As YWL Foundation opens new all-girls public schools across NYC and the country, we are committed to giving students choice and opportunities for a first rate education. The following schools are part of the growing YWL Network:

  • Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem
  • The Young Women’ Leadership School (North Philadelphia)
  • Young Women’s Leadership School, Queens
  • Young Women’s Leadership School, Astoria
  • Young Women’s Leadership School, Brooklyn

Affiliate Schools

Illinois: The Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago (http://www.ywlcs.org)  

Texas (http://www.feyw.org/feyw)

The Irma Rangel Leadership School – Dallas
The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders – Austin
San Antonio Leadership Academy
Lubbock School for Young Women Leaders

TYWLS serves a diverse population of 1,652 economically disadvantaged girls ages 12-18 across New York City and Philadelphia.  In the 2007-2008 school year our student demographics are:

51% African American students
35% Latina students
9% Asian students
5%  Other
89% of TYWLS students are eligible for free/reduced lunch