URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE)

Set in NEW YORK, New York, URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) is an one-room-style senior high, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5. It hosts 157 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) sits 76% leaner than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5 runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 7,761 students. URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) is one of those campuses.

On demographics, URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) shows that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 45% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.3%; this one delivers 39.5%.

Around the school, New York County reports that median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 50.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) has contracted 36%, going from 244 students in 2018 to 157 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

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