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Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment
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About this school
Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 489 students
in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
Its teachers have had 61 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 6 - 12
489 Students
44 Teachers
4200 16th AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment Demographics
88%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
77%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment
$46,452
raised using DonorsChoose
61
projects
funded
37
teachers
funded
355
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
4
projects for
technology
6
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment has received support from
194 individuals from New York and
161 individuals out-of-state.
