Young Women's Preparatory Academy

Young Women's Preparatory Academy
Location
1150 SW 1 ST Miami, FL 33130
Coordinates	25°46′21.36″N 80°12′49.85″W
Information
Type	Public school, all-girls
Established	2007
Teaching staff	23.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades	6 to 12
Number of students	399 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.35[1]
Color(s)	Azure blue and white
Mascot	Monarch butterfly
Principal	Concepcion I. Martinez
Website	ywpa.dadeschools.net

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).

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^[update] Concepción I. Martinez is the principal.

Programs

Young Women's Preparatory Academy is not a selective public secondary school in Miami, Fl, and enrollment is a constant issue for this school.

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]

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"^{[dead link‍]} 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 April 8, 2013.
6. Schuster, John (March 14, 2013). "MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVES RECORD 35 NATIONAL MAGNET SCHOOLS OF MERIT AWARDS". Miami-Dade School Board. Retrieved April 9, 2013.