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Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

Public Grades 9-12

988^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 20% of New York high schools

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 226. Despite its location in a high-need area, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York high schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance, as measured by Regents exam proficiency rates, is significantly below the district and state averages across most subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 0% proficiency in Regents Chemistry and Geometry, compared to 61.11% and 21.86% for the district, respectively. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 80.3% and 88.4% over the past few years, lower than the district average, and its dropout rate ranges from 4.3% to 7.1%, which is higher than the district. The school also faces a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 57.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the district average.

Interestingly, the Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction performs significantly worse than the nearby Manhattan Bridges High School and Facing History School, which have higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite increased per-student spending over the years, from $18,295 in 2020-2021 to $32,757 in 2023-2024, the school's academic outcomes have not shown significant improvement, suggesting that the school may be facing unique challenges in engaging students and providing them with the necessary support to succeed.

200

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,016

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 W 50th St
New York, NY 10019

(212) 586-0981

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.0%

African American:

25.0%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 12th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (74% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg64%

New York avg66%

988^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 57High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2

352^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 2 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	19.6	988 of 1234	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	923 of 1242	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	898 of 1228	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1048 of 1190	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	976 of 1207	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1001 of 1210	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	914 of 1221	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.1	938 of 1255	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	996 of 1255	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	871 of 1237	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.8	825 of 1217	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.4	556 of 1198	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.7	573 of 1165	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.3	733 of 1117	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.3	672 of 1086	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	530 of 1027	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.1	582 of 1002	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.0	504 of 986	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	36.9	402 of 671	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	545 of 686	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	543 of 679	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	53.7	245 of 447	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	616 of 669	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	557 of 637	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	533 of 565	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	429 of 546	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	954 of 1206	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	873 of 1219	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	969 of 1197	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1062 of 1155	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	989 of 1193	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1037 of 1176	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	645 of 885	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	537 of 865	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	535 of 851	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	649 of 760	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	640 of 815	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	635 of 791	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	458 of 607	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	317 of 564	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	329 of 531	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	339 of 389	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	317 of 493	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	370 of 498	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1032 of 1179	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	871 of 1170	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	855 of 1155	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	972 of 1101	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	958 of 1179	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	976 of 1154	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	975 of 1201	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	929 of 1211	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	827 of 1191	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.5	989 of 1154	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	959 of 1190	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	963 of 1176	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	775 of 1149	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	714 of 1144	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	756 of 1130	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.4	944 of 1038	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	853 of 1132	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	863 of 1095	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)45th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2023)40th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography76%~ state avg

U.S. History and Government74%~ state avg

Common Core English Language Arts62%-13 vs state

Living Environment38%-19 vs state

Life Science Biology35%-23 vs state

Algebra I22%-34 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences16%-40 vs state

Common Core Algebra II11%-63 vs state

Common Core Geometry11%-13 vs state

Chemistry0%-65 vs state

Physics0%-69 vs state

Geometry0%-60 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 Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (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 Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics 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
Manhattan Bridges High School	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 757-5274	393	32	12.1	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	388 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	56.8	560^th of 1234 public high schools	54.6%		47.7	667^th of 1242 public high schools	46.3%	107	51.6	70.7	79.4	53.0	34.5	82.8	69.2	0.0	78.1	72.7	67.4	35.1	54.1								$31,807	$3,245	$28,561
Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-0981	200	22	9.1	85.5%	5 (2.5%)	50 (25.0%)	140 (70.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	19.6	988^th of 1234 public high schools	19.9%		24.1	923^rd of 1242 public high schools	25.7%	65	0.0	11.4	62.5	11.1		75.6	37.5	0.0	74.4	22.5	34.8	0.0	16.1								$37,016	$2,890	$34,126
Food And Finance High School	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-2943	474	44	10.7	84.2%	17 (3.6%)	147 (31.0%)	286 (60.3%)	11 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	23.1	950^th of 1234 public high schools	23.0%		24.8	914^th of 1242 public high schools	26.4%	36	12.5	29.0	73.8	12.5		64.6	51.6		64.2	23.0	30.1	22.0	37.6								$30,837	$2,665	$28,173
High School Of Hospitality Management	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-0963	228	24	9.4	91.2%	5 (2.2%)	46 (20.2%)	164 (71.9%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	14.9	1065^th of 1234 public high schools	13.7%		25	912^th of 1242 public high schools	26.6%	153		0.0	83.3		0.0	55.1	21.1		47.1	16.2	30.8	4.6									$37,850	$2,715	$35,136
Facing History School (The)	Public	6-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 757-2680	394	44	9.0	92.1%	11 (2.8%)	73 (18.5%)	295 (74.9%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)								(n/a)			73.0											19.1	14.8	20.0	4.2	10.0	7.7	23.8	$37,948	$3,175	$34,773
Business Of Sports School	Public, Magnet	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 246-2183	407	40	10.2	87.0%	9 (2.2%)	121 (29.7%)	265 (65.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16.6	1038^th of 1234 public high schools	15.9%		16.3	1039^th of 1242 public high schools	16.3%	1		8.2	76.3		10.0	51.1	12.1		42.2	30.5	23.5	19.4	28.6								$32,685	$3,506	$29,179
Urban Assembly Gateway School For Technology	Public	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 246-1041	407	34	12.0	70.8%	45 (11.1%)	77 (18.9%)	246 (60.4%)	28 (6.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	42.2	731^st of 1234 public high schools	40.8%		44.2	714^th of 1242 public high schools	42.5%	17	42.6	61.5	71.8	11.5	33.3	88.6	37.1	13.3	86.5	47.7	42.9	31.6	84.3								$32,335	$2,717	$29,618
Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School	Public	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 399-3520	337	39	8.5	89.9%	14 (4.2%)	82 (24.3%)	225 (66.8%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	1058^th of 1234 public high schools	14.3%		21.7	959^th of 1242 public high schools	22.8%	99	18.2	26.3	63.1			59.0	30.6		45.9	23.9	35.6	12.5	28.4								$36,391	$3,350	$33,041
Independence High School	Public	9-12	850 10th Ave	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 262-8067	222	25	8.9	91.4%	6 (2.7%)	75 (33.8%)	131 (59.0%)	5 (2.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7.7	1168^th of 1234 public high schools	5.3%		9.4	1149^th of 1242 public high schools	7.5%	19			39.8			53.8	39.0		26.2	8.1	30.0										$42,522	$3,452	$39,070
High School For Environmental Studies	Public	9-12	444 W 56th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 262-8113	1,007	74	13.6	69.1%	158 (15.7%)	137 (13.6%)	543 (53.9%)	115 (11.4%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	39 (3.9%)	52.2	613^th of 1234 public high schools	50.3%		42.9	726^th of 1242 public high schools	41.5%	113	56.5	64.3	87.7	20.6	19.4	85.8	50.0	35.0	76.1	49.6	70.7	36.4	56.9								$25,858	$2,265	$23,593

Frequently Asked Questions about Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction.

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

Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction ranks in the bottom 19.9% of New York high schools.

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

Students at Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction are 70% Hispanic, 25% African American, 3% White, 2% American Indian.

What district is Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

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