University Preparatory School is a grade 6-12
college preparatory school
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located in
Redding, California
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, United States established in 2004. The school is a
charter school within the
Shasta Union High School District
Shasta Union High School District is a high school district in Redding, California. It serves all the high schools in Redding and its surrounding areas. Shasta Union High School District was first established in 1899.
On May 6, 2009, a county c ...
.
Located in the Shasta Learning Center, the school's facilities include three
gymnasiums
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, a stadium with an all-weather turf field, softball and baseball fields, and 1000-seat theater.
Highly respected as one of the best 250 schools in the country, it has some of the highest AP and average SAT/ACT scores of all public high schools in the country.
Administration
Rochelle Angley is the current principal at U-Prep, in her 1st year (as of 2022) on the job. Rochelle Angley, was a former teacher at the school who served as a VP at Parsons Junior High during the 2015–16 school year. Her admin team includes assistant principal Monica Cabral and administrative intern Cory Reagan, who has been teaching Human Geography, Language Arts, and Social Studies at the school.
See also
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Nova High School
Nova High School is a public high school located in Davie, Florida and is part of the Broward County Public Schools district. It is one of four schools that comprise the Nova Center for Applied Research and Professional Development, the others ...
, which formerly occupied the site
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Public high schools in California
Charter schools in California
Public middle schools in California
2004 establishments in California
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