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Urban Assembly Maker Academy

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Urban Assembly Maker Academy ranks 874 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

874^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 29% of New York high schools

Summary

Urban Assembly Maker Academy is a public high school located in New York City's New York City Geographic District # 2, serving 517 students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently underperformed compared to district and state averages, with low proficiency rates in core subjects like Algebra II, Global History, and U.S. History. Its academic performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 891 out of 1,207 high schools in 2018-2019 to 874 out of 1,234 high schools in 2024-2025.

Urban Assembly Maker Academy also faces challenges with graduation and dropout rates, as well as high chronic absenteeism. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 80.3% and 91.3% in recent years, generally lower than district and state averages. Its dropout rate has ranged from 4.7% to 7.1%, also higher than the surrounding area. Additionally, the school has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 44.0% in recent years.

Interestingly, Pace High School, High School Of Economics & Finance, and Leadership & Public Service High School are located in close proximity to Urban Assembly Maker Academy and serve a similar student population. These schools have comparable academic and demographic profiles, suggesting potential opportunities for collaboration and sharing of best practices to address the common challenges faced by the schools in the area.

535

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,854

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

411 Pearl St
New York, NY 10038

(212) 225-0890

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.7%

African American:

26.0%

White:

15.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2019 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 31% New York)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg65%

New York avg66%

874^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th 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	28.9	874 of 1234	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	863 of 1242	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	883 of 1228	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	978 of 1190	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	891 of 1207	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	493 of 713	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	477 of 690	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	499 of 671	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	430 of 593	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	454 of 686	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	474 of 679	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	360 of 413	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.6	193 of 426	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	289 of 424	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	7.9	363 of 386	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	239 of 447	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.3	350 of 426	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	604 of 669	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	381 of 637	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	383 of 583	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	404 of 481	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	558 of 565	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	956 of 1206	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	938 of 1219	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	863 of 1197	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	955 of 1155	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1012 of 1193	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	973 of 1176	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	578 of 885	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	568 of 865	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	549 of 851	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	603 of 760	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	558 of 815	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	646 of 791	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	362 of 607	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	374 of 564	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	186 of 531	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.1	306 of 389	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	229 of 493	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.6	414 of 498	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	954 of 1179	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	868 of 1170	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	898 of 1155	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	975 of 1101	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	874 of 1179	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	958 of 1154	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	780 of 1201	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	794 of 1211	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	844 of 1191	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	961 of 1154	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	820 of 1190	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	931 of 1176	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	167 of 328	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	400 of 1149	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	551 of 1144	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	661 of 1130	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	699 of 1038	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	752 of 1132	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	680 of 1095	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	255 of 788	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	454 of 781	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	485 of 776	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.2	701 of 738	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	641 of 793	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	643 of 765	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)68th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)49th percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts75%~ state avg

Life Science Biology57%~ state avg

Global History and Geography52%-24 vs state

Algebra I52%-4 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences51%-5 vs state

Common Core Algebra II41%-34 vs state

Geometry35%-25 vs state

Living Environment35%-22 vs state

U.S. History and Government34%-41 vs state

Earth Science24%-41 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 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 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
Urban Assembly-Early Coll High School Emer Md	Public, Magnet	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 225-0998	364	30	12.2	89.8%	14 (3.8%)	132 (36.3%)	204 (56.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	23.8	938^th of 1234 public high schools	24.0%		19.8	986^th of 1242 public high schools	20.6%	48		20.6	64.8		22.2	67.1	20.3	80.0	27.6	25.7		53.3	$27,892	$2,556	$25,337
Urban Assembly Maker Academy	Public	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 225-0890	535	49	10.8	73.5%	82 (15.3%)	139 (26.0%)	255 (47.7%)	40 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	28.9	874^th of 1234 public high schools	29.2%		28.9	863^rd of 1242 public high schools	30.5%	11		40.5	74.8		23.8	52.4	34.6	34.3	51.9	56.9	34.6	51.1	$28,854	$2,384	$26,470
Manhattan Early College School For Advertising	Public	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 225-0880	390	31	12.5	85.1%	9 (2.3%)	106 (27.2%)	233 (59.7%)	32 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	30.5	854^th of 1234 public high schools	30.8%		41.5	739^th of 1242 public high schools	40.5%	115	9.0	77.4	79.7	16.7		69.1	42.1	70.2	25.4	47.7	31.3		$30,919	$2,898	$28,021
Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers	Public	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 964-9610	136	15	9.0	91.2%	4 (2.9%)	52 (38.2%)	72 (52.9%)	4 (2.9%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	15	1059^th of 1234 public high schools	14.2%		11.1	1124^th of 1242 public high schools	9.5%	65			65.0			59.5	15.8	54.8	12.8	37.5	5.0	40.0	$40,882	$3,555	$37,327
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
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
High School Of Economics & Finance	Public	9-12	100 Trinity Pl	New York	10006	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-0708	644	47	13.8	80.4%	59 (9.2%)	118 (18.3%)	338 (52.5%)	115 (17.9%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	46.3	694^th of 1234 public high schools	43.8%		48.1	660^th of 1242 public high schools	46.9%	34	26.2	44.2	90.5	44.4	38.5	85.2	40.8	86.3	46.7	51.9	30.5	58.2	$26,225	$2,396	$23,829
Leadership & Public Service High School	Public	9-12	90 Trinity Pl	New York	10006	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-0007	264	21	12.5	83.0%	7 (2.7%)	65 (24.6%)	164 (62.1%)	23 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	16.9	1033^rd of 1234 public high schools	16.3%		26.5	895^th of 1242 public high schools	27.9%	138		20.0	57.5			61.5	27.8	66.2	9.3		12.0	20.9	$29,176	$2,451	$26,725
Millennium High School	Public	9-12	75 Broad St	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 825-9008	685	45	15.3	43.8%	227 (33.1%)	40 (5.8%)	113 (16.5%)	261 (38.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	38 (5.5%)	85.5	49^th of 1234 public high schools	96.0%		83.6	60^th of 1242 public high schools	95.2%	11	84.9	97.8	95.6	40.0		98.8	57.1	98.9	86.2	87.4	79.6		$23,749	$1,296	$22,453
Richard R Green High School Of Teaching	Public	9-12	7 Beaver St	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 826-8174	405	27	15.0	61.0%	104 (25.7%)	65 (16.0%)	154 (38.0%)	45 (11.1%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (7.2%)	48.6	663^rd of 1234 public high schools	46.3%		46.8	681^st of 1242 public high schools	45.2%	18	15.4	74.5	84.6	14.3		75.3	66.7	76.6	33.7	51.8	37.6	72.5	$27,740	$2,121	$25,619

Frequently Asked Questions about Urban Assembly Maker Academy

What district is Urban Assembly Maker Academy in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

What is the racial makeup of Urban Assembly Maker Academy?

Students at Urban Assembly Maker Academy are 48% Hispanic, 26% African American, 15% White, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Urban Assembly Maker Academy a good school?

Urban Assembly Maker Academy ranks 874^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Urban Assembly Maker Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Urban Assembly Maker Academy.

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