Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn (TYWLS) (14K614)

325 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-387-5641
Hours: 8:00am - 2:30pm
School Website: https://www.tywlsbrooklyn.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/14K614/
Quality Snapshot: View snapshot
School Leader: Catherine Mitchell (cmitchell10@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Walesca Benedit (wbenedit@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Abeje Leslie (aleslie5@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Markeeda Goodwin (mgoodwin3@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Justin Deas (jdeas@schools.nyc.gov)
Calculate commute

About

The Young Women's Leadership of Brooklyn empowers young women to become confident and compassionate leaders. We nurture the intellectual curiosity of the whole girl to maximize her academic achievement, socio-emotional well-being, and post-secondary success. Part of a network of Young Women's Leadership Network (YWLN) schools, we are an all-girls school with a mission to prepare young women to be successful leaders in their communities. Every YWLN school is supported by the CollegeBound Initiative (CBI) which ensures college access and financial aid options for every student. We work with parents as partners in preparing every student for post-secondary opportunities. Our students graduate from college at a rate 3x higher than their peers and go on to successful careers! TYWLS strives to instill in students a sense of self-efficacy and community responsibility, characteristics which will support them as they become the leaders of the next generation.

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 80%

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, College Trips, Community Service Expected, Dress Code, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Extended Day, Online Grading System, Orientation, Saturday Programs, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Bridge, Summer Orientation, Uniform

School Features:

Female Only School
Offers 10th Grade Seats
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art

AP Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Physics (Advanced Science), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Languages Offered

Spanish

Girls PSAL Sports

Outdoor Track

PSAL Team

Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn

Other Sports

Cheerleading, Dance, Soccer, Track, Volleyball

Clubs

Art Club, Big Sis / Lil Sis, Book Club, Borough Student Advisory Council (BSAC), Drama, Dungeons and Dragons Club, Environmental Action Club, Gaming Club, Girls Advancing in STEM (GAINS), Girls Adventures in Math (GAIM), Literary Journal, Muslim Student Association, National Honor Society, New York Edge, Queens of Brooklyn Chess Club, Read Alliance (paid tutoring opportunities), Safe Space GSA, Student Ambassadors, Student Government, Student Voice Collaborative (SVC), Tech Interns, Wide Rainbow Art Workshops

Art

We offer full music and dance programs, serving grades 6 through 12. Our music classes provide instruction in guitar, keyboard, bass, drums, and vocals, with guitar as its main focus. There are three levels of guitar classes (Intro to Guitar, Advanced Guitar, and Guitar Ensemble). All students take Intro to Guitar, and then have the option to continue through the program. Our music classroom has an abundance of instruments, and students have the option to borrow school instruments for at-home practice. We also have a built-in recording studio within the music classroom. For our dance program, we have a dedicated dance studio. Like the music classes, all students take dance, and then have the option to move through more advanced dance classes. Students study various forms of dance, including jazz, ballet, Hip-Hop, tap, and more. Both music and dance programs are partners with Exploring the Arts and receive teaching artists throughout the school year. Furthermore, both programs offer extracurricular clubs during the school day and after school (Dance Ensemble, Rock Band Club, Drumming Club, etc.). Our arts programs culminate in a big end-of-year showcase called "The Night Of The Arts."

Program Details

The Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn(L66A)
Humanities & Interdisciplinary

TYWLS offers an academically rigorous college prep program to all of our students.

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Screened

Requirement:

Students are admitted based on their course grades

Priority:

(Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
(Group 2) Brooklyn students or residents
(Group 3) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23
GE applicants/seats:	38 / 76 (0.50)	32 / 76 (0.42)
SWD applicants/seats:	9 / 17 (0.53)	9 / 17 (0.53)
Rank Avg:	6.24
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2024-25

2023-24

2022-23

Total Students Across All Grades

165

176

189

Grade 12 Students

Grade 11 Students

Grade 10 Students

Grade 9 Students

Avg. Class Size

22.1

21.7

21.8

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

10.1

10.8

10.0

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

0 / 0 / 1

0 / 44 / 1

0 / 14 / 0

Attendance %

86%

84%

Graduation %

95%

97%

College %

78%

81%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

251 (47) / 93
59

232 (41) / 93
54

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 (2024-25)

