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Urban Assembly-Early Coll High School Emer Md

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12
938th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 24% of New York high schools
Summary

Urban Assembly-Early Coll High School Emer Md is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in New York City's District 2, with an enrollment of 285 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Urban Assembly-Early Coll High School Emer Md struggles compared to surrounding schools and district/state averages. The school's proficiency rates on Regents exams are significantly lower than the district and state in most subject areas, particularly in math and science. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 80-96%, lower than the district average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5-7.1%, higher than the district. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5-46.1%, much higher than the district average.

The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students. Despite relatively high spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio, Urban Assembly-Early Coll High School Emer Md struggles to match the academic success of nearby schools like Millennium High School, a public magnet school that consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York.

364
Students ?
12.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,892
Per pupil spending ?
89.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 411 Pearl St
       New York, NY  10038

(212) 225-0998

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.0%
African American:
36.3%
White:
3.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2022 → 24th in 2025
Strengths
95% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2022)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 67% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 31% New York)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school45%
District avg66%
New York avg67%
938th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 24 pts since 2015
From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
38th of 57High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2
352nd 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.8938 of 123424.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.8986 of 124220.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.1959 of 122821.9%★☆☆☆☆
202214.7991 of 119016.7%★☆☆☆☆
201923.4916 of 120724.1%★☆☆☆☆
201816.6988 of 121018.3%★☆☆☆☆
201724.6878 of 122128.1%★☆☆☆☆
201633.7856 of 125531.8%★★☆☆☆
201551.2649 of 125548.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.7596 of 71316.4%★☆☆☆☆
202447.0325 of 69052.9%★★★☆☆
202334.9425 of 67136.7%★★☆☆☆
202232.9393 of 59333.7%★★☆☆☆
201944.4368 of 68646.4%★★☆☆☆
201819.1603 of 67911.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.6373 of 66944.2%★★☆☆☆
202421.5579 of 6379.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202339.3355 of 58339.1%★★☆☆☆
202228.1386 of 48119.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.6960 of 120620.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.6976 of 121919.9%★☆☆☆☆
202317.5979 of 119718.2%★☆☆☆☆
202215.7964 of 115516.5%★☆☆☆☆
201933.2830 of 119330.4%★★☆☆☆
201822.6922 of 117621.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.8526 of 88540.6%★★☆☆☆
202424.2677 of 86521.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.0612 of 85128.1%★☆☆☆☆
202215.0674 of 76011.3%★☆☆☆☆
201937.0514 of 81536.9%★★☆☆☆
201833.8525 of 79133.6%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.8422 of 60730.5%★★☆☆☆
202465.7101 of 56482.1%★★★★☆
202351.4203 of 53161.8%★★★☆☆
202229.8292 of 38924.9%★☆☆☆☆
201934.0347 of 49329.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.2425 of 49814.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.7901 of 117923.6%★☆☆☆☆
202427.6858 of 117026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202320.2921 of 115520.3%★☆☆☆☆
202216.1941 of 110114.5%★☆☆☆☆
201925.4905 of 117923.2%★☆☆☆☆
201816.9988 of 115414.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.1854 of 120128.9%★☆☆☆☆
202419.7971 of 121119.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.2870 of 119127.0%★☆☆☆☆
202213.8984 of 115414.7%★☆☆☆☆
201916.0987 of 119017.1%★☆☆☆☆
201812.71033 of 117612.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202532.1787 of 114931.5%★★☆☆☆
202412.51104 of 11443.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.61068 of 11305.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.3918 of 103811.6%★☆☆☆☆
201922.0936 of 113217.3%★☆☆☆☆
201826.4840 of 109523.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+17 vs school
Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school
Homeless (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school
Female (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school
African American (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History and Government80%+5 vs state
Global History and Geography67%-9 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts65%-10 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences53%-3 vs state
Algebra I28%-28 vs state
Life Science Biology26%-33 vs state
Earth Science22%-43 vs state
Common Core Algebra II21%-54 vs state
Living Environment20%-36 vs state

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Students at Urban Assembly-Early Coll High School Emer Md are 56% Hispanic, 36% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Urban Assembly-Early Coll High School Emer Md ranks in the bottom 24.0% of New York high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Urban Assembly-Early Coll High School Emer Md.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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