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URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 137 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 124 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 49.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY this school | 535 | 73.5% | 56.5% |
| PARK SLOPE COLLEGIATE BROOKLYN | 512 | 69.5% | 55.0% |
| GRAMERCY ARTS HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 420 | 73.3% | 70.2% |
| QUEST TO LEARN NEW YORK | 390 | 76.4% | 35.9% |
| HIGH SCHOOL 560 CITY-AS-SCHOOL NEW YORK | 478 | 78.5% | 72.5% |
| HARVEST COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 365 | 72.6% | 80.0% |
Where URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 535 | 49.3 | 10.9:1 | 73% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 50.3 | 10.3:1 | 74% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 44 | 11.8:1 | 73% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 72% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 75% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 199 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 77% (154) |
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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