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URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE)
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)BeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE)
URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE), a cozy four-year high school in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7, caters to 413 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE) is one of 41 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7, a district that teaches 13,625 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE) shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%; the rest reads as 32% Black, 4% White.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.9:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 97% of students at URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.4%; this one delivers 23.7%.
In the broader community, Bronx County reports that median household income runs about $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE) is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
The closest other public school is SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BRONX 1, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE) comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.0%.
URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE) operates from a city-core location.
Five-year trend. URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE)'s enrollment has edged down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 595 (now 413). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE) typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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