University Preparatory School
Location
2200 Eureka Way Redding , California 96001 United States
Coordinates	40°35′13″N 122°24′18″W / 40.587°N 122.405°W / 40.587; -122.405
Information
Opened	2004
Status	Open
School district	Shasta Union High School District
Principal	Monica Cabral
Staff	15
Faculty	48
Grades	6-12
Color
Mascot	Panther
Website	www.uprep.net

University Preparatory School is a grade 6-12 college preparatory school located in Redding, California, United States established in 2004. The school is a charter school within the Shasta Union High School District.^[1]

Located in the Shasta Learning Center, the school's facilities include three gymnasiums, a stadium with an all-weather turf field, softball and baseball fields, and 1000-seat theater.

Highly respected as one of the best 250 schools in the country, it has some of the highest AP and average SAT/ACT scores of all public high schools in the country.

Monica Cabral is the current principal at U-Prep, in her 1st year (as of 2025) on the job.

• Nova High School, which formerly occupied the site

• Official website