Academy for Young Writers (19K404) 
1065 Elton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-688-7230
Hours: 9:00am - 3:38pm
School Website: https://afyw.org
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/19K404/
Quality Snapshot: View snapshot
Building Access Profile: View profile
School Leader: Tanisha Brown (tbrown7@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Joselin Mendoza (jmendoza18@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Trina Prior (tprior2@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Tamara Boyiatzis (tboyiatzis@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Tichena Rose (trose2@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Melissabeth Small (msmall5@schools.nyc.gov)
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About
Young Writers is a small supportive community where excellent teaching, close relationships, and high expectations lead students to college and successful careers. We value respect, kindness, safety, and empathy. Classes are student-centered and project-based. We focus on developing reading, writing, discussion, and presentation skills, while encouraging the exploration of careers and self-expression through the arts. Advisory classes are the foundation of our community and support a restorative approach to discipline. Students are encouraged to build trusting relationships, to be themselves, to take risks, and to undergo personal growth over their four years. We seek parents and students who are interested in belonging to a close-knit school community. We are part of the Career Readiness and Modern Youth Apprenticeship (CRMYA) pilot, which helps us support career readiness for all our students. We have courses that help our ninth and tenth graders explore their career interests and develop readiness skills. Our students can apply for apprenticeships in tech, finance, and business, which allows them to earn and learn while in high school.
School Budget: View financial budget
Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 82%
Academic Highlights: AP Courses Available, Academic Partnerships: College Now, SEO Scholars, Bottomline, The Opportunity Network, University of Pennsylvania, Career Readiness & Modern Youth Apprenticeship (CRMYA) School
Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, College Trips, Community School, CRMYA School, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Orientation, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 2 SWD Applicants Per Seat, Summer Bridge, Summer Session, Uniform, Weekend Programs
School Features:
Offers 10th Grade Seats
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors
AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
Programs
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
College preparatory curriculum. Four years of math, science, English and history. Selective courses including writing, computer science, robotics, coding, arts, music, in-school SAT prep, and college counseling.
10th Grade seats available
- (Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
- (Group 2) New York City residents
School Student & Admissions Statistics
Total Offers
This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)
4-Year College 45.60%
Unknown 36.70%
School Demographics (2023-24)
Female 54.40%
Black 63.30%
Hispanic 28.50%
White 1.80%
Other 2.90%
Hispanic 20.00%
White 26.70%
Other 15.50%
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
IEP Statistics (2023-24)
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources
Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)
| Program | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
| Integrated Co-Teaching Services | 84 (92%) | <=5 (?) | <=5 (?) |
| Special Class | 0 (0%) | 6 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
| Service | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
| Counseling Services | 48 (100%) | N/A (N/A) | 0 (0%) |
| Occupational Therapy | 0 (0%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (100%) |
| Physical Therapy | <=5 (100%) | N/A (N/A) | 0 (0%) |
| Speech-Language Therapy | >5 (98%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (2%) |
| Transportation | Number Receiving |
| Curb to School | 7 (78%) |
| Stop to School | <=5 (?) |
| Unassigned | <=5 (?) |
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports
ELL Performance (2023-24)
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources
