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Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts

Public Grades 9-12

1211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 2% of New York high schools

Summary

The Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts is a public high school in New York City, serving 219 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #5, which is ranked 701 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. It performs particularly poorly for subgroups like female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 70.4% to 84.3% in recent years, below the state average, and its dropout rates have ranged from 4.5% to 11.1%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 77.5% in recent years, significantly above the state average.

In comparison, nearby high-performing schools like High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At CCNY and Columbia Secondary School have much higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower absenteeism. The Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts has struggled to address its deep-rooted challenges, and significant and sustained interventions are needed to improve outcomes for its students.

178

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,765

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

509 W 129th St
New York, NY 10027

(212) 543-4460

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.4%

Hispanic:

44.9%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (22% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (12% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg54%

New York avg66%

1,211^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5

701^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 5 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	4.8	1211 of 1234	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1221 of 1242	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1182 of 1228	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1117 of 1190	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1042 of 1207	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1179 of 1210	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	984 of 1221	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	921 of 1255	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	1004 of 1255	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.0	925 of 1237	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	861 of 1217	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	1123 of 1198	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.3	1112 of 1165	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	34.6	785 of 1117	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.0	840 of 1086	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	680 of 713	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	681 of 690	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	632 of 671	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	567 of 593	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	541 of 686	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	661 of 679	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	615 of 669	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	599 of 637	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	530 of 565	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	525 of 546	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	1191 of 1206	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1211 of 1219	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1156 of 1197	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1099 of 1155	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1070 of 1193	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	1153 of 1176	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	846 of 885	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	820 of 851	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	610 of 815	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	732 of 791	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	525 of 607	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	556 of 564	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	405 of 531	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	389 of 389	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	465 of 493	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	465 of 498	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	1173 of 1179	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1155 of 1170	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1119 of 1155	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1083 of 1101	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	972 of 1179	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	1144 of 1154	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1161 of 1201	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1180 of 1211	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	1156 of 1191	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1087 of 1154	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1038 of 1190	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1104 of 1176	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1039 of 1149	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1117 of 1144	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1037 of 1130	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1021 of 1038	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1030 of 1132	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1073 of 1095	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)14th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology38%-20 vs state

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

Common Core English Language Arts33%-42 vs state

Global History and Geography28%-48 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences15%-41 vs state

Living Environment12%-44 vs state

Chemistry8%-57 vs state

Algebra I5%-51 vs state

Geometry2%-58 vs state

Common Core Algebra II0%-75 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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts	Public	9-12	509 W 129th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 543-4460	178	23	7.8	89.9%	1 (0.6%)	95 (53.4%)	80 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4.8	1211^th of 1234 public high schools	1.9%		4.1	1221^st of 1242 public high schools	1.7%	10	7.7	0.0	33.3			28.3	12.5		34.2	5.3	38.2	2.3	14.7											$39,765	$3,515	$36,250
Columbia Secondary School	Public, Magnet	6-12	425 W 123rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 666-1278	714	57	12.5	44.5%	178 (24.9%)	141 (19.7%)	248 (34.7%)	81 (11.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (8.1%)	80.6	140^th of 1234 public high schools	88.7%		81.2	102^nd of 1242 public high schools	91.8%	38	78.8	100.0	93.8	63.6		90.5		48.5	92.4	87.6	88.2	77.4	81.3		78.3	89.7	82.9		79.3	84.0	42.1			$26,184	$1,473	$24,711
A Philip Randolph Campus High School	Public	9-12	433 W 135th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-6800	1,421	89	15.9	90.7%	25 (1.8%)	460 (32.4%)	881 (62.0%)	25 (1.8%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.3%)	39.1	761^st of 1234 public high schools	38.3%		45.5	699^th of 1242 public high schools	43.7%	62	26.1	73.2	66.4	5.9		74.2	62.2	66.7	73.9	54.3	35.9	33.1												$28,344	$2,594	$25,749
Mott Hall High School	Public	9-12	6 Edgecombe Ave	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 694-6020	277	30	9.2	94.9%	9 (3.2%)	91 (32.9%)	167 (60.3%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	10.8	1126^th of 1234 public high schools	8.8%		16	1045^th of 1242 public high schools	15.9%	81		71.4	57.8		0.0	50.0	35.6		40.4	20.4	24.1	20.0												$34,829	$2,648	$32,181
Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Harlem	Public	6-12	6 Edgecombe Ave	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 694-6051	228	25	9.2	89.9%	3 (1.3%)	142 (62.3%)	67 (29.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	26.5	903^rd of 1234 public high schools	26.8%		18.4	998^th of 1242 public high schools	19.6%	95	0.0	27.3	61.7			82.0	25.6		71.4	43.8	5.9	0.0	44.4		27.3	30.0	11.8		9.1	23.8			15.4	$42,433	$3,335	$39,098
High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At Ccny	Public	9-12	240 Convent Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 281-6490	576	32	18.1	37.3%	201 (34.9%)	52 (9.0%)	89 (15.5%)	162 (28.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (10.9%)	90.4	9^th of 1234 public high schools	99.3%		88.6	7^th of 1242 public high schools	99.4%	2	95.1	98.9	100.0	88.9		100.0		93.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4												$23,411	$1,263	$22,148
Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change	Public	6-12	200-214 W 135th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-8055	408	49	8.4	90.7%	8 (2.0%)	280 (68.6%)	108 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	28.9	872^nd of 1234 public high schools	29.3%		20.3	982^nd of 1242 public high schools	20.9%	110	61.9		71.3			66.3	21.4		55.7	46.7	40.8	45.5			41.4	56.3	45.2		27.6	54.6	62.8		31.0	$38,005	$3,034	$34,970
Harlem Village Academy North Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	244 W 144 St-4th Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Harlem Village Academy North Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9700	394	31	12.9	87.6%	1 (0.3%)	285 (72.3%)	100 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	58.4	56^th of 1500 public high schools	96.3%		50.6	638^th of 1242 public high schools	48.6%	582			65.2			83.5	33.3		91.4	79.0	56.9			90.3	86.1	85.7	94.3	85.5	90.7	91.7		52.5	71.8	$28,024	$28,024	$00
Wadleigh Perf And Visual Arts	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 749-5800	319	41	7.8	87.8%	8 (2.5%)	118 (37.0%)	172 (53.9%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.8%)	18.4	1004^th of 1234 public high schools	18.6%		27.4	881^st of 1242 public high schools	29.1%	123		26.1	60.2	4.9		85.7	47.1		50.0	21.3	28.2	5.4	14.3		50.0	50.0	20.0		18.2	37.5				$38,433	$2,904	$35,529
Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 865-9260	310	42	7.3	92.6%	12 (3.9%)	181 (58.4%)	100 (32.3%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7.7	1170^th of 1234 public high schools	5.2%		6.5	1191^st of 1242 public high schools	4.1%	21		22.5	40.0	0.0		50.0	18.2	2.9	47.6	18.6	47.7	5.8	2.9		50.0	11.1	33.3		18.2	28.6				$38,135	$2,981	$35,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts

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Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts ranks in the bottom 1.9% of New York high schools.

What district is Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts in?

New York City Geographic District # 5

What is the racial makeup of Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts?

Students at Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts are 53% African American, 45% Hispanic.

How many students attend Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 178 students attended Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts.

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