At a Glance
A small, screened middle school in the Rockaways posting one of District 27's steepest academic climbs.
Best suited for
Families who want a small, college-track middle school with a strong upward academic trajectory and an engaged parent community — and who are comfortable with a screened admissions process and a math program still catching up to its own ELA results.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- Math proficiency has nearly tripled since 2016, marking one of the steepest academic climbs in the Rockaways.
- A 93% parent satisfaction rating with 94–95% trust in teachers and the principal — among the strongest family-buy-in signals in District 27.
- Program richness score of 89.3/100, with accelerated coursework, National Junior Honor Society, debate, math team, band, and a Saturday Academy.
- Near-zero discipline rate — a single suspension across three years — creating a calm environment for a middle school.
- Seventh grade is the academic standout, posting 68% ELA and 62% math proficiency.
Things to consider
- Math proficiency (52.9%) still trails the district average and lags ELA by about 13 points inside the building.
- Chronic absenteeism at 79.7% means most students miss meaningful school time, even though daily attendance looks healthy.
- The trust gap between parents (94–95%) and teachers (41% on principal trust) is wide and worth asking about on a tour.
- Teacher-rated instruction quality (75%) sits well below the district's 90.85% — a real signal on the day-to-day classroom experience, though based on just 18 teacher responses.
- Admission is screened, so a strong middle-school record and test scores will help your child's application.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 27
District 27 is home to some of Queens' strongest charter middle schools, but among non-charter screened middle schools KAPPA VI posts ELA proficiency roughly ten points above the district average and an overall quality score above the district mean — a clear outperformer in its immediate peer set.
Academics
ELA proficiency at 66.4% sits roughly ten points above the district average of 56.1%, while math at 52.9% lands a few points below the district's 57.3%. The bigger story is the trajectory: ELA has climbed from 37.5% in 2016 and math from 19.4%, with 2024–25 marking the school's strongest year on record. Seventh-graders are the academic engine here — 68.4% proficient in ELA and 61.9% in math — and the overall quality review score of 2.39/4 edges out the district's 2.27/4.
Culture
Daily attendance is solid at 93.4%, well above the district's 89.96%, yet chronic absenteeism is reported at 79.7% — meaning most students still miss ten or more days a year even as the school's average stays high. The trust picture splits cleanly: parents give 93% satisfaction with 94–95% trust in teachers and the principal, while teachers rate classroom instruction quality at 75% (well below the district's 90.85%) and principal trust at just 41%. Discipline is essentially a non-issue — a single suspension in 2023–24 and none in the prior two years — and the 18 teacher survey responses is a small sample to keep in mind.
Community
The student body is 59% Hispanic, 35% Black, and roughly 2% each Asian, White, multiracial, and Native American — a mostly Latino and Black middle school with a diversity index of 51%. Sixteen percent of students have IEPs, and the economic need index of 82.3 puts most families in the working- or lower-income bracket. ELL Support is offered, matching the language mix in the surrounding community. The neighborhood around it skews similar: working families, a 17.6% poverty rate, and a low homeownership rate of 29.1% that reflects the area's high share of renters.
Neighborhood
Far Rockaway-Bayswater is a working-class, family-dense pocket of the Rockaways — median household income is $67,668, 22.4% of households have children under 18, and roughly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The housing stock leans rental, with homeownership at just 29.1%, which keeps the area relatively affordable for families moving in but also means turnover is common. The median home value of $625,822 sits high against the income profile, reflecting the Rockaways' waterfront market.
The A train is the lifeline — Beach 25 St is about a four-minute walk, with Beach 36 St and Far Rockaway-Mott Av each around ten minutes on foot.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 109 families responded (40% rate)
Programs & Activities
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Middle school (6th grade)
Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- KAPPA VI (27Q282)Screened74 seats
Middle school application
- Opened
- Wed, Oct 14
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 11
- Offers
- Wed, Apr 7
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the middle school application, in 5th grade.
- 2Screened programs rank 4th-grade course grades, so last year's report card is the one that counts.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI a good school?
- On Motley, Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI earns an overall rating of 60/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run in line with the District 27 average.
- What grades does Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI serve?
- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI serves grades 6 to 8.
- How do students get into Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI?
- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI is a screened school — it admits by application, ranking applicants on their course grades (4th grade for middle school, the 7th-grade core-course average for high school); a few schools add an assessment, writing sample, or interview.
- Is Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI public, charter, or private?
- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI is a public school in NYC Community School District 27.
- What neighborhood is Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI in?
- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI is in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Queens.