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About this school
Academy for Young Writers is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 400 students
in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
Its teachers have had 21 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Jan 13, 2026
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Academy for Young Writers
$20,296
raised using DonorsChoose
21
projects
funded
16
teachers
funded
150
donors
4
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Academy for Young Writers has received support from
77 individuals from New York and
73 individuals out-of-state.
