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Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law

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Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law ranks 842 nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 32% of New York high schools

Summary

Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law is a public high school in New York, NY, serving 246 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #2, which is ranked 352 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past 5 years, with proficiency rates on Regents exams generally below district and state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate of 80-85% is also lower than the district and state. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and has seen a significant increase in per-student spending in recent years, which may indicate a focus on providing more individualized attention and support for students.

Compared to nearby high schools in the same district, such as New Design High School and Lower Manhattan Arts Academy, Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law performs similarly or slightly worse in terms of academic outcomes. However, the school appears to be outperformed by some higher-performing schools in the neighboring District #1, such as Lower East Side Preparatory High School and University Neighborhood High School.

256

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,814

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Grand St
New York, NY 10002

(212) 505-0745

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

African American:

28.9%

Asian:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2014 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (50% vs 66% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 31% New York)

!Common Core Algebra II scores 45 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg64%

New York avg66%

842^nd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	31.4	842 of 1234	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	805 of 1242	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	915 of 1228	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	858 of 1190	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	814 of 1207	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	826 of 1210	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.4	903 of 1221	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.9	1043 of 1255	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.9	886 of 1255	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.4	860 of 1237	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.0	889 of 1217	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.3	960 of 1198	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	1074 of 1165	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	895 of 1117	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.6	903 of 1086	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	757 of 1027	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.8	649 of 1002	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	387 of 713	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	258 of 690	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	347 of 671	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	330 of 593	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	287 of 686	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	319 of 679	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	267 of 413	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	332 of 426	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	463 of 669	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	295 of 637	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	421 of 565	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	332 of 546	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	804 of 1206	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	781 of 1219	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	879 of 1197	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	831 of 1155	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	798 of 1193	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	857 of 1176	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	482 of 885	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	513 of 865	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	623 of 851	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	478 of 760	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	448 of 815	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	442 of 791	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	338 of 607	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	185 of 564	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	316 of 531	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	235 of 389	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	157 of 493	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	229 of 498	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	722 of 1179	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	748 of 1170	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	877 of 1155	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	750 of 1101	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	776 of 1179	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	778 of 1154	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	826 of 1201	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	823 of 1211	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	967 of 1191	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	866 of 1154	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	811 of 1190	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	769 of 1176	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	425 of 1149	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	486 of 1144	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.9	1053 of 1130	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	871 of 1038	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	621 of 1132	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	748 of 1095	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2025)44th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts81%+6 vs state

Global History and Geography68%-8 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences61%+5 vs state

U.S. History and Government56%-19 vs state

Life Science Biology55%-4 vs state

Algebra I45%-11 vs state

Chemistry33%-31 vs state

Living Environment32%-25 vs state

Common Core Algebra II30%-45 vs state

Earth Science21%-44 vs state

Geometry18%-41 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Design High School	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4148	421	46	9.0	86.0%	14 (3.3%)	119 (28.3%)	253 (60.1%)	23 (5.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	16.7	1037^th of 1234 public high schools	16.0%		12.8	1097^th of 1242 public high schools	11.7%	60		44.4	53.0		8.1	55.7	53.3		51.9	24.7		100.0		$32,790	$2,787	$30,003
High School For Dual Language And Asian Studies	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4097	368	27	13.8	78.3%	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	345 (93.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	88.2	27^th of 1234 public high schools	97.8%		82	85^th of 1242 public high schools	93.2%	58	90.3	100.0	92.4			98.8	83.3	100.0	99.1	98.3	93.8	89.5	85.1	$24,720	$2,299	$22,421
Essex Street Academy	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4773	366	35	10.6	63.9%	120 (32.8%)	68 (18.6%)	131 (35.8%)	22 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)								(n/a)			87.4											$29,430	$2,218	$27,212
Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-0745	256	22	11.5	87.5%	11 (4.3%)	74 (28.9%)	135 (52.7%)	29 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	31.4	842^nd of 1234 public high schools	31.8%		34.1	805^th of 1242 public high schools	35.2%	37	33.3	29.6	81.4	0.0	21.4	67.6	31.8		56.1	45.4	54.7	18.4	61.1	$32,814	$2,502	$30,312
Lower Manhattan Arts Academy	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-0143	262	30	8.6	87.8%	7 (2.7%)	80 (30.5%)	153 (58.4%)	17 (6.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	19.6	989^th of 1234 public high schools	19.9%		22.3	948^th of 1242 public high schools	23.7%	41	0.0	19.1	86.8	0.0	20.0	48.7	40.0		49.0	15.5	30.8	12.7	41.7	$37,530	$3,098	$34,431
Pace High School	Public	9-12	100 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 334-4663	499	71	7.0	82.8%	24 (4.8%)	161 (32.3%)	258 (51.7%)	44 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	20.5	981^st of 1234 public high schools	20.5%		21.9	958^th of 1242 public high schools	22.9%	23	15.3	28.6	73.9	0.0	25.0	62.3	38.0		56.4	28.1	31.8	22.5		$29,638	$2,473	$27,165
Emma Lazarus High School	Public	9-12	100 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 925-5017	279	25	11.2	96.4%	17 (6.1%)	50 (17.9%)	114 (40.9%)	97 (34.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.2	271^st of 1234 public high schools	78.0%					(n/a)		73.7	89.8	61.4	66.7	86.3	76.8		84.4	88.3		63.8	59.0	$32,960	$3,170	$29,790
Lower East Side Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	145 Stanton St-4th Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-6366	553	40	13.9	89.2%	13 (2.4%)	71 (12.8%)	315 (57.0%)	149 (26.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	55	581^st of 1234 public high schools	52.9%		49	652^nd of 1242 public high schools	47.5%	71	45.2	100.0	78.0	44.1	62.2	77.3	62.0		87.1	66.4	25.0	51.7	54.0	$30,218	$2,718	$27,500
Orchard Collegiate Academy	Public	9-12	220 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 406-9411	255	33	7.6	88.6%	11 (4.3%)	58 (22.7%)	145 (56.9%)	36 (14.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25.9	916^th of 1234 public high schools	25.8%		41.4	741^st of 1242 public high schools	40.3%	175	27.3	56.3	85.3	0.0		52.1	44.4		50.0	29.6	41.7	10.4	66.7	$34,893	$2,579	$32,314
Cascades High School	Public	9-12	198 Forsyth St-3rd Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 654-1261	135	14	9.6	92.6%	5 (3.7%)	53 (39.3%)	70 (51.9%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	12.2	1108^th of 1234 public high schools	10.2%		26.6	891^st of 1242 public high schools	28.3%	217			43.5			66.7	39.1		40.0	20.0	14.3			$40,073	$2,562	$37,511

Frequently Asked Questions about Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law

What is the racial makeup of Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law?

Students at Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law are 53% Hispanic, 29% African American, 11% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

Is Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law a good school?

Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law ranks 842^nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law.

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