URBAN ACTION ACADEMY

As a tiny 9-12 campus in BROOKLYN, New York, URBAN ACTION ACADEMY instructs 178 students from grades 9 through 12, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18. That puts it 73% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18, which oversees 34 schools and 11,062 students, URBAN ACTION ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, URBAN ACTION ACADEMY lists that Black students make up the majority at 65%; the rest is composed of 28% Hispanic, 2% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, URBAN ACTION ACADEMY has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 87% of students at URBAN ACTION ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, URBAN ACTION ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.0%; this one delivers 37.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kings County) records that median household income runs about $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which URBAN ACTION ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around URBAN ACTION ACADEMY. On composite proficiency, URBAN ACTION ACADEMY comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 58.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. URBAN ACTION ACADEMY's enrollment has ticked down 35% since 2018, when it stood at 274 (now 178). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 12% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.