Academy for Young Writers

Overview written by the school: Young Writers is a small supportive community where excellent teaching, close relationships, and high expectations lead students to college and career. We value respect, kindness, safety, and empathy. Classes are student-centered and project-based. We focus on developing reading, writing, discussion, and presentation skills, while encouraging the exploration of STEM topics and self-expression through the arts. Advisory classes are the foundation of our community and support a restorative approach to discipline. Students are encouraged to build trusting relationships, to be themselves, to take risks, and to undergo personal growth over their four years. We seek parents and students who are interested in belonging to close-knit school community.

School Performance

Graduation Rate: 92.000002% (at the end of the school year before last, the percent of students who graduated "on time" by earning a diploma four years after they entered 9th grade).
Daily Attendance Rate: 87% of the school's students in the school year before last.
Percentage of Students Enough Variety: 74.000001% students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.
College Career Rate: 74.000001% of students enroll in college or career programs within 6 months.
Percentage of Students Safe: 88% students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room and cafeteria. (Student opinions on school safety, as reported on the NYC School Survey.)

Programs offered

Program 1: Academy for Young Writers
Code: L22A
Program description: College preparatory curriculum. Four years of math, science, English and history. Selective courses including writing, computer science, robotics, coding, arts, music, in-school SAT prep, and college counseling.
Interest: Humanities & Interdisciplinary
Method: Ed. Opt.

Seats 9 GE: 76
Grade 9 GE filled flag: Y
Grade 9 GE applicants: 609
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: 8
Seats 9 SWD: 16
Grade 9 SWD filled flag: Y
Grade 9 SWD applicants: 128
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: 8

Seats 10: 0
Admissions priority 1: Priority to continuing 8th graders
Admissions priority 2: Then to New York City residents

Activities

Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities and clubs offered by the school that do not fall under one of the Sports categories (PSAL Sports or School Sports): No data
PSAL Sports Boys
Male PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Basketball, Bowling
PSAL Sports Girls
Female PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Basketball, Bowling, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track
PSAL Sports Coed
Co-ed PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: No data
School Sports
Sports offered by the school outside PSAL (Public School Athletics League): No data
Flag for female only school: No data
Flag for male only school: No data

Other info

Total students: 542
Start time: 9:00am
End time: 3:38pm

Final grades: 6 to 12

Language classes: Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP English Language and Composition, AP Biology, AP United States History, AP English Literature and Composition
Additional info: College Trips,Community School,Extended Day Program,Health Center,Internships Available,Online Grading System,Summer Orientation,Weekend Programs

School accessibility description: Fully Accessible

More info

Borough: Brooklyn
NTA: East New York
Neighborhood: East New York
Campus name: Spring Creek Educational Campus
School Number: K422
Shared space: Yes
Community board: 305
Council district: 42
Census tract: 1070
BIN: 3413878
BBL: 3044490001

About Academy for Young Writers

Contacts

Address: 1065 Elton Street, Brooklyn NY 11208 (40.657266,-73.874064)
Latitude: 40.657434
Longitude: -73.874734
Phone number: 718-688-7230
Fax number: 718-688-7236
School email: [email protected]
Website: afyw.org
Subway lines near the school: N/A
Bus lines near the school: B13, B20, B6, B83, B84, BM5, Q8

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