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Enrollment
398
High
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19·NCES 360012005884
ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS
1065 ELTON ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11208 · (718) 688-7230 · Kings County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of New York public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
355 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 16% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
53.9%
NY avg 58.3% . -8.6pp since 2023
Math
30.1%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 24.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS
ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS this school | 398 | 89.2% | 34.9% |
| ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP BRONX | 437 | 89.7% | 41.3% |
| BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) BROOKLYN | 360 | 86.9% | 40.2% |
| SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 350 | 90.0% | 30.2% |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY FOR LEARNING & SOCIAL CHANGE NEW YORK | 408 | 90.7% | 45.2% |
| BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND TECHNOLOGY BROOKLYN | 469 | 90.4% | 43.3% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #1,011 of 1,135 | #99 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #876 of 1,109 ▲ 90 | #84 of 132 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #899 of 1,135 ▼ 122 | #81 of 137 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #715 of 1,216 | #70 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #153 of 1,058 | #15 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #463 of 1,070 | #62 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #243 of 1,167 | #56 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #104 of 743 | #24 of 70 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
398
-144 (-27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 398 | 43.9 | 9.1:1 | 89% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 51.5 | 8.8:1 | 92% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 51.9 | 9.3:1 | 92% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 54 | 10.0:1 | 93% (502) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 47.2 | 11.6:1 | 84% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 45 | 13.0:1 | 69% (407) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS.
About ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS
Federal records list ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS as a high school in BROOKLYN, New York. Its enrollment is 398 students, spread over grades 6 through 12. Across high schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 668.
ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS is run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, whose 53 schools enroll 18,619 students.
The largest group at ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS is Black students, at 63%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Kings County residents are about 28% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Based on 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS has a ratio of 9.1:1. Compared with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 89%. Across public schools in Kings County, the average is 79%.
ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of New York public high schools.
ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.9% and a predicted 42.2%.
In the wider Kings County area, median household income comes to about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kings County counts 583 public schools with about 291,697 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 27% decline, from 542 to 398.
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Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students
Quick facts
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- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 350
- PS 273 WORTMAN0.3 mi · 299
- ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 935
- PS 202 ERNEST S JENKYNS0.6 mi · 249
- EAST NEW YORK ARTS AND CIVICS HIGH SCHOOL (THE)0.6 mi · 138
- VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERSHow many students attend ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS?
ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS enrolls approximately 398 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS serve?
ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS.
How diverse is ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS?
ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS reports a student body of 2% White, 29% Hispanic, 63% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS?
ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.