YOUNG WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

401 E. 8th Street | Fort Worth, TX 76102 | SCHOOL: 817.815.2400 | FAX: 817.815.2450
CEEB: 442489

A 2016 National Blue Ribbon School

YWLA is a college preparatory campus that works to develop the full potential of every girl by fostering an educational
environment that encourages critical thinking, inspires student confidence, and nurtures both the intellectual and social
development necessary to graduate college and become successful women leaders in the global community.

The Young Women’s Leadership Academy of Fort Worth (YWLA) is a collaboration between the Young Women’s
Preparatory Network, Fort Worth Independent School District, and the Foundation for YWLA. Our campus is part of a
state-wide network of all-girls public schools.

SCHOOL PROFILE FOR COLLEGES 2019-2020

CURRICULUM ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
YWLA students participate in rigorous PRINCIPAL:
college-prep curriculum with a focus on STEM. Tamara Albury - tamara.albury@fwisd.org The Washington Post
Only Pre-AP, Advanced Placement or Dual ranks YWLA in the
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS:
Enrollment courses are offered to our 6-12 Laura Bennett - laura.bennett@fwisd.org top 2% of challenging
Alexandra Channell - alexandra.channell@fwisd.org high schools across
grade girls. All students take a minimum of nine
the US.
Advanced Placement courses at YWLA, some SENIOR COUNSELOR:
with the opportunity to take fourteen. Erika Sevall - erika.sevall@fwisd.org

Students choose one of three pathways in high COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS COORDINATOR:
Therese Harkowa - therese.harkowa@fwisd.org
school: Art, Engineering, or Graphic Design.
Through these pathways, students have a
chance to grow and hone their skill level to face
ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES According to
real-world situations. BIOLOGY US News & World
Report, YWLA ranks
CALCULUS AB 32nd across the
CALCULUS BC State of Texas and a
GPA SCALE
CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE National Rank of 200.
GRADE TIER I TIER II TIER III ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION
97 and above 5.0 4.5 4.0 ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
CURRENT ENROLLMENT
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
94-96 4.8 4.3 3.8
MACROECONOMICS MIDDLE SCHOOL 253
90-93 4.6 4.1 3.6 PSYCHOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL 208
87-89 4.4 3.9 3.4 SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE*
84-86 4.2 3.7 3.2 SPANISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
STATISTICS
80-83 4.0 3.5 3.0 AFRICAN AMERICAN 22%
STUDIO ART - 2D
77-79 HISPANIC 65%
3.8 3.3 2.8 STUDIO ART - 3D
WHITE 8%
74-76 3.6 3.1 2.6 STUDIO ART - DRAWING
ASIAN 3%
71-73 3.4 2.9 2.4 US GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
MULTIRACIAL 2%
70 3.0 2.5 2.0 US HISTORY
WORLD HISTORY
69 or below 0 0 0 TEXAS SAT AVERAGES
*Advanced Spanish Language begins in grade 7;
student may take AP Spanish starting grade 8. COMPOSITE: 958
GRADING SCALE EBRW: 482
CLASS OF 2020 GPA
DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES MATH: 476
90-100 A HIGHEST (weighted) 4.62
OnRamps through the University of Texas at Austin YWLA SAT AVERAGES
80-89 B AVERAGE 4.04
Physics COMPOSITE: 1128
70-79 C LOWEST 3.46 EBRW: 570
Pre-Calculus AB
Below 70 F Algebra II AB MATH: 559
 SCHOOLS OUR STUDENTS WERE ACCEPTED TO (* = ENROLLED)
Abilene Christian University*
Albion College*
Arizona State University*
Austin College*
Bethune-Cookman University
Bucknell University
Central Michigan University*
Clark Atlanta University
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Cornell University
Dillard University*
George Mason University
George Washington University
Graceland University*
Grambling State University*
Hampton University
Hendrix College*
Houston Tillotson University*
Howard University*
Iowa State University*
Ithaca College
Kansas State University
Louisiana Tech University*
Loyola University of New Orleans*
Massachusetts Institute of Technology*
Michigan State University
Midwestern State University*
Mount Holyoke College*
New York University
Oklahoma State University*
Our Lady of the Lake University*
Paul Quinn College*
Pennsylvania State University
Prairie View A&M University*
Pepperdine University
Rice University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Salem College*
Savannah College of Art and Design*
Southern Methodist University*
Spelman College*
St. Mary's University of San Antonio*
Stephen F. Austin State University*
Texas A&M University*
Texas A&M - Commerce*
Texas Christian University*
Texas Southern University*
Texas Tech University*
Texas Wesleyan University*
The Catholic University of America*
The University of Texas, Arlington*
The University of Texas, Austin*
The University of Texas, San Antonio*
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Dallas*
University of Guam*
University of Houston
University of Louisville
University of New Mexico
University of North Texas
Wade College*
West Texas A&M University*
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY GRADUATING CLASS CLASS SIZE VOLUNTEER HOURS

DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF
ACHIEVEMENT - 26 CREDITS CLASS OF 2017 35 10,235.91
(RECOMMENDED FOR ALL STUDENTS)
CLASS OF 2018 36 6,139.5
English I
CLASS OF 2019 31 3,557.45
English II
English III
One advanced English course

Algebra I AMOUNT OF MERIT-BASED

GRADUATING CLASS CLASS SIZE
Geometry SCHOLARSHIP MONEY
Algebra II
Additional math course toward CLASS OF 2016 32 6.5 MILLION
Endorsement
CLASS OF 2017 35 6.1 MILLION
Biology
IPC or Chemistry or Physics CLASS OF 2018 36 11.2 MILLION
Additional science course
Additional science course CLASS OF 2019 31 11.7 MILLION
toward Endorsement

World/Human Geography
World History TOTAL AP NUMBER OF PERCENTAGE STUDENTS
US History STUDENTS EXAMS SCORING 3 AND ABOVE
Government and Economics
2015 79 144 20.3%

2016 140 274 29.3%

World Language (2 credits)
Physical Education (1)
2017 147 313 43.5%
Fine Arts (1)
Health (0.5) 2018 173 325 50.9%
Speech (0.5)
Electives (0.5) 2019 204 332 42.6%