University Senior High School

Uni is quite possibly THE greatest school in all of LAUSD. The culture and the diversity is amazing. The students are all hard working motivated and all in all simply wonderful. The teachers are all amazing and super understanding.They provide a safe campus for all and try their best to help every student reach their full potential. At Uni you create bonds with people you never thought you'd befriend. Walking into the school you might be alarmed at how big the school is. But once you're there for a couple of days you become engaged in the greatness of the school. It offers challenging courses for students who want to achieve a higher education and the majority of the school goes on to major universities such as Harvard Princeton Brown all UC's and more. There are so many extracurriculars for students to get involved in. It's a very open minded school and everyone accepts everyone. It is the typical American high school but not your average one. I can gladly say that in my 4 years at Uni High not once did I complain about going to school. I guarantee you will love this school more than anything and you'll never want to leave because of the life long friends you will make

Simply an amazing school with a beautiful campus and wonderful teachers. New facilities including a new ymca and football lights are currently in the works as well as a new music facility. This is an excellent school for advanced kids willing to take many AP classes guided by great teachers. There are rumors that the school has gangs and drugs but from my few years here Uni is the safest school I could possibly imagine.

UNI is without a doubt the gem of the westside public schools. It offers a comprehensive academic program with academic extracurricular and athletic programs available for all types of students. Our School for Advanced Studies and AVID College Prep programs are hugely successful. Our faculty is a nice blend of veteran educators and younger teachers who regularly stay beyond traditional school hours to meet the needs of our student population. We serve approximately 2 000 ethnically diverse students from all neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Because of our park like campus grounds UNI is regularly featured in numerous television series commercials music videos and major motion pictures. We are widely known to be the safest campus in LAUSD. In addition our athletics programs are top notch. We have a state-of the-art brand new indoor gymnasium and outdoor PE complex. Currently the Westside YMCA is constructing a joint use facility on our property for student faculty and community usage. One visit to our campus and you'll be sold.

An incredible shhool with a beautiful campus and nice students. SAS program is an great opportunity to get ahead. You will not regret going here!

University High is a transcendent high school I would not trade it for any other. MOST of the teachers are great! The work is challenging and there is no slacking allowed. I would prefer the SAS/ Honors program if attending. Take as many AP classes as you can.. The teachers that teach the courses are great! I am going into the 11th grade and I cannot wait for the 2 years I will spend there.

This is a great school!!! Great students and teacher are amazing! Uni is going straight up the ladder with improvements every year.

I attended University High School some years ago and have since graduated from an accredited university. The teachers at Uni are absolutely amazing they really prepared me for college. Their SAS program is terrific as well. I take off two stars because I would probably not send my children here unless the entire administration (principal dean etc.) are replaced. They have very little understanding of leadership and respect for the student body. The best teachers/the worst administration!

Quite frankly there are many quality teachers in this school. The new principal is clearly steering students and staff in a new direction that not only leads to success with testing but with learning in post-secondary institutions.

Come visit us! I've been teaching at Uni for six years. Test scores are one thing but going into the classrooms for visits is another. I encourage all parents and community members to come to Uni and see the rigorous instruction that occurs - every day. Unless you've see a teacher in action you don't know much about a school. Best of luck in finding the right match for you and your family!

The SAS program or honor classes at this school is very diverse and challenging. Not only are the classes fulfilling my daughter says that the students at this school are very accepting and there's a lot of healthful competition between the rival school Palisades HS.

Not only does Univeristy HS offer a variety of challenging honor (SAS program) and AP classes my daughter (freshman) is involved in several clubs and sport teams offered at this school. I highly recommend the SAS program at this school because the students there are very diverse and there's a lot of competition between the rival school Palisades HS.

As a student at University HS I really find the experience here at Uni to be enriching; all the teachers and students are very accepting and friendly. I'm in SAS so the classes are more rigorous and the teachers push you a lot. Plus it's a really safe school we barely have any fights here probably because it's a really diverse school.

University High School has a very unique history with several graduates returning to teach and many teachers pursuing their education to achieve a masters degrees or higher says a lot about the quality staff at University High School. Students have many opportunities for leadership. The diversity of clubs and extra curricular activities that students can take part in give students balance. Coaches here understand that need and work with students so they can do all the things that they are interested in. Students want to feel safe as much as the administration wants to keep the school safe so they work together to try to handle confrontations before they get out of hand. An example of this is the peer mediation class that teaches students how to help other students with their personal issues. Parent involvement is getting better. The school website and teacher emails should help facilitate better communication.

I'M NOT A PARENT- FORMER STUDENT When I attended University High School I felt the school was a very good one. Other than that and the fact that we aren't that great in sports University fairs well amongst Senior High Schools in the region. I graduated and am currently in college...I made it! and I have a 3.6 GPA as of today. There were some great teachers there...and some I would say had no business teaching there.

The school location is great kind of hidden away. The academics are good but I was a little disappointed when my daughter couldn't get the help she needed when she struggled with geometry. Its a shame the test scores went down which made the school ineligible to receive incoming bussed students. The college prep AVID program is fantastic. I wish they had AVID when I was in high school. As for the social atmosphere my daughter's number of friends was somewhat limited because she wasn't a nerd or into goth/punk-rock gangs or being fake. She couldn't wait for the school year to be over so she could transfer to another school. But overall it was a good learning experience for her.

My senior is well-prepared for college. I believe the theater arts department is one of the best in the district if not the best! The amount of support provided to parents for students who need more help is lacking. There is very little communication between teachers and parents which is the key to student success!

Very big school. very prestigous and mixed population and is very well known. I rate it a 19 out of 20.

Academics are good all los angeles district schools are overcrowded. My son had some pretty good teachers. Basketball team is not that great need help.

I believe this school is a very good one. The area is great and I used to go there. The educaton is very intense. One of the things I liked about it was the copernican schedule they had where the classes where an hour and a half long but you could really learn about any given course then the fact that you could be out by 1 30 p.m. and head to work was even better. The staff is very friendly. The school was always clean. The teachers have alot to offer. A teacher that retired was one of my favorites Mr. Arnold Rubinoff who was back then in charge of the photography class great teaching material! This school will always hold my high regards.

This is a great school. I loved it!