School Performance
Graduation Rate: 73.000002% (at the end of the school year before last, the percent of students who graduated "on time" by earning a diploma four years after they entered 9th grade).
Daily Attendance Rate: 82.999998% of the school's students in the school year before last.
Percentage of Students Enough Variety: 85.000002% students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.
College Career Rate: 50.999999% of students enroll in college or career programs within 6 months.
Percentage of Students Safe: 91.000003% students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room and cafeteria. (Student opinions on school safety, as reported on the NYC School Survey.)
Programs offered
Program 1: Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts
Code: M04A
Interest: Performing Arts
Method: Ed. Opt.
Seats 9 GE: 85
Grade 9 GE filled flag: N
Grade 9 GE applicants: 437
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: 5
Seats 9 SWD: 23
Grade 9 SWD filled flag: Y
Grade 9 SWD applicants: 126
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: 5
Seats 10: 1
Admissions priority 1: Open to New York City residents
Activities
Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities and clubs offered by the school that do not fall under one of the Sports categories (PSAL Sports or School Sports): National Honor Society Yearbook EPIC Theatre Ensemble Student Government Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Tutoring/ Saturday Academy Peer Group Connection (PGC) Student Ambassador Club
PSAL Sports Boys
Male PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Basketball
PSAL Sports Girls
Female PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Basketball, Softball
PSAL Sports Coed
Co-ed PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: No data
School Sports
Sports offered by the school outside PSAL (Public School Athletics League): Cheerleading Team, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Girls Volleyball
Flag for female only school: No data
Flag for male only school: No data
Other info
Total students: 380
Start time: 8:30am
End time: 3:45pm
Final grades: 9 to 12
Language classes: Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States History, AP English Language and Composition, AP Statistics, AP Psychology
Additional info: 10th Grade Seats Available,College Trips,Community Service Expected,Dress Code,Extended Day Program,Health Center,Multi-Session School,Online Grading System,Orientation,Summer Bridge,Weekend Programs
School accessibility description: Not Accessible
Flag for schools that offer 10th grade seats: Y
More info
Borough: Manhattan
NTA: Manhattanville
Neighborhood: Manhattanville
School Number: M043
Shared space: Yes
Community board: 109
Council district: 7
Census tract: 219
BIN: 1059723
BBL: 1019840033
About Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts
Contacts
Address: 509 West 129th Street, Manhattan NY 10027 (40.815747,-73.95552)
Latitude: 40.815256
Longitude: -73.955325
Phone number: 212-543-4460
Fax number: 212-234-4975
School email: [email protected]
Website: www.uaperformingarts.org
Subway lines near the school: 1 to 125th St; B, C to 135th St
Bus lines near the school: Bx15, Bx33, M10, M100, M101, M104, M11, M3, M4, M5, M60-SBS
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Access for All: We are a non-audition performing arts High School with students from all 5 Boroughs
Rigorous Academics: We offer 5 AP classes, dual enrollment classes with SUNY, and have a National Honor Society Chapter
College Bound: 100% of our graduates are accepted into college
Rigorous Arts: We offer a four year arts curriculum in dance, theatre and vocal. At the end of their four years of study, students take the Arts Exit Exam allowing them to earn an arts-endorsed diploma.
Social-Emotional Development: We offer a four year Resilient Scholars Program to provide our youth with academic and life skills necessary for post-secondary success.