Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction, The

Grades: 9–12

525 West 50 Street
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Academics

Graduation rate
73.7%
21st percentile citywide
below the middle
citywide median 85.9%
2024-25

The share of students who graduated within four years of starting high school, counted at the June of their fourth year. Students who take a fifth year or finish in August are not counted here.

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College ready in English
38.3%
45th percentile citywide
around the middle
citywide median 40.6%
2023-24

The share of the four-year graduating class who met CUNY's college-readiness standard in English — the level at which a student can start credit-bearing college courses without remedial classes. This covers English only, not mathematics, and is reported for high schools.

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All data & history
Metric2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-222020-21
Graduation rate73.7%88.4%75.4%
College ready in English38.3%

Climate

Attendance
79.7%
3rd percentile citywide
lower than most
citywide median 90.3%
2023-24

The average share of school days that enrolled students actually attended across the year.

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Attended >90% of days
41.6%
6th percentile citywide
lower than most
citywide median 65%
2023-24

The share of students who attended more than 90% of their school days. The DOE publishes this as the positive counterpart to chronic absence, so a higher number is better.

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Families: my child is safe
97%
Half of NYC schools score 95%–99%.
2024-25

The share of parents and guardians who responded positively to "At this school my child is safe" on the NYC School Survey. This reflects what families reported, not students or staff.

We don't rank schools on this one. Almost every family answers it positively, so NYC schools are bunched within a few points of each other and a ranking would turn that gap into a verdict it can't support. The range above is where the middle half of schools land.

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Families: staff keep in touch
90%
Half of NYC schools score 89%–96%.
2024-25

The share of parents and guardians who responded positively to "School staff regularly communicate with me" on the NYC School Survey. This reflects what families reported, not students or staff.

We don't rank schools on this one. Almost every family answers it positively, so NYC schools are bunched within a few points of each other and a ranking would turn that gap into a verdict it can't support. The range above is where the middle half of schools land.

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Families trust the principal
98%
Half of NYC schools score 94%–98%.
2024-25

The share of parents and guardians who responded positively to "I trust the principal/school leader at their word" on the NYC School Survey. It asks about the school leader specifically, not about teachers.

We don't rank schools on this one. Almost every family answers it positively, so NYC schools are bunched within a few points of each other and a ranking would turn that gap into a verdict it can't support. The range above is where the middle half of schools land.

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Metric2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-222020-21
Attendance79.7%
Attended >90% of days41.6%
Families: my child is safe97%
Families: staff keep in touch90%
Families trust the principal98%

Programs & offerings

AP English Literature and CompositionAP English Language and CompositionAP U.S. Government and PoliticsAP Computer Science PrinciplesAP BiologyAP Calculus ABAP Spanish Language and CultureFrenchSpanishBaseballBasketballBowlingSoccerTennisVolleyballPartially Accessible

Students & school

Enrollment
199
12th percentile citywide
lower than most
citywide median 422
2024-25

The total number of students enrolled at this school that year.

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Economic need index
88.1%
64th percentile citywide
above the middle
citywide median 83.8%
2024-25

The DOE's estimate of how much economic hardship a school's students face. A student counts fully if their family receives public assistance, they lived in temporary housing in the past four years, or they are a recent-immigrant high schooler whose home language is not English. Otherwise they count by the poverty rate of their census tract. The school's figure is the average across its students, which is why it usually runs higher than the poverty measure.

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English learners
13.6%
48th percentile citywide
around the middle
citywide median 14.2%
2024-25

The share of students who are English Language Learners and receive services to build their English proficiency.

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Students with disabilities
22.1%
51st percentile citywide
around the middle
citywide median 21.8%
2024-25

The share of students with disabilities — those who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP).

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Poverty
84.4%
50th percentile citywide
around the middle
citywide median 84.5%
2024-25

The share of students the DOE counts as living in poverty. Because every NYC school serves free meals, the DOE identifies these students by matching against income-based assistance programs rather than by lunch-form applications.

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Avg class size
17.50
28th percentile citywide
below the middle
citywide median 19.80
2025-26

The school's students-per-class ratio: total students in reported classes divided by the number of classes. It covers every class the school reports, so a school spanning elementary and middle grades includes both.

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Where this number comes from
All data & history
Metric2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-222020-21
Enrollment199228225238257
Economic need index88.1%85.9%81.3%85.8%86%
English learners13.6%7%5.3%7.1%7.8%
Students with disabilities22.1%23.2%26.7%28.6%28%
Poverty84.4%84.2%77.8%84.9%81.7%
Avg class size17.50