📍 143-10 Springfield Blvd, Springfield Gardens, Queens County, 11413
Queens Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Springfield Gardens, Queens County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #29 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Queens Preparatory Academy enrolls 245 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 166 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 11 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 3.3% |
| White | 6 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
191 of the school's 245 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Queens Preparatory Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-50, state senate district 14, state house district 29.
Queens Preparatory Academy is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, based in QUEENS VILLAGE, New York. The district serves 23,632 students district-wide and employs 1,651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 245 students, Queens Preparatory Academy is smaller than the district average of about 514 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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