URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE)

Located at 283 ADAMS ST, in BROOKLYN, New York, URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE) is an intimate 9-12 campus that serves 416 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 38% below typical.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, which oversees 42 schools and 19,151 students, URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE) is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE) lists that 58% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE) has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE) is one campus in the mix.

URBAN ASSEMBLY INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG WOMEN is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 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 LAW AND JUSTICE (THE) at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 51.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 450 students in 2018 compared to 416 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 67% to 58%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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