Is Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School a good school?

Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School ranks 763 rd of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 839 students attended Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School.

What is the racial makeup of Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School?

Students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School are 44% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 13% White, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Summary:

Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School is a public high school located in Forest Hills, New York, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 839 students. While the school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 429 out of 865 districts in New York, the school itself has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, with a statewide ranking between 609 and 855 over the past 10 years.

The school's academic performance is generally lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams below the benchmarks. This performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students performing significantly worse than their peers in other racial/ethnic groups. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.1% to 73.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While the school's per-student spending has increased over the years, the school's student-teacher ratio has remained relatively high, which may impact the quality of instruction and support provided to students. Compared to nearby schools, such as Forest Hills High School and Queens Metropolitan High School, Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School generally performs lower. However, the school outperforms some of the other nearby schools in the New York City Geographic District #19, which have even lower academic performance and higher rates of poverty.

Detail:

Public 6-12

91-30 Metropolitan Ave
Forest Hills, NY 11375

(718) 286-3500

District: New York City Geographic District #28

SchoolDigger Rank:
763^rd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,876

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 839

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.2%

Asian:

22.1%

White:

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School ranks worse than 65% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.96. (See more...)

Compare Details Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School ranks worse than 61.4% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 10^th among 14 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.8. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.2%), Asian (22.1%), White (12.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School is 11.9, which is the lowest among 15 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28! (See more...)

Compare Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School employs 70 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School is $15,876, which is the 5^th highest among 14 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School:

SchoolDigger ranks Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School 978^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School 763^rd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #28:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #28 429^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2012	71.02	406^th	1337	69.6%
2013	64.06	420^th	1373	69.4%
2014	56.27	537^th	1401	61.7%
2015	60.84	482^nd	1407	65.7%
2016	45.16	759^th	1429	46.9%
2017	46.76	752^nd	1455	48.3%
2018	48.89	709^th	1438	50.7%
2019	50.89	628^th	1439	56.4%
2021	55.43	475^th	1242	61.8%
2022	52.18	649^th	1479	56.1%
2023	45.17	822^nd	1500	45.2%
2024	36.96	978^th	1504	35.0%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.54	461^st	503	8.3%
2022	73.52	60^th	581	89.7%
2023	34.23	402^nd	591	32.0%
2024	39.95	341^st	615	44.6%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.64	951^st	1170	18.7%
2019	31.25	841^st	1139	26.2%
2022	53.37	411^th	1283	68.0%
2023	53.94	439^th	1307	66.4%
2024	51.66	476^th	1303	63.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.78	516^th	1245	58.6%
2019	53.96	460^th	1241	62.9%
2021	58.85	292^nd	935	68.8%
2022	56.99	430^th	1306	67.1%
2023	44.52	677^th	1288	47.4%
2024	36.85	835^th	1296	35.6%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	73.78	57^th	392	85.5%
2022	59.38	137^th	487	71.9%
2024	30.12	463^rd	594	22.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.20	501^st	1353	63.0%
2019	55.73	553^rd	1370	59.6%
2021	56.44	411^th	1066	61.4%
2022	48.51	721^st	1454	50.4%
2023	46.51	780^th	1463	46.7%
2024	30.96	1076^th	1465	26.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.61	782^nd	1352	42.2%
2019	46.39	664^th	1366	51.4%
2021	49.90	495^th	1071	53.8%
2022	55.70	554^th	1455	61.9%
2023	46.04	769^th	1464	47.5%
2024	44.08	792^nd	1464	45.9%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.90	296^th	374	20.9%
2019	26.79	304^th	369	17.6%
2022	39.92	254^th	381	33.3%
2023	36.79	281^st	388	27.6%
2024	31.82	310^th	396	21.7%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.94	220^th	663	66.8%
2019	54.80	226^th	653	65.4%
2022	37.90	439^th	706	37.8%
2023	29.56	520^th	696	25.3%
2024	11.29	683^rd	705	3.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.57	433^rd	810	46.5%
2019	54.85	312^th	826	62.2%
2021	43.48	235^th	449	47.7%
2022	49.39	404^th	914	55.8%
2023	35.60	612^th	943	35.1%
2024	31.81	678^th	953	28.9%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.24	426^th	763	44.2%
2019	43.66	400^th	716	44.1%
2022	50.88	362^nd	748	51.6%
2023	55.26	353^rd	772	54.3%
2024	58.86	301^st	778	61.3%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

