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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 60 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment Demographics
88%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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77%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment
$45,870
raised using DonorsChoose
60
projects
funded
36
teachers
funded
354
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
195 individuals from New York and
159 individuals out-of-state.
