📍 1600 Rockaway Pkwy, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11236
Urban Action Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 137 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #18 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Urban Action Academy enrolls 137 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 109 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 14% |
| White | 8 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 137 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 104 qualify for free lunch and 1 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 Action Academy 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-80, state senate district 19, state house district 59.
Urban Action Academy is one of 33 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 11,829 students district-wide and employs 908 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 137 students, Urban Action Academy is smaller than the district average of about 358 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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