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Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The)

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Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The) ranks 713 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 42% of New York high schools

Summary

The Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The) is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Brooklyn, New York, with a student population of 435. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #13, which is ranked 617 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past 5 years, maintaining a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. However, the school performs relatively well for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 40% and top 50% of New York high schools, respectively, in recent years. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.3% to 88.3%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 2.0% and 4.9%, on par with or slightly higher than the state average. Academically, the school performs above the district and state averages in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts and Global History and Geography exams, but struggles in subjects like Living Environment, Algebra I, and Geometry.

Nearby schools, such as Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts, Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women, and City Polytechnic High School, generally perform at a similar or lower level than the Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The) on key metrics. However, Science Skills Center High School and Cobble Hill School of American Studies, which are slightly further away, tend to outperform the Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The) on many measures. The school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $14,070 in 2020-2021 to $27,224 in 2023-2024, and has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.9 to 12.7 over the past few years.

416

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,605

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

283 Adams St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

(718) 858-1160

District: New York City Geographic District #13

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.2%

Hispanic:

31.7%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% 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 (60% vs 66% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 31% New York)

!Geometry scores 40 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg73%

New York avg66%

713^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

617^th of 874New York City Geographic District #13 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	44.2	713 of 1234	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	601 of 1242	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	693 of 1228	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	784 of 1190	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	713 of 1207	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	774 of 1210	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	727 of 1221	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.8	854 of 1255	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.1	763 of 1255	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.3	726 of 1237	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.6	755 of 1217	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.3	645 of 1198	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.2	703 of 1165	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.3	903 of 1117	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	831 of 1086	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.7	728 of 1027	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.6	635 of 1002	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.7	323 of 986	67.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	238 of 713	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	168 of 690	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	216 of 671	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	319 of 593	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	169 of 686	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	292 of 679	57.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	408 of 669	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	92.0	17 of 637	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	55.7	192 of 583	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	690 of 1206	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	594 of 1219	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	664 of 1197	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	777 of 1155	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	681 of 1193	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	742 of 1176	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	381 of 885	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	254 of 865	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	325 of 851	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	322 of 815	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	319 of 791	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	110 of 607	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.0	274 of 564	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	595 of 1179	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.6	434 of 1170	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	632 of 1155	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	719 of 1101	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	593 of 1179	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	701 of 1154	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	719 of 1201	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	561 of 1211	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	725 of 1191	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	831 of 1154	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	715 of 1190	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	799 of 1176	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	613 of 1149	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	642 of 1144	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	630 of 1130	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	694 of 1038	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	597 of 1132	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	671 of 1095	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+40 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography86%+10 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts85%+10 vs state

U.S. History and Government71%-4 vs state

Life Science Biology54%-4 vs state

Algebra I34%-23 vs state

Living Environment29%-28 vs state

Geometry20%-40 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
Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The)	Public	9-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1160	416	39	10.6	82.0%	14 (3.4%)	242 (58.2%)	132 (31.7%)	17 (4.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44.2	713^th of 1234 public high schools	42.2%		54	601^st of 1242 public high schools	51.6%	112			84.8			86.5	28.6		71.0	33.6	53.9	20.0							$28,605	$2,460	$26,144
Urban Assembly Institute Of Math And Science For Young Women	Public	6-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 260-2300	352	35	9.9	83.0%	47 (13.4%)	183 (52.0%)	53 (15.1%)	52 (14.8%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	13.2	1092^nd of 1234 public high schools	11.5%		9.2	1154^th of 1242 public high schools	7.1%	62		35.3	44.0			60.9	44.4		43.7	25.6	40.0	32.1	20.2	55.0	46.7	58.8	50.0	45.2	$33,078	$3,051	$30,027
George Westinghouse Career And Technical Educational High School	Public	9-12	105 Tech Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 625-6130	557	58	9.6	89.2%	17 (3.1%)	320 (57.5%)	181 (32.5%)	25 (4.5%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	18	1010^th of 1234 public high schools	18.2%		12.1	1111^th of 1242 public high schools	10.5%	101	10.9	42.7	61.7	0.0		61.3	34.1	15.4	51.6	42.4	33.6	15.0							$34,141	$3,034	$31,107
City Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	105 Tech Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 875-1473	454	32	14.1	76.9%	8 (1.8%)	271 (59.7%)	118 (26.0%)	35 (7.7%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.6%)	22.3	957^th of 1234 public high schools	22.4%		23.2	938^th of 1242 public high schools	24.5%	19		37.9	65.4			64.1	31.7		41.0	20.8	53.9		68.9						$29,335	$2,663	$26,672
Science Skills Center High School	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 243-9413	453	40	11.4	89.4%	17 (3.8%)	273 (60.3%)	105 (23.2%)	34 (7.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.5%)	43.7	719^th of 1234 public high schools	41.7%		54.1	598^th of 1242 public high schools	51.9%	121	41.7	75.0	65.4			82.4	85.7	9.1	52.8	62.9	55.8	26.9	69.6						$31,493	$3,274	$28,219
Brooklyn International High School	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 643-9315	290	30	9.5	89.0%	19 (6.6%)	42 (14.5%)	188 (64.8%)	37 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			29.8																$36,617	$4,558	$32,058
Urban Assembly School For Music And Art	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-0249	142	17	8.1	86.6%	5 (3.5%)	75 (52.8%)	58 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	15.8	1047^th of 1234 public high schools	15.2%		22.2	952^nd of 1242 public high schools	23.3%	95			55.6		17.7	35.9	47.8		68.4	26.5	50.0	0.0	30.0						$37,723	$2,265	$35,459
Brooklyn Frontiers High School	Public	9-12	112 Schermerhorn St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 722-4727	160	20	8.1	93.8%	7 (4.4%)	89 (55.6%)	56 (35.0%)	6 (3.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.6	978^th of 1234 public high schools	20.7%		24.8	916^th of 1242 public high schools	26.2%	62			59.5			68.9	38.1		49.3	39.5	18.8								$38,854	$3,881	$34,973
Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	77 Sands St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 429-8439	628	37	16.9	79.1%	6 (1.0%)	486 (77.4%)	120 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	5.6	1199^th of 1234 public high schools	2.8%		5	1209^th of 1242 public high schools	2.7%	10	0.7	9.6	25.7	1.5		43.4	25.6	0.0	41.6	20.4	30.6	6.9							$21,052	$898	$20,155
Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	101 Park Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-6760	132	24	5.6	92.4%	2 (1.5%)	93 (70.5%)	34 (25.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	11.9	1112^th of 1234 public high schools	9.9%		8.4	1165^th of 1242 public high schools	6.2%	53	8.3		56.8			46.9	28.2		57.1	8.3	37.5	10.0	42.9						$51,410	$2,760	$48,649

Frequently Asked Questions about Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The)

What is the racial makeup of Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The)?

Students at Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The) are 58% African American, 32% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The) a good school?

Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The) ranks 713^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #13

How many students attend Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The).

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