The Preuss School UCSD

The Preuss School, located on the University of California San Diego (UCSD) campus in La Jolla, California, is a charter middle and high school dedicated to providing a rigorous college prep education for motivated low-income students who will become the first in their families to graduate from college. As part of UCSD, a major research institution, The Preuss School also serves as a model school to study and develop best practices in the preparation of low-income, urban students for college admission to be disseminated to improve public education. Read more >

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Hanna Fekede, Preuss 8th grader shines at IOC Presentation

Hanna went to Switzerland as a squash player to present a case to have Squash as an Olympic sport in 2016. Hanna was extremely impressive during her presentation, so much so that she brought tears to the eyes of the IOC and also received the loudest ovation of the presenters.[Read more...]

UCSD News: Kelly Kovacic, social studies teacher, selected for Teacher of the Year honors.

Each year The Preuss School UCSD nominates a teacher for the district awards. Ms. Kovacic was recognized as runner-up in the district and now goes on to compete at the California State level.

The Preuss School UCSD ranks 10th in the Nation

Public schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement, Intl. Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2008 divided by the number of graduating seniors. All of the schools on the list have an index of at least 1.000; they are in the top 6 percent of public schools measured this way. [Read more...]

UCSD News: Preuss School Principal and Student are Named To Bezos Scholars Program at the Aspen Institute

Scott Barton, principal of the Preuss School at UC San Diego, and Paul Tran, a Preuss School junior, have been selected as 2009 Bezos Scholars, a program which brings together 12 of the nation's top public high school juniors and 12 of the most engaged educators for a weeklong seminar. [read more]

BusinessWeek and GreatSchools names The Preuss School as "Best Low-income School" in the State of California. For more information, click here.

SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today announced that 200 California schools have been selected for the 2008-09 Title I Academic Achievement Award. They represent 88 school districts in 27 counties. The Preuss School UCSD is among those listed here. The full news release may be found on the California Department of Education website.

The Preuss School moves up from No.10 to No.8 by U.S. News

The Preuss School UCSD has been ranked the 8th best public high school by US News and World Report in 2008 among 21,000 public schools across 48 states. The top 100 list may be viewed here. For more information on how schools were ranked, visit the magazine's explanation of methodology.