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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5·NCES 360008104436

URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS

509 W 129TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10027 · (212) 543-4960 · New York County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL84 STUDENTS
Enrollment
84
Middle
DISTRICT 81 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 5.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
81 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 58%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
27
Grade 7
29
Grade 8
28
Student demographics
White
45%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
4250%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 31%
Black
3643%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 16%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
5667%
Female
2833%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
46.2%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
29.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
84
-83 (-50%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
was 12.8:1
% White
5%
was 2%
% Hispanic
50%
was 35%
% Black
43%
was 56%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS

Set in NEW YORK, New York, URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS is a micro-enrollment intermediate school, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5. It educates 84 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 84% leaner than the state mean of about 531.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5 runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 7,761 students. URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 43% Black, 5% White. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.2:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above New York County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 35.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (New York County) reports that median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS is one.

URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.5%.

URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS's enrollment has decreased 50% since 2018, when it stood at 167 (now 84). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 35% to 50%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 6.2:1 today.

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New York County at a glance

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Population
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students

Quick facts

School name
URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Address
509 W 129TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10027
Phone
(212) 543-4960
County
New York County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
84
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
6.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
81 (96%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360008104436
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS
What is the total enrollment at URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS?
URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS enrolls approximately 84 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS serve?
URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS?
Approximately 6.2:1 students per teacher at URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS?
At URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS, the student body is approximately 5% White, 50% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS in?
URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY FOR FUTURE LEADERS is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5.
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