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Young Women's Leadership School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 4 school district. It serves grades 6–12. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Young Women's Leadership School enrolls 446 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 0% male and 100% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 243 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 128 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 25 | 5.6% |
| White | 20 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
359 of the school's 446 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is City, Large. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-13, state senate district 29, state house district 68.
Young Women's Leadership School is one of 29 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 11,201 students district-wide and employs 1,020 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, Young Women's Leadership School is larger than the district average of about 386 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
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