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The Preuss School, Preuss School UCSD, or Preuss Model School '/p//r//ɔɪ//s/ is a coeducational college preparatory charter day school established on a $14 million campus situated on the University of California San Diego (UCSD) campus in the La Jolla community of San Diego, California. The school was named in recognition of a gift from the Preuss Family Foundation and is chartered under the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD). Preuss uses an intensive college preparatory curriculum to educate low income students between sixth and twelfth grades, hoping to improve their historical under representation on the campuses of the University of California. Criteria for admission include that the student's primary guardian lacks a college education and that the student's family qualifies for federal free or reduced price lunches under the National School Lunch Act. The school, which charges no tuition, has received a six year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, has been evaluated as a National Blue Ribbon School and a California Distinguished School, and has been named by The Center of Education Reform as one of the top charter schools in America and by the University of Southern California Center for Educational Governance as the top charter school in California. Between 2007 and 2012 Preuss has consistently been listed among the top 50 American high schools by both Newsweek and U. S. News & World Report. Preuss has also been noted for sending a high percentage (96%) of its graduates to four year universities. Faculty members Hugh Mehan and Peter Gourevitch proposed establishing a college preparatory school that would admit only low income youths with the potential of becoming first generation college students. In 1997, the proposal was sent to the Regents of the University of California for approval. The regents, citing a concerns over fiscal responsibility and oversight, rejected the proposal. Following the Regents vote, Lytle, Mehan, and Gourevitch, made changes to their plan. After funding was obtained in 1998, the school began accepting applications. When Gompers first opened, much of its curriculum, faculty development, and community outreach plans were based on those in place at Preuss. Southeastern San Diego based Lincoln High also used Preuss as a guide, and the University of California, Davis, (UC Davis) and the University of California, Berkeley, (UC Berkeley) studied it while designing their own high schools for disadvantaged youth. Despite this goal, finding available space on UCSD's campus for a full high school facility proved challenging. For the first year of its existence, Preuss was housed on the campus of the Thurgood Marshall College, in a temporary bungalow facility known as "La Casa", surrounded by eucalyptus trees and within walking distance of UCSD's main library, Geisel Library. The campus cost about $14 million, all of which was procured from community donors and organizations during a five month fundraising campaign. Preuss primarily recruits applicants at elementary and junior high schools in low income parts of SDUSD and the Sweetwater Union High School District. Preuss staff visit these schools and present to parents and teachers, in both English and Spanish, about the mission of the school and the application process. Preuss staff are also responsible for distributing application materials to local churches and libraries and community organizations like the San Diego Urban League and the Parent Institute.

The Preuss curriculum is shaped around college preparatory course requirements known within the University of California and California State University system as A–G courses. Preuss also takes the pedagogical position that all students should be given the opportunity to take the same courses. As such, Preuss has an untracked curriculum that requires all students to attend the same college preparatory courses. On the Preuss campus, students study basic algebra, geometry, pre calculus, and calculus and later can take more advanced courses on the UCSD campus, which they travel to via shuttle. As a result of these required courses, 100% of Preuss graduates complete the A–G course list. Only 38% of San Diego Unified students do the same. The class of 2007 surpassed these numbers when 96 percent of its members gained admission to four year universities. In 2011, 95 percent of graduates were admitted to four year universities with 79 percent of graduates matriculating to one. 19 percent of the class of 2011 attended a community college. As a result, Preuss' annual instruction time is 74,669 minutes compared to SDUSD's average of 64,800 minutes. Each block lasts 90 minutes which is 30 more minutes than the average school. During its early years, Preuss ran on a trimester system to match that of UCSD. In 2006, the school switched to a semester system.

The tasks of the faculty members at Preuss extend beyond teaching. On Fridays, the teachers meet for two  hours to discuss staff development, trends in education, and student work, and each teacher creates an annual portfolio to present to the rest of the faculty at the end of the year. In addition to the faculty, Preuss students benefit from partnerships established between the school and UCSD. Each trimester, UCSD provides nearly 100 classroom tutors to Preuss through a university course on educational equity. Its students' results in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program, the California Standards Test (CST), and the University of California college preparatory (A–G) requirements were higher than those of other schools with similar student populations. These results led San Diego Magazine to name Preuss one of the city's great schools. Preuss has also been the recipient of national recognition. Since 2007, Preuss has ranked as a top 50 high school in the rankings released by both Newsweek and U. S. News & World Report. Its highest ranking came in 2008 when it placed sixth in Newsweeks rankings. Preuss has accumulated similar accolades from more education focused institutions. In 2007, Preuss was one of 53 charter schools to receive the Center of Education Reform's Distinguished School status. In June 2012, the University of Southern California Center for Educational Governance, using a methodology focused not just on academic performance but also accountability and fiscal stability, ranked Preuss the best charter school in the state of California. A large number of the clubs are science related. Robotics is popular on the Preuss' campus, which has teams that compete in robotics related events sponsored by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), as well as teams that compete in Botball games played by robots they have built. School clubs include Science Olympiad, Oceanography Club, the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists, and the Black Chemical Engineers Club, which focuses on practicing for Quiz Bowl like events. Other science related clubs include a medical engineering club, the students' well being advocacy program (SWAP), and an organ donation club, which promotes the process to students. Preuss encourages outreach and service clubs such as the Rotary sponsored Interact, an organization similar to Key Club that helps involve students in community service events. Others include the Preuss chapter of the National Honor Society. NHS promotes education, and its most recent project is the sixth grade buddy system. In this system, a sixth grader is partnered with a junior or senior who serves as a tutor. The Ecology club runs the school's recycling program. There is also a student to student mentorship program. Other clubs on campus include a chess club, an urban dance league, Model United Nations, and an arts collective. Preuss has a choir that offers two annual concerts and has performed in other school events such as the "La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Stars in Their Eyes" concert. A badminton club was founded in 2014. Following this many students have attempted to form other sport related clubs (for example, boys' volleyball) to widen the sports club/activity selection range, but have been denied due to lack of facilities.

For four years running, the Preuss School has collaborated with the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute on an internship program. The internship program allows for students to work on various projects at the Sanford Burnham laboratory, with the goal of inspiring students to become interested in science related careers. The internship program is funded by Sanford Burnham Trustee Peter Preuss and his wife, Peggy, and Chair Wain Fishburn and his wife, Debby. Preuss also has long standing relationships with various academics departments at UCSD. These departments accept Preuss students as interns as a part of the senior wheel elective.