Preparatory Academy for Writers: A College Board School

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About this school

Public choice option that is not guaranteed by address and generally depends on district choice or broader application rules.

Writers is a 6th through 12th grade school where all of the middle school students take high school Regents exams and most of our high school students take college courses. The school's philosophy focuses on collaboration, communication and has many structures to develop students both academically, socially and emotionally. Both during the school day and through their afterschool connected with the Child Center of NY, Writers students take classes in dance, drumming, art, theater, video production, digital music production, coding, STEM, and college planning. Teachers stay in touch with parents through regular use of Pupil Path and students are supported to meet the school's high expectations through a comprehensive intervention system that takes place ever afternoon Tuesdays through Fridays. While the Preparatory Academy for Writers has been able to achieve high graduation rates and impressive proficiency levels, it has also been able to created a caring and fun-loving culture. The Preparatory Academy for Writers is where scholars write successful futures.

Source-reported description, not a current review or independent assessment. Programs may have changed.

Student demographics

NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2024-10-31 · Source release: 2025 · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Source-reported for the stated period; retrieval does not establish present-day accuracy. Only the categories available in this record are shown; totals may be below 100%.

White

Black

73%

Hispanic

21%

Asian

Academic measures

NYC School Quality Snapshot · Source release: 2025 release (measurement periods vary). Proficiency is the share of tested students meeting state standards, not a school rating.

ELA proficiency: 45%2025 NY State tests
Math proficiency: 52%2025 NY State tests
Student attendance: 96%September 2024-June 2025

Sources and data dates

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About this school

Public choice option that is not guaranteed by address and generally depends on district choice or broader application rules.

Source-reported description, not a current review or independent assessment. Programs may have changed.

Student demographics

White

Black

73%

Hispanic

21%

Asian

Sources and data dates

School listing

NYC School Search · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.

Stored rating

GreatSchools Summary Rating · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · GreatSchools-owned stored rating; measurement period undisclosed. Not an independently verified or current-year score.

Enrollment

NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2025 release (measurement periods vary) · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.

School description

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