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East New York Family Academy
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Brooklyn NY 11207
Our Insights
What’s Special
Close-knit community
The Downside
Some classes in trailers
East New York Family Academy, serving grades 6 to 12, is a small school with a tight-knit community. Students often attend the school with siblings or cousins; most are known to all the teachers in the school. The administrative team has been working together almost since the school's founding in 1993.
Two graduates loved the school so much that they came back as teachers. Anthony Yard, a former pro-basketball player who coaches the girls’ basketball team, has been principal since 2013. Students appear to feel at home and at ease in East New York Family Academy's classrooms and hallways, popping in and out of administrators' offices or borrowing the microwave to heat up lunch.
Despite a dozen classes crammed into six schoolyard "portables," rectangular trailers that house two classrooms each, the rooms are cheery and bright. The main building, formerly a Young Men's Hebrew Association, has small classrooms, a multipurpose "cafetorium," and a swimming pool.
The school's size means that it doesn't offer as many advanced courses as larger schools. While most students graduate on time, many are not prepared for college and must take remedial classes if they attend.
Admissions: The middle school is open to students in District 19. Applicants are ranked according to their academic records and an interview. For high school, admission is screened, but students with grades of 55 or 60 and test scores below Level 2 are admitted. (Pamela Wheaton, November 2013, updated, December 2018)
Read moreSchool Stats
Is this school safe and well-run?
From 2019-20 NYC School Survey
From 2019-20 NY State Report Card
From this school's most recent Quality Review Report
From 2019-20 School Quality Guide
How do students perform academically?
From 2019 State ELA+Math Results Summary
From 2021 Middle School Directory
From 2019-20 School Quality Guide
Who does this school serve?
From 2020-21 Demographic Snapshot
From 2019-20 School Quality Guide
From 2020 School Directories
How does this school serve special populations?
From 2019-20 School Quality Guide
From 2019 State ELA+Math Results Summary
Programs & Admissions
From the 2021 High School Directory
Program Description:
Grade 10: AP World History, AP Capstone English Seminar. Grade 11: AP Language and Composition, AP US History, and AP Computer Science Principles. Grade 12: Medgar Evers College Dual Pipeline Math Course for College Credit or AP Statistics, Medgar Evers College Dual Pipeline English Course for College Credit or AP Literature and Composition, AP Spanish Culture and Language, and AP Environmental Science. All students have Advisory one period per week. All academic classes meet in 90 minute blocks.
Academics
Language Courses
French, Spanish
Advanced Placement (AP) courses
AP Seminar, AP United States History, AP World History: Modern, AP English Language and Composition, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science
Sports
Boys PSAL teams
Basketball, Volleyball
Girls PSAL teams
Basketball, Outdoor Track, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball
Read about admissions, academics, and more at this school on NYCDOE’s MySchools
Contact & Location
Location
to Van Siclen Ave
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