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Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 5-10

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 92% of New York middle schools

Summary

Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School is a high-performing middle school located in Elmhurst, New York, serving grades 5-10 with a total enrollment of 443 students. The school consistently outperforms the state and nearby public schools in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School ranks among the top schools in New York for various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Despite serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 87.13% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school maintains exceptional academic outcomes, outperforming the state and nearby schools like Junior High School 190 Russell Sage and Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School.

Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School's strong academic performance is further highlighted by its high proficiency rates on Regents exams, exceeding the state averages in subjects like Common Core Algebra II and Global History and Geography. The school's commitment to serving its diverse student population and its ability to achieve exceptional results, despite a relatively high student-teacher ratio, make it a model for effective charter school education in the region.

561

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,802

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51-35 Reeder St 2nd Fl
Elmhurst, NY 11373

(929) 666-4430

District: Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.4%

African American:

11.6%

Asian:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2021 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (65% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New York middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Chemistry scores 53 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

New York avg58%

116^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 23 pts since 2021

From top 31% (2021) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^th of 874Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	116 of 1500	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	138 of 1504	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	239 of 1500	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	195 of 1479	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	385 of 1242	69.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	42 of 676	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	39 of 705	94.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	15 of 646	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	9 of 615	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	22 of 591	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	26 of 581	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	147 of 1457	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	123 of 1465	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	217 of 1463	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	125 of 1454	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	59.6	359 of 1066	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	48 of 965	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	52 of 953	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	87 of 943	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	55 of 914	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	68.0	91 of 449	79.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	50 of 603	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	40 of 594	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	21 of 543	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	13 of 487	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	69.4	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	58 of 1283	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	68 of 1296	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	132 of 1288	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	85 of 1306	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	64.1	240 of 935	74.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	99 of 1455	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	145 of 1464	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.7	277 of 1464	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	269 of 1455	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	312 of 1071	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	87 of 1298	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	71 of 1303	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	166 of 1307	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	84 of 1283	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	56.0	150 of 522	71.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II93%+18 vs state

Math78%+26 vs state

Algebra I76%+20 vs state

Global History and Geography75%~ state avg

English Language Arts68%+15 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts64%-12 vs state

Living Environment63%+6 vs state

Science55%+11 vs state

Life Science Biology53%-5 vs state

Common Core Geometry50%+26 vs state

Geometry50%-10 vs state

Chemistry12%-53 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-10	51-35 Reeder St 2nd Fl	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 666-4430	561	50	11.2	89.8%	18 (3.2%)	65 (11.6%)	440 (78.4%)	34 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	91.3	116^th of 1500 public middle schools	92.3%		89.6	138^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.8%	22	11.9	93.3	63.6	50.0	75.3	62.9		75.7	53.2	50.0		50.6	68.1	78.0	74.7	52.8	79.1	89.0	92.3	37.1	72.5	$29,802	$1,138	$28,664
Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (The)	Public	6-8	50-40 Jacobus St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 205-6788	1,203	102	11.7	88.6%	19 (1.6%)	14 (1.2%)	683 (56.8%)	472 (39.2%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	53.6	668^th of 1500 public middle schools	55.5%		49.6	723^rd of 1504 public middle schools	51.9%	55							83.2	89.4	83.3				49.1	64.2	57.6		39.7	66.2	39.8		32.9	$31,880	$2,212	$29,669
Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci	Public	6-8	98-50 50th Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 760-3233	2,131	172	12.4	95.6%	16 (0.8%)	30 (1.4%)	2,001 (93.9%)	76 (3.6%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	21	1294^th of 1500 public middle schools	13.7%		25.5	1200^th of 1504 public middle schools	20.2%	94							85.1	89.8	78.9				26.8	30.2	39.7		29.3	35.3	24.5		36.1	$30,812	$2,562	$28,250
Corona Arts And Sciences Academy	Public	6-8	98-11 44th Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 507-3820	761	81	9.3	95.7%	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	747 (98.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	1364^th of 1500 public middle schools	9.1%		15.5	1375^th of 1504 public middle schools	8.6%	11							61.3	51.6	71.0				30.6	33.6	32.1		25.5	23.3	28.2		23.4	$31,238	$2,312	$28,926
Is 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School (The)	Public	6-8	70-02 54th Ave	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 639-3817	1,581	119	13.3	81.0%	162 (10.2%)	17 (1.1%)	915 (57.9%)	464 (29.3%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	13 (0.8%)	62.2	515^th of 1500 public middle schools	65.7%		62.5	496^th of 1504 public middle schools	67.0%	19								100.0			93.1		50.9	60.2	59.6		56.8	65.9	47.6		44.4	$29,879	$2,114	$27,765
Valence College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	97-29 64th Rd	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	Valence College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 854-8414	447	42	10.3	81.7%	23 (5.1%)	22 (4.9%)	381 (85.2%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	83.5	208^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.1%		84.4	186^th of 1504 public middle schools	87.6%	22								96.3	76.1			53.0	72.1	67.8	73.0	64.6	61.3	70.9	92.1	48.2		$19,558	$1,867	$17,692
Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer	Public, Magnet	6-8	33-34 80th St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 457-1242	1,397	104	13.4	92.3%	17 (1.2%)	9 (0.6%)	1,284 (91.9%)	79 (5.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	41.9	877^th of 1500 public middle schools	41.5%		38.4	947^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.0%	70								84.6	67.7				41.9	45.2	52.9		45.9	52.9	28.0		30.9	$29,069	$2,338	$26,730
Is 230	Public	6-8	73-10 34th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 335-7648	949	76	12.5	79.9%	44 (4.6%)	7 (0.7%)	548 (57.7%)	326 (34.4%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	64.4	478^th of 1500 public middle schools	68.1%		59.5	549^th of 1504 public middle schools	63.5%	71								60.3	56.2				64.3	53.6	65.1		61.1	56.9	14.3		27.3	$29,800	$2,492	$27,307
Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey	Public	6-8	63-55 102nd St	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 830-4910	1,611	102	15.8	52.2%	531 (33.0%)	80 (5.0%)	387 (24.0%)	512 (31.8%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	90 (5.6%)	84.6	194^th of 1500 public middle schools	87.1%		84	192^nd of 1504 public middle schools	87.2%	2							96.3	98.8	97.7				74.2	74.7	68.0		83.4	83.1	33.7		44.8	$26,353	$1,434	$24,919
Is 227 Louis Armstrong	Public, Magnet	5-8	32-02 Junction Blvd	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 335-7500	1,555	97	16.1	67.1%	291 (18.7%)	213 (13.7%)	575 (37.0%)	396 (25.5%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	67 (4.3%)	90	130^th of 1500 public middle schools	91.3%		87	160^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.4%	30							72.7	99.6	76.5	100.0	91.8	85.9	76.3	74.9	81.7	79.0	73.0	86.4	68.9	71.9		$29,657	$1,960	$27,698

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