Young Women's Preparatory Academy

Young Women's Preparatory Academy (YWPA) is a grade 6-12 magnet school for girls, located in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It is a part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS).

Young Women's Preparatory Academy
Location
1150 SW 1 ST
Miami, FL 33130
Coordinates25°46′21.36″N 80°12′49.85″W
Information
TypePublic school, all-girls
Established2007
Teaching staff23.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades6 to 12
Number of students399 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.35[1]
Color(s)  
Azure blue and white
MascotMonarch butterfly
PrincipalConcepcion I. Martinez
Websiteywpa.dadeschools.net

YWPA was the first public school established in South Florida that was only for girls.[2]

The school was established in 2006,[3] with a focus on mathematics, science, and technology. It had about 400 students as of 2012,[4] and as of 2014 had about the same number.[3]

As of 2015 Concepción I. Martinez is the principal.

Programs

Young Women's Preparatory Academy is a selective public secondary school in Miami, Fl, admitting less than 10% of applicants for the fall semester of 2011. Albeit the school's main track specializes highly in mathematics and sciences, the small class sizes allows for there to be more focus on the needs of each individual student, allowing counselors to structure a program that will help each student learn and gather experience in line with their goals past secondary school. A strength in Young Women's Preparatory Academy lies in the accessibility of the faculty members and the passion that all of the professors convey in their work. Professors are known for constructing a rigorous course curriculum, however, their accessibility and empathy for their students allows the opportunity for students to gather knowledge in an area at a depth beyond what their peers outside of the school would be receiving. Mathematics, sciences, and language arts in Young Women's Preparatory Academy are advanced, a year ahead of all other public school in MDCPS (Miami-Dade-Public-Schools). All subjects are taught with a multi-disciplinary approach, allowing for students to develop a context for the material they are learning.

Academic achievements

Circa 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked YWPA #26 in the United States and #2 in Florida.[5] As of that year, 300 girls were on the school's waiting list.[4]

In 2013, YWPA won a Magnet Schools of Excellence Award from the Magnet Schools of America.[6]

Teachers and administrators at YWPA have attributed the school's success to its lack of boys; its mentorship program which has older students assist younger ones; its academic focus towards mathematics, science and technology; its small student body; and the teachers' concern for their students.[4]

References
  1. "YOUNG WOMENS PREPARATORY ACADEMY". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  2. Pinzur, Matthew I. "Miami-Dade school board approves all-girls public school" Miami Herald. October 20, 2005. Retrieved on December 31, 2015. Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  3. Devaney, Kathleen. "Women leaders from the community empower students from all girls prep academy " (Archive). Miami Herald. March 18, 2015. Retrieved on Decembember 31, 2015.
  4. Isensee, Laura and Michael Vasquez. "Girls and boys: Separate but educated" (Archive). Miami Herald. October 17, 2012. Retrieved on December 31, 2015.
  5. "Young Women's Preparatory Academy". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  6. Schuster, John (14 March 2013). "MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVES RECORD 35 NATIONAL MAGNET SCHOOLS OF MERIT AWARDS". Miami-Dade School Board. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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