University Preparatory Academy actively recruits a diverse student population from the county and surrounding areas. Admission to the school is open to any resident of the State of California. Students are considered for admission without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, gender or disability. The school strives through recruiting efforts to achieve a racial and ethnic balance of students that reflects the general population within the territorial jurisdiction of Santa Clara County .

UPA seeks to enroll students committed to a rigorous educational experience that includes longer hours and more school days than is expected of them at other neighborhood schools. Families who understand and value the school’s mission and will commit to the school’s instructional and operational philosophy are actively recruited. Prospective students and their parents or guardians are briefed regarding the school’s instructional and operational philosophy and are informed of the school’s student-related policies.

UPA has no requirement for admission and will admit any child that wishes to attend. We do, however, have parent and student commitment agreements which all parents and students will be asked to sign when a student is enrolled at UPA. In no instance will a student be refused admission nor subjected to any form of discipline because of their parents’ failure to sign or comply with the parent commitment agreement.

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For all enrollment questions, please contact Bev Thielbahr, Enrollment Coordinator at enrollment@upasv.org or (408) 723-1839.

This agreement has two main components:

1) agreement to help the school ensure that their children uphold the academic and behavioral rules of the school. Parents/legal guardians will be asked to sign an acknowledgement that they understand the UPA academic and behavior policies and will support those policies at home and will work to ensure that their children abide by the rules of the school.

2) Parents are greatly encouraged to complete 60-80 school service hours and every effort will be made to offer flexible options to parents.

This agreement has two main components:

1) agreement on the part of the student to do whatever it takes to prepare themselves academically and personally to excel in college or university. The student will be asked to sign an acknowledgement that they understand that they will have homework every night, may be required to attend programs, such as: before and after school tutoring, Saturday school tutoring, support classes, etc. , as needed in order to acquire the necessary skills to ensure their success.

2) The student commitment will also include the behavior and dress codes. Following an explanation of these expectations, students will be asked to commit to doing what it takes to achieve success at UPA—academic and personal. Students will be asked to commit to abiding by the rules and dress code required by UPA.