Editing University Prep (section)

{{About|the private school in Seattle|the California school|University Preparatory Academy|the schools in Detroit, Michigan|University Prep Schools|the school type|University-preparatory school|}}
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{{Infobox school
 | name                    = University Prep
 | logo                    = Uniprep logo.png
 | image                   = University Prep Seattle.jpg
 | alt                     = 
 | caption                 = Main entrance in August 2015
 | motto                   = Lead a Life of Learning
 | motto_translation       = 
 | address                 = 8000 25th Avenue NE, [[Wedgwood, Seattle|Wedgwood]]
 | city                    = [[Seattle]]
 | state                   = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
 | zipcode                 = 98115
 | country                 = United States
 | coordinates             = {{Coord|47.687879|-122.300004|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | other_name              = UPrep
 | former_name             = University Preparatory Academy
 | type                    = [[Private school|Private]], [[Middle school|middle]] and [[Secondary school|high school]]
 | religious_affiliation   = 
 | established             = {{Start date|1976}}
 | founder                 = <!-- or | founders = -->
 | closed                  = 
 | oversight               = <!-- use | oversight_label = to override the default label -->
 | us_nces_school_id       = {{NCES Private School ID|01462315|school_name=UNIVERSITY PREP|access_date=April 1, 2019|ref_name=NCES}}
 | head_of_school          = Veronica Codrington-Cazeau <ref>{{cite web |title=Head of School Search |url=https://www.universityprep.org/who-we-are/headsearch |website=University Prep |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>
 | teaching_staff          = 59.3 {{FTE}}<ref name="NCES" />
 | grades                  = [[Sixth grade|6]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]
 | gender                  = [[Mixed-sex education|Co-educational]]
 | enrollment              = 660
 | ratio                   = 9.1
 | campus_size             = 
 | campus_type             = 
 | colors                  = Blue, Green, and Yellow {{Color box|Blue}}{{Color box|Green}}{{Color box|Yellow}}
 | athletics_conference    = [[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association|WIAA SeaKing District Two]]
 | mascot                  = Puma
 | nickname                = 
 | team_name               = 
 | accreditation           = <!-- or | accreditations = -->
 | publication             = 
 | newspaper               = {{Unbulleted list|The Puma Press (Upper School)|The Puma Prints (Middle School)}}
 | yearbook                = 
 | affiliation             = [[Northwest Association of Independent Schools]]
 | website                 = {{URL|www.universityprep.org}}
 | footnotes               = 
}}

'''University Prep''' (known as '''UPrep''', formerly '''University Preparatory Academy''') is a [[Private school|private]], [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] [[Middle school|middle]] and [[Secondary school|high school]] in [[Wedgwood, Seattle|Wedgwood]], [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. As of 2023, school review website [[Niche (company)|Niche]] ranks University Prep as the fifth best private high school, fourth best college prep private high school, and seventh best high school for [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] in Washington state.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore University Prep|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/university-prep-seattle-wa/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Niche|language=en}}</ref> The mascot is the Puma, with a current student paid to wear the suit for sports games, open houses, and other school events.