At a glance
Reported students
837
NCES CCD 2024–25
Teachers (FTE)
67.67
NCES CCD 2024–25
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Calculated; not a class-size measure
Grades served
06–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
School benchmarks
New York high enrollment
75th percentile
Compared with 1,188 same-level schools reporting enrollment.
District median enrollment
581.5
METROPOLITAN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL: 837 reported students.
State peer staffing position
74th percentile
12.4:1 reported; state peer median 10.8:1. Ratio is not class size.
What the reported data says about METROPOLITAN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL
METROPOLITAN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL is a public high school serving grades 06–12 in FOREST HILLS. It is one of 50 current school records connected to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28. NCES reports 837 students for 2024–25.
Among 1,188 high schools in New York with comparable records, this school is larger than the reported median of 460 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 75th percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.
The reported student–teacher ratio is 12.4:1, above the New York median of 10.8:1 for the same school level. This ratio uses total enrollment and teacher FTE; it is not an average classroom headcount and can be affected by special programs or part-time staffing.
The largest reported race and ethnicity groups are Hispanic or Latino (50.2%) and Asian (20.7%). These figures help families understand who the school serves; they are not rating inputs.
Questions worth asking METROPOLITAN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL
- 1How do the reported 12.4:1 student–teacher ratio and 67.67 teacher FTE translate into actual class sizes by grade?
- 2Which advanced, gifted, career, arts, and computer-science courses are available this year, and how do students qualify?
- 3How many counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers currently serve students?
- 4What meal assistance, transportation, after-school, and family-support services are currently available?
Enrollment needs
- Free/reduced-price lunch
- 68.9%
- Lunch program
- Missing
Student demographics
Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White10.5%
- Hispanic50.2%
- Black8.1%
- Asian20.7%
- American Indian / Alaska Native5.9%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.7%
- Multiracial3.9%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Lunch eligibility: NCES CCD 2024–25. Privacy rules can produce missing values.
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1,068 reported students
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596 reported students
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