FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, a reasonably sized intermediate school in ELMHURST, New York, part of FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, teaches 561 students, covering grades 5 through 10.

FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a school of FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL shows that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 12% Black, 6% Asian, 3% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL logs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.0%; actual is 65.8%, +23.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Queens County reports that median household income runs about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

The closest other public school is CENTRAL QUEENS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.9%.

FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL operates from a downtown location. FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 530%: 89 students in 2018 compared to 561 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 90% to 78%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.