Middle Village Preparatory Charter School

This school consistently outperforms the district — ELA proficiency of 70.8% is nearly 20 percentage points above the District 24 average of 51.1%, and math at 70.4% beats the district average of 54.8% by an even wider margin. The overall score of 2.82/4 places it well above the district average of 2.12. Looking at the trend, scores climbed steadily from 2016 to 2019 (ELA jumped from 44% to 63%, math from 51% to 70%), dipped during the pandemic years, then recovered strongly to current levels. Grade-level data shows Grade 8 leading in ELA at 76.2% while Grade 7 dominates math at 77.3% — a pattern suggesting strong instruction across the middle school years.

The survey data tells a remarkable story — 96% of families report satisfaction, 98% rate teacher instruction quality as excellent, and trust metrics between families and staff hover in the 91-94% range. Teacher collegial trust is solid at 83%. The attendance rate of 95.9% exceeds the district average of 92.7%, suggesting strong daily engagement. One data point that needs interpretation: the chronic absenteeism figure of 91.9% is likely inverted or represents the inverse (meaning roughly 8% chronic absenteeism), given the high attendance rate — this would align with the school's strong community ties. Families report feeling heard and supported, and teachers appear to trust leadership.

With 398 students across grades 6-8 and an average class size of 24.5, this is a mid-sized middle school. The student body is predominantly Hispanic (54%) and White (34%), with 9% Asian, low Black (1%) and Native American (1%) representation, and 1% multi-racial. The diversity index of 59% reflects a fairly homogeneous population compared to more diverse district schools. Economic need sits at 56.8%, meaning more than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — this is a working-class community. Ten percent of students have IEPs, suggesting standard special education support.

Ridgewood is a solid working-to-middle-class Queens neighborhood with a family密度 of 60.54 percentile — more families with children than average. The median household income of $83,559 and homeownership rate of just 20.4% suggest a community of renters, which aligns with the area's real estate market where median home values exceed $1 million. Transit access is good (73rd percentile), making the commute manageable for families. Safety scores are moderate (39.85 percentile — below average), and education orientation is low (38.31 percentile), meaning this isn't a neighborhood defined by its schools, which makes a high-performing charter here more notable.

The school sits near Metropolitan Avenue in Ridgewood, an area with decent transit connections. Families typically walk, drive, or take buses to campus — walkability depends on where in the broader area families live.