ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS is a modestly sized senior high, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19. It instructs 398 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS sits 40% below that benchmark.

Across the 53 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 (18,619 students total), ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS reports that Black students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 34.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS has fell 27%, going from 545 students in 2018 to 398 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 70% to 63% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

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