URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE)

As a rural-scale junior high in BROOKLYN, New York, URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE) teaches 172 students from grades 6 through 8, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13. Enrollment runs roughly 68% leaner than the state mean of about 531.

Across the 42 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13 (19,151 students total), URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE) reports that 69% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Hispanic, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE) has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.6:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.6%; this one delivers 38.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Kings County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE) is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER 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. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE) ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 59.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE) has expanded 18%, going from 146 students in 2018 to 172 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 11% to 23% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

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