ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS

Regular School · BROOKLYN, NY

ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS is a regular school school in BROOKLYN, New York, serving grades 06–12 with 398 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.1:1.

Level

High

Grades

06 – 12

Enrollment

398

Teachers (FTE)

43.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Missing

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	252	63%
Hispanic/Latino	116	29%
Two or more races	9	2%
Asian	8	2%
White	7	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Total enrollment	398	179M / 219F

English Language Learners: 18 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2020-2021)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	75-79%	55.2%	83
Science Proficiency	90-94%	—	78
4-Year Graduation Rate	90-94%	—

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

Programs & Discipline

Chronically Absent

285

71.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	398	100%

Contact & Location

1065 ELTON ST

BROOKLYN, NY 11208

Phone: (718)688-7230

http://www.academyforyoungwriters.org

NCES ID

360012005884

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