Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
URBAN ASSEMBLY GATEWAY SCHOOL FOR TECHNOLOGY is one of the low-enrollment senior highs in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, with 407 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so URBAN ASSEMBLY GATEWAY SCHOOL FOR TECHNOLOGY sits 39% leaner than that benchmark.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 runs 119 schools in total, collectively educating 54,599 students. URBAN ASSEMBLY GATEWAY SCHOOL FOR TECHNOLOGY is one of those campuses.
Demographically, URBAN ASSEMBLY GATEWAY SCHOOL FOR TECHNOLOGY shows that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 19% Black, 11% White, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting URBAN ASSEMBLY GATEWAY SCHOOL FOR TECHNOLOGY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), URBAN ASSEMBLY GATEWAY SCHOOL FOR TECHNOLOGY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.0%; this one delivers 57.8%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for New York County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. URBAN ASSEMBLY GATEWAY SCHOOL FOR TECHNOLOGY is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).
The closest other public school is BUSINESS OF SPORTS SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), URBAN ASSEMBLY GATEWAY SCHOOL FOR TECHNOLOGY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at URBAN ASSEMBLY GATEWAY SCHOOL FOR TECHNOLOGY has edged down 8%, going from 444 students in 2018 to 407 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 29% to 19%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.
On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
