University Prep, formerly known as University Preparatory Academy and now popularly known as U Prep, is an independent, coeducational middle and high school located in Seattle's

Seattle, Washington

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 Wedgwood

Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington

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 neighborhood. The campus sits just across the street from Dahl Playfield. Approximately 503 students attend University Prep (the Upper School [which includes grades nine through twelve] currently enrolls about 293 students, and the Middle School [which includes grades six through eight] presently enrolls about 210 students), with a student-to-faculty ratio of nine-to-one and a maximum class size of sixteen.

History

University Prep was founded in 1976 by a small group of Seattle Public School teachers dedicated to providing the best possible education to students in small classes.

Sports

University Prep competes at the 1A state classification level for sports. The Middle School sports program offers girls volleyball, soccer and cross country in the fall, basketball in the winter, and boys baseball, girls softball, track and field and ultimate frisbee in the spring. The Upper School also offers the same sports as the Middle School, but with the exception of flag football, girls soccer and boys ultimate frisbee in the fall, and boys soccer and boys and girls tennis in the spring. The 2010-2011 school year marked the change of the old sports system. Before that academic year, University Prep's Upper School had the same athletics program as its Middle School with the exception of having tennis. Boys soccer, University Prep boys' most popular sport, was moved to the spring season to bring a more competitive level of play for the teams and various other reasons. To counter the absence of boys soccer in the fall, flag football and boys ultimate frisbee were added to the fall athletics season. Seventy-seven percent of the school participates in school's athletic program.

Notable alumni

• Justin Kan
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   (founder of Kiko and Justin.tv
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  )
• Benjamin Mako Hill
  Benjamin Mako Hill
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   (technologist and author)
• Katherine Reynolds
  Katherine Reynolds
  Katherine Reynolds is an American soccer player from Medina, Washington. She is a defender for the Atlanta Beat of the Women's Professional Soccer league and the United States U-23 women's national soccer team.-External links:**...
  
   (defender for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer
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  )
• Emi Meyer
  Emi Meyer
  Emi Meyer is a Japanese-born, American-raised Jazz pianist and vocalist based in Seattle and Tokyo, active in both the Japanese and American markets.-Background:...
  
  (recording artist)