Academy For Young Writers

1065 Elton St, New York NY, 11208 | New York City Department Of Education | 718-688-7230
  • grades 6-12
  • students 545
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 39% 31% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 2461 in New York
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
57%New York
56%New York

Academy For Young Writers is a school servicing grades 6 to 12 and is located in the district of "New York City Department Of Education" in New York, NY. There are a total of 545 students and 47 teachers at Academy For Young Writers, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

Academy For Young Writers has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 39.0%, which is 31% lower than the New York average.

Academy For Young Writers location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students545
Teachers47
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Academy For Young Writers, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All32%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
610-14%
730-39%
810-14%
High School75-79%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All46%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
620-24%
720-29%
840-44%
High School85-89%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Academy For Young Writers race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White n/a 3.5% 64.4% 51.1%
Black n/a 58.0% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian n/a 2.0% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino n/a 33.8% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan n/a 0.5% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian n/a 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial n/a 2.1% 2.0% 3.1%

New York demographics profile

StatisticNew YorkNew YorkNational
Population8,379,55219,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)27,88941391
Median age36.938.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)47%52%55%
Speak English52%70%79%
Speak Spanish24%15%13%

Education level achieved in New York

IndexNew YorkNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade79.1%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school77.1%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college56.8%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree42.6%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors36.2%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters14.9%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.5%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.5%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Academy For Young Writers data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.