Academy For Young Writers Overview

Overview

At Academy For Young Writers, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Academy For Young Writers is 28 percent. The student body makeup is 26 percent male and 74 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 97 percent. Academy For Young Writers is 1 of 404 high schools in the New York City Public Schools.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded

Bronze

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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment	373
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total)	97%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total)	74%
Full-Time Teachers	25

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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in English	97%
Proficient in Math	89%
College Readiness Index	11.8

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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served	09 – 12
Setting	Large City
Charter School	No
Magnet School	Yes
Receives Title I Funding	Yes

District

This information relates to high schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools	404
Total Students	311,058
Proficient in English (district average)	85%
Proficient in Math (district average)	80%
College Readiness (district average)	29.0