High · New York

Preparatory Academy for Writers: A College Board School

Free meals for all

Preparatory Academy for Writers: A College Board School, a public high school in Springfield Gardens, New York: grades 6–12, 521 students, 12.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of New York City Geographic District #29.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
521
Teachers (FTE)
43.2
Students per teacher
12.1
Grades
6–12
High

More students per teacher than 69% of high schools in New York

Median 10.8 · 1,173 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 67% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Larger than 57% of high schools in New York

Median 459 · 1,205 schools compared

Larger than 57% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

46%proficient

−16.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 53% of high schools in New York

Median 48% · 299 high schools compared

87 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

67%proficient

+11.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of high schools in New York

Median 49% · 297 high schools compared

49 students tested, grades 6, 7 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
High · Grades 6–12
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with New York City Geographic District #29.

Location

Address
143-10 Springfield Blvd, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
Phone
(718)949-8405
City or town
New York

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
9–1242115.1
9–1248013.8
9–1232012.8
August Martin High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1264311.9
9–122179.9
9–123639.6

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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