Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School

ELA at 65.7% lands a few points above the district average of about 63%, while math at 61.6% is roughly on par with the district's 62.8%. The bigger story is the year-over-year jump from 2024 to 2025 — math rose nearly 17 percentage points and ELA rose 13 points after several years of middling results, including a notable dip in 2022 that likely reflected pandemic-era disruption. Grade-level performance varies considerably: 7th and 8th graders post strong results in both subjects (ELA in the high 70s to low 80s, math around 70-80%), while 5th and 6th grade math sits in the low 40s. Science proficiency of 74.5% is solid.

The strongest signals come from the parent surveys — 94% trust teachers, 93% trust the principal, and 88% report strong relationships, all of which reflect a school where families feel heard. Teacher-reported safety hits 100%, above the district average. But there are warning signs: teacher instruction quality at 78% trails the district average of about 92%, parent satisfaction at 88% also sits below the district norm of roughly 93%, and the chronic absenteeism rate of 81.2% means roughly four out of five students miss 10% or more of school days. One caveat for parents reading these numbers: only 13 teachers completed the survey, so the staff-side figures carry less weight than they would at a larger school.

About 90% of students are Black, with another 7% Hispanic, giving the school a relatively homogeneous student body by the formal diversity index (24%). The economic need index of 57.3 indicates a working-class to lower-middle-class student population. The school mirrors Baisley Park's character — a stable, family-rooted neighborhood where most households own their homes and many families have been in the area for years.

Baisley Park is a southeast Queens neighborhood with a median household income around $83,500 and a homeownership rate of nearly 63% — notably higher than most of the city, which gives the area a settled, rooted feel. About 18% of households include children, and roughly one in five adults holds a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a working- and middle-class community without the educational skew of some other parts of Queens. The neighborhood has a higher-than-typical median home value (around $550,000), reinforcing that sense of long-term residency.

There are no subway stations within a 20-minute walk of the school, so families who don't drive will need to plan around bus routes or other transportation options — this is genuinely a car-or-bus-school community.