Accomplishments at The Preuss School UCSD

The Preuss School’s 2008-09 Outcomes and Distinctions

  • In June 2009, The Preuss School was ranked 10th among America’s Top 100 High Schools by Newsweek magazine! The Preuss School was the only California school in the Top 10.
  • In January 2009, Business Week Magazine names the Preuss School as “Best Low-Income School” in the state of California.
  • In December 2008, The Preuss School was ranked 8th among America’s Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report magazine!
  • In December 2008, the Preuss School received the prestigious Title I Academic Achievement Award for the 2008-09 school year from the San Diego Unified School District.
  • The Preuss School’s 2009 academic performance index score of 894! This score is 15 points higher than the 2008 score.
  • A total 715 AP exams were taken by 307 high school students in May. Thirty-four students in the Class of 2009 are AP scholars.

Sixth Graduating Class of 2009

  • 94% of the class of 2009 has been admitted to a four year college or university and has attracted $2 million in private scholarships and grants!
  • 65% were admitted to a UC campus and 28% have enrolled at a UC campus. Twelve or 12.5% of our graduates will return to the UCSD campus in the fall as freshman students.
  • Several 2009 graduates will attend other prestigious universities such as Duke, Georgetown, Gonzaga, Kettering, Lehigh, Northwestern and Stanford, as well as Illinois Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Occidental College, Pitzer College, Pomona College, Wellesley College, Whitman College and Williams College. Other students will head to the U.S. Air Force Academy and the Culinary School of Arts Institute.
  • For the third year, five Preuss students out of a graduating class of 96, have been designated as Gates – Millennium Scholars. They will be fully supported in college and graduate school as long as they maintain their grades and community service.
  • For the first time, three students received full college and graduate school support as recipients of the Questbridge College Match.