Enrollment
256
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007705770
URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW
350 GRAND ST, NEW YORK, NY 10002 · (212) 505-0745 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of New York public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
224 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 82 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 23% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
81.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 40.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW
URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW this school | 256 | 87.5% | 54.7% |
| SCHUYLERVILLE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 324 | 88.9% | 40.8% |
| ORCHARD COLLEGIATE ACADEMY NEW YORK | 255 | 88.6% | 53.8% |
| PELHAM LAB HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 285 | 84.9% | 34.8% |
| LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY NEW YORK | 262 | 87.8% | 46.3% |
| LEADERSHIP & PUBLIC SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 264 | 83.0% | 39.0% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #652 of 1,135 | #61 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #661 of 1,109 ▲ 87 | #50 of 112 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #395 of 1,135 ▲ 3 | #42 of 125 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #998 of 1,216 | #103 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #633 of 1,058 | #52 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #225 of 1,070 | #42 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #289 of 1,167 | #63 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #215 of 743 | #34 of 79 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
256
-93 (-27%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 256 | 22.2 | 11.6:1 | 88% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 26.6 | 9.2:1 | 87% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 23.4 | 12.2:1 | 87% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 23 | 15.2:1 | 89% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 85% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 78% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 77% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW.
About URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW
URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW serves students in NEW YORK, New York, as a small high school. A total of 256 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in New York is about 668 students, so this school is 62% smaller than average.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 has 54,599 students spread across 119 schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW, at 53%. The next largest groups are 29% Black, 11% Asian, and 4% White. In New York County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW employs 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.6:1. That is close to the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 88%. On average, public schools in New York County report 70%.
The allk12 Grade for URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW is B-. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 53% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW, the prediction is 42.8% and the result is 54.7%.
Within New York County, the median household income is $103,931, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. In all, New York County has 358 public schools and roughly 152,104 students.
The closest public school to URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW is HIGH SCHOOL FOR DUAL LANGUAGE AND ASIAN STUDIES, less than a tenth of a mile away. URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW's enrollment declined 27%, to 256. By 2024-25, the school had 11.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.2 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- ART AND DESIGN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,485 students
- HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE)High · 1,455 students
- JHS 104 SIMON BARUCHMiddle · 1,023 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESHigh · 1,007 students
Other schools in NEW YORK
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICSHigh · 1,657 students
- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1Combined · 1,520 students
Nearby schools
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR DUAL LANGUAGE AND ASIAN STUDIES0.0 mi · 368
- ESSEX STREET ACADEMY0.0 mi · 366
- LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY0.0 mi · 262
- NEW DESIGN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 421
- PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN0.1 mi · 476
- MS 1310.2 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAWWhat is the total enrollment at URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW?
URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW enrolls approximately 256 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW serve?
URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW.
What is the student diversity at URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW?
Student demographics at URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW are roughly 4% White, 53% Hispanic, 29% Black, 11% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW public or private?
URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.