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Urban Assembly School for Media Studies is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 315 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 3 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Urban Assembly School for Media Studies enrolls 315 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 3.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 199 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 28% |
| White | 10 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
277 of the school's 315 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 266 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Urban Assembly School for Media Studies is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 67.
Urban Assembly School for Media Studies is one of 44 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 19,143 students district-wide and employs 1,668 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 315 students, Urban Assembly School for Media Studies is smaller than the district average of about 435 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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