Newsweek has again named Uni a "public elite" in the magazine's annual ranking of best American public high schools. Only 16 schools earned that distinction this year. Public elites are those schools that did not make Newsweek's larger list of 1,500 top public high schools because their SAT or ACT scores were too high.

For the third straight year, Uni High has been named one of Newsweek’s “public elites” in the magazine’s annual listing of best American high schools. Only 17 schools earned the distinction, down from 19 last year and 21 in 2006. Public elites are those schools that did not make Newsweek’s larger list of 1,300 top public high schools simply because, in the magazine's words, “their students are too good.”