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Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 5 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts enrolls 265 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 26% male and 73% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 136 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 265 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 233 qualify for free lunch and 4 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 the Performing Arts 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 30, state house district 70.
Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts is one of 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 8,837 students district-wide and employs 943 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 265 students, Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts is smaller than the district average of about 316 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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