PREPARATORY ACADEMY FOR WRITERS: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL

Regular School · SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY

PREPARATORY ACADEMY FOR WRITERS: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL is a regular school school in SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, New York, serving grades 06–12 with 521 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.1:1.

Level

High

Grades

06 – 12

Enrollment

521

Teachers (FTE)

43.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	380	73%
Hispanic/Latino	109	21%
Asian	16	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	1%
White	3	1%
Two or more races	2	0%
Total enrollment	521	256M / 265F

English Language Learners: 23 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2020-2021)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	75-79%	55.2%	88
Science Proficiency	90-94%	—	79
4-Year Graduation Rate	80-84%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Chronically Absent

181

34.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	521	100%

Contact & Location

143-10 SPRINGFIELD BLVD

SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY 11413

Phone: (718)949-8405

http://www.preparatoryacademyforwriters.com

NCES ID

360010105875

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD