Spring Creek Community School
Public · Grades 6–12 · 350 students
Academy for Young Writers
1065 Elton St, Brooklyn, NY 11208
Grades
6–12
High
Students
398
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
New York City Geographic District #19
Kings County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,093 New York high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New York high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Academy for Young Writers
Academy for Young Writers is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6–12. It is part of New York City Geographic District #19. The school is located in a large city in Kings County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 398 students were enrolled, with about 9.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical New York high school (10.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,093 New York high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 6–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 398 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- New York City Geographic District #19
- County
- Kings County
- NCES school ID
- 360012005884
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.