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Urban Assembly School For Global Commerce (The)

Public Grades 9-12

1169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 5% of New York high schools

Summary

The Urban Assembly School For Global Commerce (The) is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in New York City's District 5, with a student population of 147. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance, as measured by Regents exam proficiency rates, is significantly below the district and state averages across most subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had proficiency rates of 0% in Chemistry, 50% in Algebra II, and 45% in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 69.47%, 89.32%, and 66.54%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 70.4% and 84.3% over the past few years, lower than the district average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 16.0%, higher than the district. Additionally, the school has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 31.5% to 63.9% in recent years, significantly above the district average.

The Urban Assembly School For Global Commerce (The) is located in close proximity to several other public high schools, including Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change, Mott Hall High School, Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Harlem, Harlem Renaissance High School, and Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School. These nearby schools serve similar student populations and have comparable academic performance, suggesting that the challenges faced by the Urban Assembly School For Global Commerce (The) may be systemic within the local educational ecosystem.

157

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,460

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2005 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10035

(212) 831-5201

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.9%

Hispanic:

44.6%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (31% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (74% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg54%

New York avg67%

1,169^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	7.7	1169 of 1234	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1048 of 1242	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	907 of 1228	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1129 of 1190	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1091 of 1207	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1126 of 1210	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	1175 of 1221	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	1156 of 1255	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	1093 of 1255	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	655 of 713	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	445 of 690	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	367 of 671	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.7	570 of 593	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	618 of 686	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	652 of 679	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	455 of 669	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	516 of 565	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	471 of 546	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1137 of 1206	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	981 of 1219	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	883 of 1197	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1094 of 1155	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1092 of 1193	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1123 of 1176	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	825 of 885	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	799 of 865	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	808 of 851	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	697 of 760	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	729 of 815	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	668 of 791	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	423 of 607	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	225 of 564	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	321 of 531	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	360 of 389	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	466 of 493	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	481 of 498	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1093 of 1179	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1007 of 1170	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	731 of 1155	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1058 of 1179	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1091 of 1154	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1132 of 1201	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1068 of 1211	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	860 of 1191	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	1090 of 1154	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1088 of 1190	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1078 of 1176	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1001 of 1149	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	787 of 1144	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	564 of 1130	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	11.9	1001 of 1038	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1104 of 1132	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1066 of 1095	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II50%-25 vs state

Global History and Geography50%-26 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts45%-30 vs state

U.S. History and Government42%-33 vs state

Living Environment28%-29 vs state

Algebra I24%-33 vs state

Life Science Biology8%-50 vs state

Chemistry0%-65 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)			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 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	NY State Assessments Math 8th 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 Global Commerce (The)	Public	9-12	2005 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 831-5201	157	21	7.4	91.7%	2 (1.3%)	72 (45.9%)	70 (44.6%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	7.7	1169^th of 1234 public high schools	5.3%		15.7	1048^th of 1242 public high schools	15.6%	121	0.0	50.0	45.0			50.0	27.5		42.5	23.5	8.0	0.0									$37,460	$2,474	$34,986
Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2041 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 328-9370	185	16	11.6	86.5%	2 (1.1%)	126 (68.1%)	51 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26.7	901^st of 1234 public high schools	27.0%		9	1159^th of 1242 public high schools	6.7%	258			46.0			73.1	67.4		17.4	26.3		13.8		28.6	20.0	76.2	0.0	30.0			$44,179	$2,384	$41,795
Harlem Renaissance High School	Public	9-12	22 E 128th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 996-3795	165	17	9.7	89.1%	3 (1.8%)	96 (58.2%)	63 (38.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1095^th of 1234 public high schools	11.3%		13	1089^th of 1242 public high schools	12.3%	6			54.2			67.9	14.3		42.9	9.5	0.0										$43,247	$3,013	$40,235
Urban Dove Team Charter School IV	Public, Charter	10-12	240 East 123rd St	New York	10035	New York County	Urban Dove Team Charter School IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 562-9832	182	18	10.1	95.1%	3 (1.6%)	73 (40.1%)	103 (56.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.6	1232^nd of 1234 public high schools	0.2%		4	1223^rd of 1242 public high schools	1.5%	9			17.8			17.4	13.6		7.7	0.0											$31,429	$1,214	$30,215
Democracy Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2230 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	Democracy Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-8247	583	48	12.1	83.5%	7 (1.2%)	357 (61.2%)	175 (30.0%)	8 (1.4%)	25 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	20.1	983^rd of 1234 public high schools	20.3%		24.2	921^st of 1242 public high schools	25.8%	62	5.9	36.4	51.0	2.1		73.6	36.5	9.3	75.5	45.3		9.6		60.0	54.2	57.1	50.0	62.5		56.6	$17,307	$936	$16,371
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
Health Opportunities High School	Public	9-12	350 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-1826	228	26	8.9	95.6%	1 (0.4%)	72 (31.6%)	151 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14.8	1068^th of 1234 public high schools	13.5%		16.4	1036^th of 1242 public high schools	16.6%	32	10.0	53.9	40.6			60.3	52.9		62.5	25.9	13.7	15.4	30.8								$38,294	$3,119	$35,175
Community School For Social Justice	Public	9-12	350 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-8481	185	19	9.5	89.7%	1 (0.5%)	55 (29.7%)	122 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)			55.7																		$45,061	$3,868	$41,193
Urban Assembly Bronx Academy Of Letters (The)	Public	6-12	339 Morris Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-4891	413	52	7.9	96.9%	17 (4.1%)	131 (31.7%)	257 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1060^th of 1234 public high schools	14.1%		13	1093^rd of 1242 public high schools	12.0%	33	10.3	19.0	55.0		26.3	76.3	25.0		45.2	22.4	26.0		28.9	8.3	24.4	15.0	33.3	20.9	20.0	15.8	$46,121	$4,508	$41,613
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

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