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What’s Special

College readiness improving

The Downside

Safety concerns inside and outside the building

Queens Preparatory Academy was founded in 2005 with support from the Institute for Student Achievement (ISA), a not-for-profit organization that works with schools to prepare underserved students for success in college and careers.

The school has a ways to go but there are some signs that it’s moving in the right direction. Each year more graduates are prepared for the rigors of college-level work. College persistence, or the percentage of students who enroll in college after graduation and stay for at least three semesters, has also risen steadily.

Safety remains a concern for students. Some students report feeling unsafe in hallways and outside the school building, according to NYC School Survey results. The suspension rate is also high, more than double the citywide average, according to DOE data.

Queens Preparatory Academy is one of four small schools that share the Springfield Gardens Educational Campus. The schools share facilities including a large outdoor football field and track. Sports include wrestling, soccer, tennis, track and football. Students must pass through metal detectors upon entering the building.

The school offers Advanced Placement courses, College Now courses at York College and Saturday enrichment and tutoring. The school also participates in iLearnNYC, a program which expands coursework online. (Melanie Quiroz, web reports and DOE data, October 2018)



 

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

Academics

School
Citywide
How many students graduate in 4 years?
 
88%
Average daily attendance
 
80%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
60%
From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide and 2020-21 NYC School Survey

Students

247
Number of students
Citywide Average is 599

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
76%
Students with disabilities
 
21%
Multilingual learners
 
15%
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Safety & Vibe

School
Citywide
How many students were suspended?
 
0%
How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
 
78%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
44%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
46%
From the 2020-21 NYC School Survey and 2019-20 NY State Report Card

Faculty & Staff

School
Citywide
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
 
62%
17.2
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 7
231
Number of students for each guidance counselor or social worker
Citywide Average is 157

Teachers’ Race/Ethnicity


How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
 
100%
Are teachers effective?
From the 2020-21 NYC School Survey, 2021-22 School Quality Guide, 2019-20 Report on School-Based Staff Demographics, 2021 Guidance Counselor Report, and this school's most recent Quality Review Report

Advanced Courses

Which students have access to advanced courses at this school? Learn more

Calculus

 
6%

Computer Science

 
9%

Physics

Not offered in 2019-20

Advanced Foreign Language

Not offered in 2019-20

AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science

 
58%

AP/IB Math or Science

 
14%

Music

 
81%
From unpublished, anonymized data from the 2021-22 school year provided by the New York State Education Department, brought to you by

College Readiness

School
Citywide
How many students graduate with test scores high enough to enroll at CUNY without remedial help?
 
60%
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
90%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
56%
From the 2020-21 and 2021-22 School Quality Guide
How many students filled out a FAFSA form by the end of their senior year?
 
58%
From the 2022-23 FAFSA data released by Federal Student Aid, brought you by
For more information about our data sources, see About Our Data · More DOE statistics for this school

Programs & Admissions

From the 2024 High School Directory

Programming and Engineering (Q04R)

Admissions Method: Ed. Opt.

Program Description:

STEM: Basic training in the challenging courses related to the field of STEM; four years of math and science, electives, and exposure to the various opportunities in the engineering field and other math/science/technology related fields.

Offerings

From the 2024 High School Directory

Language Courses

Spanish

Advanced Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Research, AP Seminar, AP United States History, Chemistry (Advanced Science), ELA (College Course [Uncredited]), Other (College Course [Credited])

Boys PSAL teams

Baseball, Basketball, Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Wrestling

Girls PSAL teams

Basketball, Flag Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball

Coed PSAL teams

Cricket, Stunt

Read about admissions, academics, and more at this school on NYCDOE’s MySchools

NYC Department of Education: MySchools

Contact & Location

Location

143-10 Springfield Boulevard
Queens NY 11413

Buses: Q3, Q77, Q85


Contact

Principal: Avionne Gumbs Cummings

Parent Coordinator: Abigail Hooper

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? Yes

This school shares the Springfield Gardens Educational Campus with three other schools

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? Yes

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