[1] Twenty-five percent of the school's capacity was reserved for an elite math and science magnet program that would draw students from throughout the city.

The school's building was designed by H2L2 and included advanced educational, vocational, and recreational facilities,[3] on a 14-acre urban campus.

[4] That same year, it became a Promise Academy, offering extra enrichment as well as replenishing the staff to accommodate a better education for all students.

The WPC developed plans to clear most of Black Bottom and build a science center and a high school.

On April 30, 1966, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it had approved a grant of almost $13 billion to the Redevelopment Authority (RDA).

As the issue became more and more public, students and faculty members of the universities in the area got involved in protests with the community against the government.

ES'70 Cycle I (An Educational System for the Seventies) was created to help change overcrowding, low test scores, and generally improve Philadelphia's high schools.

The district, community, and universities of West Philadelphia argued to make UCHS a math and science magnet school.

[citation needed] During the 1980s, University City High School was known for its racial clashes and tension among black and Asian students.

School officials also created a single lunch period at the end of the day, brought in Chicago police officers to speak to the students about violence, and started a peer mediation/conflict resolution program.

Located in the basement of UCHS, the SSC Staff provided resources to help students achieve their post-secondary education goals.

[10] Boys' sports: football, flag football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, badminton, cross country, track and field, baseball Girls' sports: cheerleading, soccer, volleyball, badminton, cross-country, track and field, softball Among the sports offered at University City High School were track and field, soccer, football, dance, basketball, volleyball, and swimming.