Young Womens Leadership School
2315 Newtown Ave
Astoria NY, 11105, Queens County
Phone: 718-267-2839
Ranking: 
(508 out of 3,424, top 15%)*
(508 out of 3,424, top 15%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 11 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 569 | 576 | 495 | 426 | 335 | 243 | 159 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 83 | 14.6% | 87 | 15.1% | 91 | 18.4% | 83 | 19.5% | 81 | 24.2% | 82 | 33.7% | 81 | 50.9% |
| Grade 7: | 85 | 14.9% | 93 | 16.1% | 80 | 16.2% | 84 | 19.7% | 82 | 24.5% | 78 | 32.1% | 78 | 49.1% |
| Grade 8: | 89 | 15.6% | 82 | 14.2% | 87 | 17.6% | 85 | 20.0% | 83 | 24.8% | 83 | 34.2% | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 84 | 14.8% | 84 | 14.6% | 78 | 15.8% | 90 | 21.1% | 89 | 26.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 75 | 13.2% | 71 | 12.3% | 79 | 16.0% | 84 | 19.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 72 | 12.7% | 80 | 13.9% | 80 | 16.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 81 | 14.2% | 79 | 13.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Female: | 569 | 100.0% | 576 | 100.0% | 495 | 100.0% | 426 | 100.0% | 331 | 98.8% | 239 | 98.4% | 157 | 98.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 195 | 34.3% | 200 | 34.7% | 182 | 36.8% | 131 | 30.8% | 93 | 27.8% | 66 | 27.2% | 35 | 22.0% |
| Hispanic: | 231 | 40.6% | 235 | 40.8% | 201 | 40.6% | 186 | 43.7% | 153 | 45.7% | 114 | 46.9% | 84 | 52.8% |
| Black: | 30 | 5.3% | 27 | 4.7% | 21 | 4.2% | 20 | 4.7% | 18 | 5.4% | 15 | 6.2% | 8 | 5.0% |
| White: | 112 | 19.7% | 103 | 17.9% | 81 | 16.4% | 89 | 20.9% | 71 | 21.2% | 48 | 19.8% | 32 | 20.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 381 | 67.0% | 410 | 71.2% | 336 | 67.9% | 290 | 68.1% | NA | NA | 153 | 63.0% | 93 | 58.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 11.1% | 70 | 12.2% | 62 | 12.5% | 47 | 11.0% | NA | NA | 42 | 17.3% | 26 | 16.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.81 | 17.45 | 16.12 | 15.77 | 15.94 | 17.60 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 61% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 49% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 50% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 53% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 26.8% | 29.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 81% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 83% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 36.7% | 30.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 67% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 78% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 44% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 45% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 53% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 32.7% | 31.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 80% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 63% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 67% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 69% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 33.2% | 27.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 67% | 69% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 45% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 42% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 46% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 31.5% | 33.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 99% | 81% | 80% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 58% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 63% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 35.6% | 27.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 60% | 69% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 71% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 65% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 70% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 50% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 58% | 69% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 53% | 64% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 65% | 78% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 94% | 70% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 91% | 67% | 73% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 93% | 75% | 82% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 70% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 70% | 75% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 81% | 60% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 73% | 63% | 71% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 88% | 75% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 89% | 76% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 96% | 73% | 72% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 86% | 71% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 85% | 75% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 90% | 72% | 78% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 91% | 71% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Young Womens Leadership School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.