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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007706463

URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY

411 PEARL ST, NEW YORK, NY 10038 · (212) 225-0890 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New York public high schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
535
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
393 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 913726%
Grade 1014627%
Grade 1112423%
Grade 1212724%
Ungraded10%
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
8215%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
25548%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
13926%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
407%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
183%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
34564%
Female
19036%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
75.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2575.0%52.0%
2023-2484.0%49.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 MAKER ACADEMY

URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY this school53573.5%56.5%
PARK SLOPE COLLEGIATE
BROOKLYN
51269.5%55.0%
GRAMERCY ARTS HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK
42073.3%70.2%
QUEST TO LEARN
NEW YORK
39076.4%35.9%
HIGH SCHOOL 560 CITY-AS-SCHOOL
NEW YORK
47878.5%72.5%
HARVEST COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK
36572.6%80.0%
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 MAKER ACADEMY ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn New York County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.5%#615 of 1,135#55 of 125
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.0%#558 of 1,109
▲ 88
#42 of 112
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.0%#490 of 1,135
▼ 86
#57 of 125
▼ 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
535#499 of 1,216#29 of 135
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.9:1#493 of 1,058#41 of 111
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.5%#131 of 1,070#26 of 113
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.5%#500 of 1,167#100 of 133
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+37.5%#36 of 339#5 of 38
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 2024-25
Enrollment
535
+47 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2553549.310.9:173% (393)
2023-2451750.310.3:174% (381)
2022-235204411.8:173% (380)
2020-214883613.6:172% (353)
2017-183892813.9:175% (292)
2015-161991513.3:177% (154)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY.

About URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY

URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY operates as a small high school in NEW YORK, New York. The school enrolls 535 students in grades 9 through 12.

URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY falls under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, which has 119 schools enrolling 54,599 students.

At URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 48%. Other groups include 26% Black, 15% White, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, New York County residents are about 24% Hispanic. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY are from different groups.

A staff of 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.9:1. It is about the same as the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%. That is in line with the 70% average for public schools in New York County.

URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of New York public high schools.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY would be expected to post about 48.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.5%.

The school is in New York County, where the median household earns about $103,931 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across New York County, 358 public schools serve about 152,104 students.

URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY's nearest public school is MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Federal enrollment counts rose from 488 (2020-21) to 535 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.9:1) than in 2020-21 (13.6:1).

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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 MAKER ACADEMY
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Address
411 PEARL ST, NEW YORK, NY 10038
Phone
(212) 225-0890
County
New York County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
535
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student–teacher ratio
10.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
393 (73%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360007706463
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY
How large is URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY?
URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 535 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY serve?
URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY have?
URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY?
Student demographics at URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY are roughly 15% White, 48% Hispanic, 26% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY public or private?
URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY 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.
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