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Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders

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Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders ranks 981 st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

981^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 35% of New York middle schools

Summary

Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders is a public middle school located in New York City's District 5, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 78 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a current ranking of 981 out of 1500 and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the school struggles compared to district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math significantly lower than the surrounding area. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 45.83% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA, and just 33.33% were proficient in 6th grade Math. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders earning 3-star ratings for Hispanic and Special Education students, but just 1-star ratings for African American and low-income students.

Despite the school's high spending per student, ranging from $43,245 to $79,921 over the past few years, these additional resources do not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Renaissance School Of The Arts and Mott Hall School (The), Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders generally performs worse academically. The small size of the school, with only 78 students, may also present unique challenges in terms of staffing, resources, and the ability to offer a diverse range of academic and extracurricular opportunities.

Students ?

6.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$68,996

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

509 W 129th St
New York, NY 10027-2591

(212) 543-4960

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

African American:

42.9%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Life Science Biology scores 48 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg45%

New York avg57%

981^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5

701^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 5 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	981 of 1500	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	983 of 1504	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1327 of 1500	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	996 of 1479	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	864 of 1242	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1311 of 1439	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1320 of 1438	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	1360 of 1455	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	1350 of 1429	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	1345 of 1407	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	1147 of 1401	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.6	1190 of 1373	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	1130 of 1337	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	1101 of 1295	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.0	1158 of 1243	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	939 of 1224	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	4.8	1135 of 1185	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.5	1116 of 1123	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	1027 of 1095	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	19.9	604 of 696	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	404 of 706	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	527 of 653	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	551 of 663	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	913 of 1457	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	953 of 1465	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1378 of 1463	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	732 of 1454	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1290 of 1370	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1268 of 1353	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	393 of 965	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	522 of 953	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.9	881 of 943	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	721 of 810	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	202 of 603	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	180 of 594	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	18.0	505 of 543	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	335 of 392	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	285 of 457	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	659 of 1283	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	722 of 1296	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1040 of 1241	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1134 of 1245	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	896 of 1455	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	976 of 1464	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1267 of 1464	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1098 of 1455	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1207 of 1366	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1240 of 1352	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	590 of 1298	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	598 of 1303	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	1015 of 1307	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.6	397 of 1283	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	664 of 1139	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1093 of 1170	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)67th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts75%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%-8 vs state

Math39%-13 vs state

Algebra I15%-41 vs state

Life Science Biology10%-48 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders	Public	6-8	509 W 129th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 543-4960	84	14	6.1	96.4%	4 (4.8%)	36 (42.9%)	42 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	36.4	981^st of 1500 public middle schools	34.6%		36.6	983^rd of 1504 public middle schools	34.6%	2			75.0				15.0	10.0			45.8	59.3	19.1	33.3	48.0	30.0		$68,996	$2,968	$66,028
Seed Harlem	Public	6-8	425 W 130th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(332) 456-1415	66	15	4.4	89.4%	1 (1.5%)	29 (43.9%)	32 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	8.9	1438^th of 1500 public middle schools	4.1%		7.7	1460^th of 1504 public middle schools	2.9%	22							3.3	8.0			37.5	17.7	28.0	20.0	5.3			$76,886	$4,356	$72,530
New Design Middle School	Public	6-8	625 W 133rd St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-6339	92	18	5.0	98.9%	2 (2.2%)	32 (34.8%)	56 (60.9%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.5	1432^nd of 1500 public middle schools	4.5%		8.6	1450^th of 1504 public middle schools	3.6%	18							0.0				38.5	25.0	31.6	0.0	3.7	5.3	21.1	$73,796	$3,524	$70,272
Hamilton Grange Middle School	Public	6-8	500 W 138th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 775-9600	282	31	9.0	86.2%	20 (7.1%)	39 (13.8%)	207 (73.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	28.2	1166^th of 1500 public middle schools	22.3%		29.8	1106^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.5%	60							40.4	45.5			26.9	30.1	46.9	32.9	41.1	41.4		$34,159	$2,683	$31,475
KIPP Beyond Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	533 W 121st St	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Beyond Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 361-6734	548	162	3.3	79.6%	14 (2.6%)	290 (52.9%)	225 (41.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	92.8	94^th of 1500 public middle schools	93.7%		91.5	117^th of 1504 public middle schools	92.2%	23	78.3	90.8	86.3	75.0	75.0	83.1	82.4	100.0	90.9		76.9	74.2	76.5	90.9	93.8		73.7	$21,345	$21,345	$00
St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	222 W 134th St-Rm 111	New York	10030	New York County	St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-1204	184	18	10.2	96.7%	10 (5.4%)	70 (38.0%)	98 (53.3%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.8	817^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.5%		35.8	1001^st of 1504 public middle schools	33.4%	184						35.9				8.3	29.3	47.2	45.0	41.5	55.6	61.7		$23,718	$1,572	$22,146
Mott Hall II	Public	6-8	234 W 109th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2960	347	32	10.7	77.5%	46 (13.3%)	124 (35.7%)	154 (44.4%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	39.4	922^nd of 1500 public middle schools	38.5%		50.8	698^th of 1504 public middle schools	53.6%	224						90.9	55.3	53.2			40.5	48.2	58.3	18.8	47.1			$31,488	$2,534	$28,954
West Prep Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	220 W 108th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 280-8502	158	22	7.1	85.4%	11 (7.0%)	52 (32.9%)	85 (53.8%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	23.2	1261^st of 1500 public middle schools	15.9%		37.8	959^th of 1504 public middle schools	36.2%	302						26.9	40.4	19.2			50.0	30.8	43.6	17.9	25.6			$50,388	$3,243	$47,145
Junior High School 54 Booker T Washington	Public	6-8	103 W 107th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2861	720	52	13.7	23.8%	334 (46.4%)	60 (8.3%)	147 (20.4%)	90 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (11.5%)	94.1	78^th of 1500 public middle schools	94.8%		93.2	95^th of 1504 public middle schools	93.7%	17							93.7			90.4	83.3	85.2	84.7	84.5	91.4	0.0	0.0	$26,285	$1,584	$24,701
Renaissance School Of The Arts	Public	6-8	319 E 117th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 534-6072	132	21	6.2	97.7%	2 (1.5%)	48 (36.4%)	74 (56.1%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	27	1187^th of 1500 public middle schools	20.9%		27.6	1151^st of 1504 public middle schools	23.5%	36							24.1	33.3			23.1	57.1	38.2	18.8	45.7		5.9	$51,449	$3,332	$48,117

Frequently Asked Questions about Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders

Is Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders a good school?

Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders ranks 981^st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders in?

New York City Geographic District # 5

How many students attend Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders?

In the 2024-25 school year, 84 students attended Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders.

What is the racial makeup of Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders?

Students at Urban Assembly Academy For Future Leaders are 50% Hispanic, 43% African American, 5% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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