Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts - New York, New York

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This school offers music, acting, dance and the teachers care about you. They build relationships with the students and teach students the importance of character in going about work. I graduated in what 2018? I don't remember, but I miss it. The staff was good, it had its ups and downs but Id be doing a disservice if I said the whole school was bad.

Blind B.

It seems really nice from whet my child tells me. The teachers are polite and my child feels safe in her classrooms all the time!

Ms. V. W.

I wish this allow me the ability to give "half a star" for this school. While I know that my daughter feel "Somewhat OK".

I on the other hand am VERY unhappy with this school; this is her first year in "High school" as well as at this school. The 5 times that I have visited; my last was on June 12, 2015; I was VERY uncomfortable being there. While many parents will see or feel that the schools that their child/children are attending are not up to STANDARD's and don't do or say anything about it. I AM not such a parent!

Many parents in the "Afro-Centric communities are very afraid of being VIEWED as "Ghetto" or as the "ANGRY BLACK" parent. Because of FEARS of being LABELLED I don't have those FEARS!

I knew very little about this school; in that I failed my daughter! However, I felt that she could benefit academically from the rigorous demands, but sometimes they went to the extreme and she suffered for it.

ON my second visit to the school, I saw the way Ms. J was talking to some kids in the line as they’re going in. She was (shouting) “Oh you know you’re not supposed to come in here with those!” ALL I kept thinking to myself is WHY do you feel that SHOUTING at anyone's child in that matter is OK; and then you blame the parents for a child's bad attitude!

I HATE having to go through the PRISON" type metal detector where on June 12, 2015; I had to remove almost ALL of my jewelry and my medical Epi-pen was considered a WEAPON upon the view from the SCANNER by the security guard there.

I then had to empty the contents of my bag to PROVE that I had NO WEAPONS!

I avoid going there and NOW I will make it my MISSION to find out more about THEM!
So I have decided that I AM going to be very active until either my child graduates or get transferred to another school.

My daughter was BULLIED by her Maths teacher for 2 month; where I had to notify the principal and she was later transferred to another class!

I know NOW that, I really have to find out MORE about this school. I have decided that I will be more present and very active while she is there.

Since I am VERY OUTSPOKEN, about what I think and how I HONESTLY FEEL about this school; I feel that there my problems HAVE started.

Because IT NOW appears to ME that it has become a SILENT war.

Where feel strongly that I wasn’t welcome there, and I noticed it. While I was never one to just pop up unexpectedly.
Once I did and I could hear these teachers really being mean!

I am beginning to FEEL that “I don't have the rights to be there.” and IF I don't nor should my child!

Blanca Q.

I am extremely glad i transferred to another high school during my freshman year. I would not forget my favorite english teacher also left the same year. Honestly, after transferring to another high school i was able to realize how bad this school really is. My grades skyrocketed and i actually learned. I dreaded going to UASPA and attending class during my time there. If i were to stay best believe it would have not been beneficial whats so ever.

Shainia B.

This school is horrible! I am an incoming soft more and i still attend this school. I am transferring for my following 10th grade year because, i feel that this school doesn't give students the feeling there supposed to encounter as a regular Junior High School Senior/ incoming freshman. This school doesn't seem like a High School it seems like Middle School all over again.

Jason W.

I got beat up in front of the school when it was called junior high school 43, cause I was a freshman and no security guard was around during the fight, they was in the cafeteria drinking coffee during 3pm.

Zainab A.

I hate this school the students are very good and nice but some o teachers are bad u can’t Christ any one there even the guidance counselor I hate it I just wanna leave

nyiesha

the school is horrible and the bathrooms are unsanitary the kids are all over the place and some staff are rude pls don’t send ur child here.