Summary
Queens Preparatory Academy is a public high school located in Springfield Gardens, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 268 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #29, which is ranked 549 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Queens Preparatory Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is significantly lower than the district and state averages, indicating the school is underperforming compared to its peers. The school's performance for various student subgroups, such as female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, is also consistently in the bottom 50% of New York high schools, suggesting the school is struggling to meet the needs of its diverse student population. Additionally, the school has a 4-year graduation rate ranging from 73.9% to 84.3% over the past few years, which is lower than the district and state averages, and a dropout rate ranging from 3.2% to 5.8%, which is higher than the district and state averages.
Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Eagle Academy For Young Men III, Math/Science Research/Technical Magnet, and Excelsior Preparatory High School, generally perform better than Queens Preparatory Academy on key metrics like statewide ranking, graduation rates, and academic performance. This suggests that the challenges faced by Queens Preparatory Academy may be specific to the school and not necessarily reflective of the broader district. While the school is currently underperforming, there are areas where it can focus its efforts to drive improvement, such as leveraging its relatively stronger performance on the Regents English Language Arts exam and targeting interventions for its English Language Learner and Homeless student subgroups.
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