Is Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction a good school?

Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction ranks 923 rd of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction?

In the 2022-23 school year, 230 students attended Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction.

What is the racial makeup of Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction?

Students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction are 62% Hispanic, 23% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% White.

Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

Summary:

The Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in New York City's District 2, with a student population of 230. Despite its location in a major metropolitan area, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages across various Regents exams, with only 13.04% of students proficient or better in Regents/Common Core Algebra I, compared to 32.96% in the district and 31.42% statewide. The school also struggles with low graduation rates, ranging from 75.4% to 85.1% over the past few years, and high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.1% to 85.1%. Additionally, the school serves a high-needs population, with 79.57% to 86.13% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction is located in close proximity to several other public high schools, including Manhattan Bridges High School, Facing History School, Food And Finance High School, and Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School. While these schools serve similar student populations, they have varying levels of academic performance and school climate indicators, suggesting potential opportunities for collaboration and learning from best practices that could help improve the Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction's performance.

Detail:

Public 9-12

525 W 50th St
New York, NY 10019

(212) 586-0981

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

SchoolDigger Rank:
923^rd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,095

Student/teacher ratio: 9.0

Number of students: 230

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

African American:

23.0%

Two or more races:

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction ranks worse than 74.3% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 38^th among 56 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.07. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.7%), African American (23%), two or more races (8.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction is 9, which is the 12^th best among 56 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2. (See more...)

Compare Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction employs 25.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction is $23,095, which is the 14^th highest among 56 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction:

SchoolDigger ranks Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction 923^rd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 2:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 2 335^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

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Rank History for all students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	57.05	504^th	986	48.9%
2007	52.12	582^nd	1002	41.9%
2008	56.66	530^th	1027	48.4%
2009	46.32	672^nd	1086	38.1%
2010	41.26	733^rd	1117	34.4%
2011	56.72	573^rd	1165	50.8%
2012	59.41	556^th	1198	53.6%
2013	32.79	825^th	1217	32.2%
2014	28.32	871^st	1237	29.6%
2015	21.69	996^th	1255	20.6%
2016	27.13	938^th	1255	25.3%
2017	21.84	914^th	1221	25.1%
2018	15.94	1001^st	1210	17.3%
2019	17.58	976^th	1207	19.1%
2022	11.92	1048^th	1190	11.9%
2023	24.23	898^th	1228	26.9%
2024	24.07	923^rd	1242	25.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.49	429^th	546	21.4%
2019	17.73	533^rd	565	5.7%
2024	24.34	557^th	637	12.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.00	863^rd	1095	21.2%
2019	27.26	853^rd	1132	24.6%
2022	16.40	944^th	1038	9.1%
2023	33.10	756^th	1130	33.1%
2024	36.03	714^th	1144	37.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.83	976^th	1154	15.4%
2019	20.12	958^th	1179	18.7%
2022	14.19	972^nd	1101	11.7%
2023	26.37	855^th	1155	26.0%
2024	27.12	871^st	1170	25.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.43	370^th	498	25.7%
2019	36.81	317^th	493	35.7%
2022	23.00	339^th	389	12.9%
2023	38.64	329^th	531	38.0%
2024	40.96	317^th	564	43.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.81	1037^th	1176	11.8%
2019	17.38	989^th	1193	17.1%
2022	8.50	1062^nd	1155	8.1%
2023	17.92	969^th	1197	19.0%
2024	29.13	873^rd	1219	28.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.27	963^rd	1176	18.1%
2019	18.64	959^th	1190	19.4%
2022	13.53	989^th	1154	14.3%
2023	29.58	827^th	1191	30.6%
2024	22.20	929^th	1211	23.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	53.72	245^th	447	45.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.27	543^rd	679	20.0%
2019	24.52	545^th	686	20.6%
2023	36.87	402^nd	671	40.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.93	635^th	791	19.7%
2019	23.03	640^th	815	21.5%
2022	17.54	649^th	760	14.6%
2023	33.18	535^th	851	37.1%
2024	35.81	537^th	865	37.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2005	7	37	3	62	0	n/a	n/a	109
2006	9	57	10	132	0	n/a	n/a	208
2007	13	78	13	203	0	n/a	n/a	307
2008	21	95	21	254	0	n/a	n/a	391
2009	19	97	17	250	2	n/a	n/a	385
2010	21	87	17	244	0	n/a	n/a	369
2011	20	101	20	253	0	0	0	394
2012	21	127	26	256	1	0	0	431
2013	14	125	25	241	1	0	1	407
2014	12	134	26	256	1	0	0	429
2015	13	121	25	249	1	0	7	416
2016	13	113	15	258	1	0	7	407
2017	11	96	14	255	2	0	5	383
2018	5	84	17	240	2	0	5	353
2019	8	70	17	212	2	0	1	310
2020	4	53	17	183	1	0	3	261
2021	9	52	14	179	0	1	2	257
2022	9	54	8	162	0	2	3	238
2023	9	53	2	142	2	2	20	230

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	109	n/a	n/a	0
2006	208	12.0	17.3	69.7
2007	307	19.0	16.2	81.8
2008	391	22.0	17.8	74.2
2009	385	25.0	15.4	76.1
2010	369	24.0	15.3	n/a
2011	394	26.0	15.1	83
2012	431	24.4	17.6	77.5
2013	407	27.0	15.0	78.4
2014	429	24.5	17.5	78.8
2015	416	28.0	14.8	79.8
2016	407	25.0	16.2	75.4
2017	383	25.9	14.7	79.9
2018	353	24.0	14.6	85.3
2019	310	23.0	13.4	80
2020	261	27.6	9.4	80.8
2021	257	25.1	10.2	84.8
2022	238	27.7	8.5	86.1
2023	230	25.4	9.0	79.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	109	n/a	n/a	0
2006	208	12.0	17.3	69.7
2007	307	19.0	16.2	81.8
2008	391	22.0	17.8	74.2
2009	385	25.0	15.4	76.1
2010	369	24.0	15.3	n/a
2011	394	26.0	15.1	83
2012	431	24.4	17.6	77.5
2013	407	27.0	15.0	78.4
2014	429	24.5	17.5	78.8
2015	416	28.0	14.8	79.8
2016	407	25.0	16.2	75.4
2017	383	25.9	14.7	79.9
2018	353	24.0	14.6	85.3
2019	310	23.0	13.4	80
2020	261	27.6	9.4	80.8
2021	257	25.1	10.2	84.8
2022	238	27.7	8.5	86.1
2023	230	25.4	9.0	79.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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