Our Insights
What’s Special
Law & justice focus
The Downside
Poor graduation and attendance
Urban Action Academy has a focus on law and public service but since its opening in 2008 has struggled to find its footing, after the founding principal left the school. The graduation rate is low, as is attendance.
Students participate in moot court and mock trial at Fordham University and may take courses at area colleges. However, only 68 percent of students responding to a 2017 school survey said that the school offered enough academics and outside activities to keep them interested.
Urban Action is one of three small high schools which opened in 2008 in the Canarsie Educational campus to replace the poorly performing old Canarsie High School which closed in 2011. The school share athletic teams. (Pamela Wheaton, web reports December 2017)
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School Stats
Academics
Students
Race/Ethnicity
Safety & Vibe
Faculty & Staff
Teachers’ Race/Ethnicity
Advanced Courses
Calculus
Not offered in 2019-20Computer Science
Not offered in 2019-20Physics
Not offered in 2019-20Advanced Foreign Language
AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science
AP/IB Math or Science
Not offered in 2019-20Music
College Readiness
Programs & Admissions
From the 2021 High School DirectoryUrban Action Academy
Program Description:
Students have a unique opportunity to take part in a law program.
Urban Action Academy D75 Inclusion Program
Offerings
From the 2021 High School DirectoryLanguage Courses
Spanish
Advanced Placement (AP) courses
AP English Literature and Composition, AP Psychology
Boys PSAL teams
Baseball, Basketball, Football, Handball, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Wrestling
Girls PSAL teams
Basketball, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling
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Contact & Location
Location
1600 Rockaway Parkway
Brooklyn
NY
11236
Trains:
to Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway
Buses: B103, B17, B42, B6, B60, B82, BM2
Contact
Other Details
This school shares the Canarsie Educational Campus with two other schools
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