High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus (17K537)

911 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-564-2470
Hours: 8:00am - 2:19pm
School Website: https://ycdhs.org
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/17K537/
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School Leader: Mary Prendergast (mprende@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Angel Suarez (asuarez16@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Avi Joffe (ajoffe@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Avi Joffe (ajoffe@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Carly Shannon (cshannon@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Gerald Richter (grichter@schools.nyc.gov)
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Overview

AI Summary

The High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus (YCD) is a Model School for the Brooklyn Future Ready NYC (FRNYC) and Career Ready My Youth Apprenticeship (CRMYA) programs, specializing in Data Science and Human Services pathways. The course offerings are comprehensive, featuring numerous Advanced Placement (AP) courses (including [more]

Academic Score

42.30%

Survey Score

81.08%

About & Events

The High School for Youth & Community Development (YCD) has been designated the Model School for the Brooklyn Future Ready NYC (FRNYC) and Career Ready My Youth Apprenticeship (CRMYA) programs. We specialize in Data Science and Human Services pathways which are open to all students and culminate in an [more]

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 95%

Academic Highlights: FutureReadyNYC: Human & Social Services Pilot Pathway, Career Readiness & Modern Youth Apprenticeship (CRMYA) School, FutureReadyNYC: Technology (Data Scientist)

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, College Courses Offered, College Courses On Site, College Trips, Computer Science Coursework, CRMYA School, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Financial Literacy Coursework, FutureReadyNYC School, Health Center, Internships, Online Grading System, Paid Apprenticeships, Paid Internships, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat [more]

School Features:

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

Upcoming Events
None currently scheduled

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art

AP Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Art History, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Pre-Calculus, AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP United States Government and Politics, AP United States History, Chemistry (Advanced Science) [more]

Course List

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Languages Offered

French, Spanish

Boys PSAL Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling

Girls PSAL Sports

Basketball, Cross Country, Flag Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Softball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball

PSAL Team

Erasmus Hall Campus
This school is part of a PSAL team comprised of the following schools:
Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: A College Board School (17K382)
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism (17K408)
High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus (17K539)
High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus (17K537)
Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus (STAR) (17K543)

Other Sports

Archery, Cheerleading, Flag Football, Table Tennis

Clubs

Art Club, Arthur Ashe Health Science Institute, CRMYA Apprenticeships, FRNYC Internships, Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), LINKS School Culture Club, Music Club, Project Pivot, Student Government

Art Courses

Art History, Digital Media Arts, Exploring Music

Arts Summary

In partnership with art therapy programs, the Education Video Foundation, colleges, and a professional documentary film maker, our school provides visual/digital arts instruction and experiences to our students. This past June our MLL were involved in a documentary film making project that culminated in a public screening of their [more]

Programs & Offers

College and Career Exploration(K06B)
Health Professions, Science & Math

This is a program for students to accelerate their completion of their high school requirements. In the 11th grade, students will take AP classes at our school; College Now classes, and internships with partner organizations. In the 20-21 school year, students from partner middle schools will participate in the pilot of our Early High School program, starting in the 8th grade. Interested students will also participate in multiple programs in partnership with SUNY Downstate.

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Open

Requirement:

Students are randomly selected

Priority:

(Group 1) Brooklyn students or residents
(Group 2) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2024-25	2023-24
GE applicants/seats:	34 / 57 (0.60)	27 / 57 (0.47)
SWD applicants/seats:	7 / 13 (0.54)	8 / 13 (0.62)
Rank Avg:	6.69	6.03
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist
Estimated Cutoffs
GE:	All accepted
SWD:	All accepted
Offer Prediction:

21st Century Design and Communication(K06C)
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

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Open

Requirement:

Students are randomly selected

Priority:

(Group 1) Brooklyn students or residents
(Group 2) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2024-25	2023-24
GE applicants/seats:	36 / 57 (0.63)	37 / 57 (0.65)
SWD applicants/seats:	14 / 13 (1.08)	10 / 13 (0.77)
Rank Avg:	7.01	6.16
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist
Estimated Cutoffs
GE:	All accepted
SWD:	All accepted
Offer Prediction:

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2024-25

2023-24

2022-23

Total Students Across All Grades

513

495

469

Grade 12 Students

128

106

104

Grade 11 Students

113

125

102

Grade 10 Students

144

118

137

Grade 9 Students

128

Avg. Class Size

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

19.9

18.5

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

9 / 0 / 3

18 / 18 / 0

16 / 42 / 3

Attendance %

96%

95%

Graduation %

91%

90%

College %

48%

42%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

721 (91) / 140
91

488 (82) / 140
0

430 (106) / 140
0

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 83% responded

Academic Rigor

75.00%

Academic Engagement

69.09%

Safety

69.88%

Bully Prevention

69.63%

Inclusivity

78.09%

Mental Support

72.00%

Environment

66.79%

Post-School Support

80.80%

Teacher Responses 100% responded

Academic Rigor

84.50%

School Satisfaction

85.25%

Student Behavior

66.67%

Student Support

91.67%

School Leadership

90.93%

Instructional Clarity

91.00%

Instructional Development

90.89%

Post-School Support

99.33%

Family Responses 18% responded

Education

90.00%

Teacher Support

85.50%

Safety

85.33%

School Community

66.00%

School Leadership

85.50%

Post-School Support

90.00%

IEP Support

100.00%

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

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

91.20%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.4

Performance Score

0.39

College Aptitude

CCR

38.10%

SAT Math

404

SAT R/W

433

Postsecondary

2-Year College 10.20%
4-Year College 40.60%
Unknown 49.20%

School Demographics (2024-25)

Student Population:

Male 68.40%
Female 31.60%

English Language Learners:

14.40%

Students with Disabilities:

19.90%

Economic Need Index:

85.80%

Student Ethnicity:

Asian 2.30%
Black 65.50%
Hispanic 26.50%
White 2.70%
Other 3.00%

Teacher Ethnicity:

White 61.90%
Other 38.10%

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 (2023-24)

IEP Services

Students with IEPs

21.00%

Students with SETSS

0.40%

Students with ICT

15.80%

Students with SC

0.20%

Has all programs

97.00%

Has all services

97.00%

IEP Student Performance

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents US Hist.

Regents Algebra I

4-Year Grad. Rate

95.2

IEP Movement

Excellent

IEP Support

100.00%

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	83 (99%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)
SETSS	<=5 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Special Class	0 (0%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	>5 (96%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (4%)
Hearing Education Services	<=5 (50%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (50%)
Occupational Therapy	>5 (88%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (13%)
Speech-Language Therapy	>5 (91%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (9%)
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual	0 (0%)	<=5 (100%)	0 (0%)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	<=5 (?)
Stop to School	0 (0%)
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)

Regents English

Regents US Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

64.7

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

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