How does Academy for Young Writers compare to Brooklyn Lab School?

Academy for Young Writers has 529 students with an average class size of 22.2. Brooklyn Lab School has 354 students with an average class size of N/A. Both are in District 19. (NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

Which school has better test scores, PS 404 or PS 639?

Academy for Young Writers has 25.7% math proficiency and 47.4% ELA proficiency. Brooklyn Lab School has N/A% math and N/A% ELA. Both use NYC state assessments for grades 3-8. (NYSED, 2023)

PS 404 vs PS 639

Both District 19 · Brooklyn

By Dr. Mira Kline|Published April 2026

According to adulting.nyc analysis of NYC DOE data, Academy for Young Writers and Brooklyn Lab School are both District 19 Brooklyn schools.Academy for Young Writers enrolls 529 students with 25.7% math proficiency.Brooklyn Lab School enrolls 354 students. A free NYC school comparison tool is available at adulting.nyc/compare.(NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

PS 404

Enrollment

529

Class Size

22.2

Math

25.7%

PS 639

Enrollment

354

Class Size

—

Math

—

	PS 404	PS 639
Neighborhood	East New York	park-cemetery-etc-Brooklyn
District	19	19
Type	Secondary School	High school
Grades	06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12	09, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment	529	354
Avg Class Size	22.2	—
Math Proficiency	25.7%	—
ELA Proficiency	47.4%	—
3K	No	No
Pre-K	No	No
G&T	No	No
Charter	No	No

According to adulting.nyc · Source: NYC DOE Open Data, 2023

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