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Rank History for all high school students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2013	56.93	609^th	1217	50.0%
2014	30.22	855^th	1237	30.9%
2015	42.32	757^th	1255	39.7%
2016	43.01	737^th	1255	41.3%
2017	38.39	763^rd	1221	37.5%
2018	36.03	787^th	1210	35.0%
2019	36.22	809^th	1207	33.0%
2022	45.02	674^th	1190	43.4%
2023	36.53	773^rd	1228	37.1%
2024	38.80	763^rd	1242	38.6%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	48.85	148^th	272	45.6%
2024	61.50	107^th	306	65.0%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.51	456^th	583	21.8%
2024	31.67	476^th	637	25.3%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.42	738^th	1095	32.6%
2019	33.22	761^st	1132	32.8%
2022	35.19	646^th	1038	37.8%
2023	40.78	622^nd	1130	45.0%
2024	36.66	703^rd	1144	38.5%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.50	736^th	1154	36.2%
2019	40.04	747^th	1179	36.6%
2022	47.37	576^th	1101	47.7%
2023	35.99	737^th	1155	36.2%
2024	39.09	717^th	1170	38.7%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.24	106^th	498	78.7%
2022	71.86	46^th	389	88.2%
2023	51.74	197^th	531	62.9%
2024	49.35	240^th	564	57.4%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.33	767^th	1176	34.8%
2019	38.92	779^th	1193	34.7%
2022	49.59	613^th	1155	46.9%
2023	29.00	843^rd	1197	29.6%
2024	43.13	724^th	1219	40.6%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.56	795^th	1176	32.4%
2019	32.80	817^th	1190	31.3%
2022	40.87	675^th	1154	41.5%
2023	36.37	747^th	1191	37.3%
2024	35.73	778^th	1211	35.8%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.36	278^th	426	34.7%
2019	37.46	318^th	447	28.9%
2022	35.49	275^th	386	28.8%
2023	26.68	337^th	424	20.5%
2024	25.94	342^nd	426	19.7%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.83	349^th	679	48.6%
2019	47.26	339^th	686	50.6%
2022	52.64	236^th	593	60.2%
2023	43.26	334^th	671	50.2%
2024	37.46	420^th	690	39.1%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.92	392^nd	791	50.4%
2019	44.33	434^th	815	46.7%
2022	54.09	312^th	760	58.9%
2023	42.41	449^th	851	47.2%
2024	49.08	397^th	865	54.1%

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Rank History for high school Native American students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.55	22^nd	41	46.3%
2024	57.97	14^th	41	65.9%

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Rank History for high school White students at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.87	724^th	765	5.4%
2019	23.77	682^nd	793	14.0%
2022	28.25	594^th	738	19.5%
2023	22.73	658^th	776	15.2%
2024	14.40	714^th	781	8.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2011	67	41	47	71	0	0	0	226
2012	98	66	72	102	4	0	0	342
2013	106	82	97	174	5	3	7	474
2014	138	108	108	230	10	0	12	606
2015	153	136	123	269	22	0	20	723
2016	167	148	140	326	26	0	21	828
2017	148	139	144	338	28	6	22	825
2018	140	144	150	335	32	15	25	841
2019	134	139	148	346	28	16	22	833
2020	136	129	147	332	39	15	27	825
2021	121	121	171	339	40	19	28	839
2022	106	107	176	355	36	16	29	825
2023	106	90	185	371	34	16	37	839

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2011	226	17.0	13.2	50
2012	342	27.0	12.6	50.9
2013	474	35.9	13.1	55.9
2014	606	45.9	13.1	59.7
2015	723	53.0	13.6	63.6
2016	828	66.0	12.5	62.3
2017	825	64.4	12.7	67
2018	841	65.9	12.7	71.5
2019	833	63.9	13.0	70.8
2020	825	71.0	11.6	67.3
2021	839	67.6	12.3	66.4
2022	825	73.0	11.3	65.6
2023	839	70.0	11.9	67.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2011	226	17.0	13.2	50
2012	342	27.0	12.6	50.9
2013	474	35.9	13.1	55.9
2014	606	45.9	13.1	59.7
2015	723	53.0	13.6	63.6
2016	828	66.0	12.5	62.3
2017	825	64.4	12.7	67
2018	841	65.9	12.7	71.5
2019	833	63.9	13.0	70.8
2020	825	71.0	11.6	67.3
2021	839	67.6	12.3	66.4
2022	825	73.0	11.3	65.6
2023	839	70.0	11.9	67.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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