Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 10 · Elmhurst, New York
Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School in Elmhurst, New York enrolled 561 students in 2024-25 with 50.0 full-time teachers, 11.2 students per teacher against the New York middle-school median of 10.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 73% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 54% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
364 students in 2022-23, 443 students in 2023-24, 561 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 364 | not reported | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 1.0 | 443.0 |
| 2024-25 | 561 | 50.0 | 11.2 |
11.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 of every 100 New York middle schools
Among the 768 New York middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 178 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School enrolled 356 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 178 of the 356 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions34
- Chronically absent20.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.4% of students were Hispanic, 11.6% Black, 6.1% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic78.4%
- Black11.6%
- Asian6.1%
- White3.2%
- Two or more races0.5%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 73% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 55‑59% | 55‑59% | 47% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 73% | 57‑61% (2021-22) | 52% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Elmhurst
2 public middle schools in Elmhurst report 2024-25 enrollment; Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (the) | 1,203 | 11.8 | 85.5% |
| Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School | 561 | 11.2 | 87.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School
- Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (the)The nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 1,203 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Is 61 Leonardo Da VinciThe next nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 2,131 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School with Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (the)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School spends per student$28,066 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,066
- The largest public schools in New YorkForte Preparatory Academy Charter School is the number 315 by size of 777 New York middle schools open in 2024-25.#315 of 777
- New York schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.1 for middle schools.11.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School
How many students attend Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School?
561 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 364 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Elmhurst, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School?
11.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for middle schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School a Title I school?
Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School do on state tests?
The students tested at Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 73% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School in?
Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School, NCES district ID 3601164. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360116406623 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.