could go participate and play for Perth Amboy High Schools team.

When the school first opened in 2010 it did not have the books, tables, or classrooms necessary for the students to be in a learning environment. Even the principal at the time had to serve as a lunch lady. Since then the school has developed to help students get the education they deserve. Opening two new buildings for the upcoming school year, expecting to have another 100% graduation rate this year with the class of 2016.

The school started offering the SAT in its location like a lot of other schools. It is a college prep school that helps more students graduate and move on to college.

Athletics

The Academy for Urban Leadership Charter High School Jaguars compete in interscholsatic supports under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School Data for Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Academy for Urban Leadership Charter High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed June 5, 2016.

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Coordinates: 40°31′16″N 74°16′35″W / 40.521072°N 74.276457°W / 40.521072; -74.276457

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