Urban Assembly For The Performing Arts High School
509 West 129th St
New York NY, 10027, New York County
Phone: 212-234-4631
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 366 | 348 | 370 | 348 | 331 | 218 | 148 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 131 | 35.8% | 118 | 33.9% | 147 | 39.7% | 122 | 35.1% | 112 | 33.8% | 79 | 36.2% | 89 | 60.1% |
| Grade 10: | 109 | 29.8% | 119 | 34.2% | 83 | 22.4% | 105 | 30.2% | 85 | 25.7% | 78 | 35.8% | 59 | 39.9% |
| Grade 11: | 66 | 18.0% | 59 | 17.0% | 73 | 19.7% | 65 | 18.7% | 66 | 19.9% | 52 | 23.9% | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 58 | 15.8% | 50 | 14.4% | 64 | 17.3% | 54 | 15.5% | 44 | 13.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 24 | 7.3% | 9 | 4.1% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 75 | 20.5% | 73 | 21.0% | 94 | 25.4% | 72 | 20.7% | 69 | 20.8% | 37 | 17.0% | 25 | 16.9% |
| Female: | 291 | 79.5% | 275 | 79.0% | 276 | 74.6% | 276 | 79.3% | 254 | 76.7% | 173 | 79.4% | 119 | 80.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 156 | 42.6% | 152 | 43.7% | 143 | 38.6% | 135 | 38.8% | 122 | 36.9% | 77 | 35.3% | 61 | 41.2% |
| Black: | 200 | 54.6% | 191 | 54.9% | 221 | 59.7% | 204 | 58.6% | 200 | 60.4% | 136 | 62.4% | 85 | 57.4% |
| White: | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 288 | 78.7% | 268 | 77.0% | 274 | 74.1% | 266 | 76.4% | NA | NA | 189 | 86.7% | 100 | 67.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 7.4% | 37 | 10.6% | 23 | 6.2% | 21 | 6.0% | NA | NA | 10 | 4.6% | 14 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.62 | 15.12 | 17.61 | 15.63 | 14.98 | 12.80 | 12.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 26% | 52% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 62% | 65% | 74% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 52% | 55% | 73% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 75% | 73% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 80% | 81% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 71% | 75% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 59% | 69% | 82% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 27% | 56% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 7% | 57% | 75% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 63% | 68% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 73% | 59% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 36% | 58% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 34% | 54% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 47% | 60% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 49% | 63% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 32% | 62% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 43% | 48% | 72% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 80% | 66% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 68% | 66% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 45% | 51% | 78% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 34% | 49% | 61% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 79% | 90% | 94% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 80% | 70% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 78% | 69% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 60% | 65% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 37% | 55% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.