Student Responses 71% responded

Academic Rigor

75.17%

Academic Engagement

66.18%

Safety

74.50%

Bully Prevention

64.88%

Inclusivity

78.91%

Mental Support

72.88%

Environment

61.79%

Post-School Support

81.00%

Teacher Responses 100% responded

Academic Rigor

87.50%

School Satisfaction

86.25%

Student Behavior

76.56%

Student Support

97.87%

School Leadership

98.40%

Instructional Clarity

93.20%

Instructional Development

95.72%

Post-School Support

98.00%

Family Responses 92% responded

Education

92.88%

Teacher Support

85.50%

Safety

92.33%

School Community

70.00%

School Leadership

91.50%

Post-School Support

94.50%

IEP Support

89.33%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

95.80%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.39

Performance Score

0.48

College Aptitude

CCR

55.00%

SAT Math

418

SAT R/W

462

Postsecondary

2-Year College 23.00%
4-Year College 50.90%
Unknown 26.10%

School Demographics (2024-25)

Student Population:

Female 100.00%

English Language Learners:

13.00%

Students with Disabilities:

26.80%

Economic Need Index:

92.30%

Student Ethnicity:

Asian 6.70%
Black 46.10%
Hispanic 40.20%
White 5.50%
Other 1.50%

Teacher Ethnicity:

Black 20.00%
White 64.00%
Other 16.00%

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)

IEP Services

Students with IEPs

25.00%

Students with SETSS

0.00%

Students with ICT

15.30%

Students with SC

1.70%

Has all programs

96.00%

Has all services

67.00%

Has some services

0.00%

Has no services

33.00%

IEP Student Performance

4-Year Grad. Rate

81.80%

IEP Movement

Good

IEP Support

89.33%

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 (2024-25)

Program	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services	51 (98%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)
Special Class	0 (0%)	<=5 (100%)	0 (0%)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	27 (73%)	N/A (N/A)	10 (27%)
Occupational Therapy	0 (0%)	N/A (N/A)	9 (100%)
Physical Therapy	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy	36 (86%)	N/A (N/A)	6 (14%)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	12 (80%)
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)

ELL Progress

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

Similar Programs

Belmont Preparatory High School
College and University Transitional Seminar
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
500 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458, Bronx

Total Students:

329

Academic Score:

77.00%

Survey Score:

78.60%

Facing History School, The
The Facing History School
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
525 West 50Th Street, Manhattan, NY 10019, Manhattan

Total Students:

267

Academic Score:

69.70%

Survey Score:

80.80%

Pelham Preparatory Academy
Pelham Preparatory Academy
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
925 Astor Avenue, Bronx, NY 10469, Bronx

Total Students:

449

Academic Score:

73.80%

Survey Score:

81.60%

Bronx Early College Academy for Teaching & Learning
Pre-International Baccalaureate Diploma Honors Program
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
250 East 164 Street, Bronx, NY 10456, Bronx

Total Students:

267

Academic Score:

81.00%

Survey Score:

79.20%

Michael J. Petrides School, The
Comprehensive Academic
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
715 Ocean Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301, Staten Island

Total Students:

490

Academic Score:

73.90%

Survey Score:

80.20%

Orchard Collegiate Academy
Orchard Collegiate Academy
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
220 Henry Street, Manhattan, NY 10002, Manhattan

Total Students:

258

Academic Score:

62.50%

Survey Score:

80.90%

Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School
Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
500 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458, Bronx

Total Students:

458

Academic Score:

78.10%

Survey Score:

79.40%

Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment
The Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
4200 16 Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204, Brooklyn

Total Students:

327

Academic Score:

86.90%

Survey Score:

75.50%

City College Academy of the Arts
City College Academy of the Arts
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
4600 Broadway, Manhattan, NY 10040, Manhattan

Total Students:

340

Academic Score:

86.60%

Survey Score:

79.90%

College Academy, The
College Access for All
Humanities & Interdisciplinary, Science & Math
549 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10040, Manhattan

Total Students:

350

Academic Score:

71.70%

Survey Score:

84.80%

Comments