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Valence College Preparatory Charter School

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Valence College Preparatory Charter School ranks 208 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 86% of New York middle schools

Summary

Valence College Preparatory Charter School is a high-performing middle school located in Rego Park, New York, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 436 students. The school consistently outperforms the state average in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, and its students excel on Regents exams.

Valence College Preparatory Charter School's academic excellence extends across diverse student populations, with the school ranking among the top 100 schools in the state for Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students. The school's strong resource allocation, with a high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, may contribute to its success. When compared to nearby public middle schools, such as IS 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School and IS 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School, Valence College Preparatory Charter School consistently outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency, as well as Regents exam performance.

The school's sustained excellence over multiple years, its focus on equity and inclusion, and its significant investment in resources and staffing make it a standout institution in the local educational landscape. Valence College Preparatory Charter School's exceptional academic outcomes and its ability to effectively support the growth of diverse student populations are a testament to its commitment to providing a high-quality education for all its students.

447

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,558

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

97-29 64th Rd
Rego Park, NY 11374

(646) 854-8414

District: Valence College Preparatory Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.2%

White:

5.1%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2023 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (70% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New York middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

New York avg53%

208^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From top 19% (2023) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 874Valence College Preparatory 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	83.5	208 of 1500	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	186 of 1504	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	278 of 1500	81.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	83.9	76 of 705	89.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	66 of 646	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	30 of 615	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	26 of 591	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	225 of 1457	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	194 of 1465	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	315 of 1463	78.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	81 of 965	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	75 of 953	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	104 of 943	89.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	54 of 603	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	72 of 594	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	58 of 543	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	96 of 1283	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	83 of 1296	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	140 of 1288	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	182 of 1455	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	177 of 1464	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	245 of 1464	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	113 of 1298	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	75 of 1303	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	111 of 1307	91.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	142 of 775	81.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2024)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+40 vs state

Life Science Biology76%+18 vs state

Math73%+20 vs state

English Language Arts68%+15 vs state

Science48%+3 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
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
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
Junior High School 190 Russell Sage	Public	6-8	68-17 Austin St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 830-4970	935	64	14.7	61.3%	209 (22.4%)	67 (7.2%)	314 (33.6%)	294 (31.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.4%)	69.4	386^th of 1500 public middle schools	74.3%		69.3	381^st of 1504 public middle schools	74.7%	5							71.4	65.5	69.6	100.0			71.3	56.1	62.3		61.8	58.7				$26,547	$1,447	$25,100
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
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
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 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 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
Ps 419	Public	6-8	111-10 Astoria Blvd	Flushing	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(332) 262-2861	602	49	12.2	95.0%	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	572 (95.0%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.8	1380^th of 1500 public middle schools	8.0%		20.3	1301^st of 1504 public middle schools	13.5%	79								84.4	73.3				19.8	31.3	31.0		20.0	36.2	23.1		20.6	$28,201	$2,372	$25,829
Middle Village Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	6802 Metropolitan Ave	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	Middle Village Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 869-2933	468	41	11.4	74.1%	157 (33.5%)	9 (1.9%)	261 (55.8%)	28 (6.0%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	85.7	178^th of 1500 public middle schools	88.1%		86.6	166^th of 1504 public middle schools	89.0%	12							92.3	80.6			53.9		72.5	66.0	76.7		72.5	78.2				$22,598	$175	$22,423

Frequently Asked Questions about Valence College Preparatory Charter School

How many students attend Valence College Preparatory Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Valence College Preparatory Charter School.

Is Valence College Preparatory Charter School a good school?

Valence College Preparatory Charter School ranks 208^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Valence College Preparatory Charter School?

Students at Valence College Preparatory Charter School are 85% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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