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Urban Assembly School For Media Studies

Public Grades 9-12

1137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 8% of New York high schools

Summary

The Urban Assembly School For Media Studies is a public high school in New York City's District 3, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 309. Despite its location in a major metropolitan area, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past decade, with a statewide ranking between 912-1217 out of over 1,200 high schools.

The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams, is significantly below the district and state averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had proficiency rates of only 47.96% in ELA, 0% in Geometry, and 19.05% in Living Environment, compared to district averages of 77.75%, 25.66%, and 41.33% respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 58.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district average.

Interestingly, the Urban Assembly School For Media Studies is located in close proximity to several other public high schools, such as Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and Manhattan/Hunter Science High School, which consistently rank among the top high schools in the state and have significantly higher academic performance, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. While the Urban Assembly School For Media Studies faces significant challenges, some nearby schools, such as High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice and West End Secondary School, perform slightly better but still lag behind the top-performing schools in the district.

331

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,234

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

122 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10023

(212) 501-1110

District: New York City Geographic District # 3

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.9%

African American:

24.5%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg62%

New York avg66%

1,137^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3

507^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 3 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	10.0	1137 of 1234	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1217 of 1242	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1176 of 1228	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1125 of 1190	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	942 of 1207	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	912 of 1210	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	911 of 1221	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	1091 of 1255	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	1009 of 1255	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	1018 of 1237	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	894 of 1217	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.8	930 of 1198	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.7	753 of 1165	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.2	842 of 1117	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	915 of 1086	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	839 of 1027	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	827 of 1002	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	62.8	370 of 986	62.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	623 of 713	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	625 of 690	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	589 of 593	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	482 of 686	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	389 of 679	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	437 of 669	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	591 of 637	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	569 of 583	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	392 of 481	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.8	116 of 565	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	173 of 546	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1055 of 1206	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1162 of 1219	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1140 of 1197	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	1126 of 1155	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	935 of 1193	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	872 of 1176	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	764 of 885	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	825 of 865	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	748 of 851	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	695 of 760	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	556 of 815	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	504 of 791	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	461 of 607	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	530 of 564	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	468 of 531	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	281 of 389	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	224 of 493	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	181 of 498	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1081 of 1179	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1154 of 1170	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	1108 of 1155	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1036 of 1101	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	911 of 1179	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	877 of 1154	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1127 of 1201	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	1208 of 1211	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1151 of 1191	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1066 of 1154	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	933 of 1190	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	946 of 1176	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	842 of 1149	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1012 of 1144	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	953 of 1130	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	885 of 1038	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	735 of 1132	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	650 of 1095	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government49%-26 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts48%-27 vs state

Global History and Geography47%-29 vs state

Algebra I34%-22 vs state

Life Science Biology32%-26 vs state

Living Environment19%-38 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 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)		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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice	Public, Magnet	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 501-1201	531	45	11.8	88.1%	24 (4.5%)	136 (25.6%)	347 (65.3%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	32.1	834^th of 1234 public high schools	32.4%		25.1	910^th of 1242 public high schools	26.7%	76		37.0	78.6			63.9	39.7		70.6	30.1	43.8	25.0							$29,469	$2,561	$26,908
High School Of Arts And Technology	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 501-1198	392	43	9.1	89.5%	5 (1.3%)	117 (29.8%)	250 (63.8%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	10.4	1128^th of 1234 public high schools	8.6%		9.8	1139^th of 1242 public high schools	8.3%	11	18.2	11.4	58.9		9.4	51.4	22.2		41.9	26.7	16.3	0.0	28.2						$35,981	$3,753	$32,228
Manhattan/Hunter Science High School	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 501-1235	447	32	13.9	73.8%	78 (17.4%)	56 (12.5%)	184 (41.2%)	116 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	81.8	116^th of 1234 public high schools	90.6%		76.1	211^th of 1242 public high schools	83.0%	95	72.6	100.0	96.7			93.8	80.0		72.7	88.6	82.8								$27,000	$2,236	$24,765
Urban Assembly School For Media Studies	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 501-1110	331	36	9.1	86.1%	17 (5.1%)	81 (24.5%)	218 (65.9%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	10	1137^th of 1234 public high schools	7.9%		4.6	1217^th of 1242 public high schools	2.0%	80			48.0	0.0		47.0	19.1		48.9	33.8	32.2	0.0							$45,234	$2,475	$42,759
Fiorello H Laguardia High School	Public	9-12	100 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 496-0700	2,251	153	14.7	31.6%	878 (39.0%)	254 (11.3%)	391 (17.4%)	433 (19.2%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	278 (12.4%)	74.5	245^th of 1234 public high schools	80.1%		75.7	217^th of 1242 public high schools	82.5%	28	59.8	92.7	92.6	51.4		96.1	58.7	53.8	92.5	75.5	92.9	76.9							$24,630	$1,311	$23,318
West End Secondary School	Public	6-12	227-243 W 61st St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 245-1506	722	59	12.2	38.5%	352 (48.8%)	90 (12.5%)	198 (27.4%)	45 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.7%)	51.9	615^th of 1234 public high schools	50.2%		63.7	459^th of 1242 public high schools	63.0%	156	13.3	59.6	89.5	25.0	36.4	86.1	56.3		69.4	54.2	65.2	48.9	65.7	71.3	87.8	82.1	68.0	87.4	$24,929	$1,359	$23,571
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
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
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

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What district is Urban Assembly School For Media Studies in?

New York City Geographic District # 3

What is the racial makeup of Urban Assembly School For Media Studies?

Students at Urban Assembly School For Media Studies are 66% Hispanic, 24% African American, 5% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Urban Assembly School For Media Studies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Urban Assembly School For Media Studies.

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Urban Assembly School For Media Studies ranks in the bottom 7.9% of New York high schools.

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