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Enrollment
488
High
STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE·NCES 360118206634
URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE
447 WALES AVE, BRONX, NY 10455 · (646) 421-4523 · Bronx County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of New York public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
423 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 129 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 137 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 114 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 107 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
69.0%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
60.0%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE
URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE this school | 488 | 86.7% | 63.3% |
| QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FAR ROCKAWAY | 507 | 85.4% | 40.7% |
| FOOD AND FINANCE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 474 | 84.2% | 56.8% |
| UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE BRONX | 416 | 88.5% | 51.0% |
| UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE BRONX | 596 | 88.3% | 93.0% |
| NEW DESIGN HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 421 | 86.0% | 41.2% |
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 CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #484 of 1,135 | #13 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #420 of 1,109 | #11 of 128 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #600 of 1,135 | #35 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #559 of 1,216 | #30 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #429 of 1,070 | #35 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #318 of 1,167 | #126 of 142 |
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
488
+147 (+43%) vs 2020
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 | 488 | N/A | N/A | 87% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 48.1 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 34 | 10.0:1 | 76% (260) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE.
About URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE
URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE is a low-enrollment high school in BRONX, New York, under URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 488 students. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.
In federal data, the district for URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE is the school itself.
A majority of students at URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE, 60%, are Hispanic. Next come 33% Black and 4% Asian. URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 87% of students.
allk12 grades URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE a B+. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.3%; the prediction is 43.1%.
Among Bronx County residents, median household income is about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 472 public schools in Bronx County, with a combined enrollment of about 202,028.
MOTT HAVEN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is located less than a tenth of a mile from URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 63.3% is above the 45.3% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE is a public charter school.
URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE reported 341 students in 2020-21 and 488 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
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- UNIVERSITY PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 424
- JM RAPPORT SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT0.1 mi · 408
- NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL-BRONX0.1 mi · 472
- AMERICAN DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCEHow large is URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE?
URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE enrolls approximately 488 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE serve?
URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE serves grades 09-12.
How diverse is URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE?
URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE reports a student body of 1% White, 60% Hispanic, 33% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE?
URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE is overseen by URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE in Bronx County.
What county does URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE serve?
URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE serves Bronx County in NY.
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