High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus (17K537) 
911 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-564-2470
Email: cdesdunes@ycdhs.org
Hours: 08:00am - 02:19pm
Principal: Mary Prendergast
School Website: https://ycdhs.org
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/17K537/
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Subway: B, Q to Church Av
Bus: B103, B12, B16, B35, B41, B44, B44-SBS, B49, BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4
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Program Details
Communications, Visual Art & Design
In this program, students follow any of several potential career pathways, participating in learning activities and apprenticeship in the various career fields of advertising, graphic design, coding, public speaking, news/sports casting & writing. Courses beginning in the 9th grade include: Graphic Design 1 & 2, Sportscasting and Sports Writing, Public Speaking, Advertising, Coding, Computer Science and AP Computer Science
- (Group 1) Brooklyn students or residents
- (Group 2) New York City residents
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This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
About the School
We are a college, post-secondary, and career pathway school designed to prepare all students to thrive. We offer a wide variety of Advanced Placement courses through our early college and career infrastructure that provides students the opportunity to graduate high school with a full year of college credits and paid internships leading to career opportunities. Students can also participate in paid three-year apprenticeships, as well as PSAL sports teams, including our championship winning football team. YCD students benefit from our partnerships with organizations like Google, Kaplan SAT Preparation, Counseling in Schools, Downstate Medical, SEO Scholars, Posse Scholars, Brooklyn College, City Tech, Medgar Evers College, Amazon Edhesive, Mouse Design League, Shawn Carter Foundation, and TRIO at Brooklyn College. Through our technology and media pathways, students also engage in documentary film making. We are part of the Career Readiness and Modern Youth Apprenticeship (CRMYA) pilot, which helps us support career readiness for all our students. We have courses that help our ninth and tenth graders explore their career interests and develop readiness skills. Our students can apply for apprenticeships in tech, finance, and business, which allows them to earn and learn while in high school.
Academic Highlights: Career Readiness & Modern Youth Apprenticeship (CRMYA) School, FutureReadyNYC: Technology (Data Scientist)
Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, College Trips, Community Service Expected, CRMYA School, Extended Day, FutureReadyNYC School, Health Center, Internship Expected, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Orientation, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 2 SWD Applicants Per Seat, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation
School Features:
Offers 10th Grade Seats
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers
AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
4-Year College 32.40%
Other Postsecondary 1.80%
Unknown 50.50%
School Demographics (2023-24)
Female 31.70%
Black 68.30%
Hispanic 20.80%
White 3.00%
Other 3.90%
Other 39.10%
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 (2022-23)
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