Academy for Urban Leadership Charter High School


Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School is a five-year comprehensive public charter school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Perth Amboy, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the terms of a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education. After opening with 100 students in ninth grade in the 2010–11 school year, the school's plans were to add 100 students each year in ninth grade.
As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 552 students and 52.0 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. There were 380 students eligible for free lunch and 51 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
AUL's first graduating class of 2014 had a graduating percentage of 95% and the second graduating class had a 100% graduation rate. The school started a sports program, with wrestling the only sport that had a varsity and a junior varsity team. The school also offers softball, baseball and basketball. For other sports that were not offered at the school, students could go participate and play for Perth Amboy High School's team.
The school started offering the SAT in its location. It is a college prep school that helps more students graduate and move on to college.

Athletics

The Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School Jaguars compete independently in interscholastic sports under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With 301 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015–16 school year as Central Jersey, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 12 to 467 students in that grade range.

Administration

The school's Lead Administrator is Margaret Rose Morales. Her administration team includes two vice principals.