New YorkSchoolsMETROPOLITAN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL

METROPOLITAN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL

PublicRegular
FOREST HILLS, New York · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Students833enrolled
FRL68%Free/Reduced Lunch
Ratio12.1:1students:teacher
LevelHigh6–12
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students833
Grade Span6–12
Student:Teacher12.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch68%
Title INo
SectorPublic

Key Indicators

At-a-glance snapshot, compared to state averages where available

State avg: 518
833
Total Enrollment
State avg: 59%
68%+8.3pp
Free/Reduced Lunch
12.1:1
Student : Teacher
Public
Sector
No
Title I
District
Governance
6–12
Grade Span
High
Level

Overview

METROPOLITAN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL is a public high serving grades 6–12 in FOREST HILLS, New York. The school enrolls 833 students. It is part of the NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 district.

Source: NCES CCD (2023)

Strengths & Things to Consider

Indicators pulled from NCES CCD and benchmarked against New York state averages. This is not a ranking — different families value different things.

Strengths

Smaller-than-average class sizes
12.1:1 student-to-teacher ratio (US average ≈ 16:1)

Things to Consider

No official school website listed in our source data
This is a data-completeness gap, not a reflection of the school

Key Facts

SectorPublic
School TypeRegular
LevelHigh
Grade Span6–12
DistrictNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
County36081
CityFOREST HILLS
ZIP11375
CharterNo
MagnetNo
Title INo
NCES School ID360010006188

Student Demographics

Total Enrollment833

Race/ethnicity breakdown will appear here once state-level demographic data is ingested. Check back soon.

Source: NCES CCD (2023)

Equity & Title I

In the United States, Free/Reduced Lunch (FRL) eligibility is the primary federal proxy for student poverty. Schools with 40% or more FRL-eligible students typically qualify for Title I school-wide programs.

FRL %68%
State Avg59%
Title INo
Source: NCES CCD (2023)