University Laboratory High School (Urbana, Illinois)
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University Laboratory High School | |
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Address | |
1212 West Springfield Avenue , 61801 | |
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School type | Public, High school, selective admission |
Founded | 1921 |
School board | none |
Grades | 7/8–12 |
Enrollment | 311[1] (all grades) 257[2] (grades 9-12) (2018) |
Language | English |
Color(s) | Orange Blue |
Athletics | IHSA |
Athletics conference | East Central Illinois Conference |
Team name | Illineks |
Website | Official website |
The University of Illinois Laboratory High School,[3] also known as Uni High or just Uni, was established in 1921 and is a laboratory school located on the engineering section of the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Illinois. Its enrolls about 300 students, spanning five years (the traditional grades 9–12, preceded by a combined 7th-8th grade year known as the "subfreshman" year).[4] The school's alumni include three Nobel laureates and a Pulitzer Prize winner. In 2022, Uni High was named as a top-15 public school in Illinois by Niche[5] and the following year rose to a top-15 public school in the nation.[6] In 2006 and 2008, it was recognized as a "public elite" school by Newsweek because of its students' high scores on the SAT.[7] Before the change in the SAT's format in 2016, the average SAT score was 2045, and now varies from 1400 to 1600. As of 2019, the average SAT was a 1470. The average ACT score is a 32.