📍 351 W 18th St, New York, New York County, 10011
Quest to Learn is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 2 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Quest to Learn enrolls 489 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 203 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 26% |
| White | 89 | 18% |
| Asian | 37 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
319 of the school's 489 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 310 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Quest to Learn is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 75.
Quest to Learn is one of 118 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 55,345 students district-wide and employs 4,641 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, Quest to Learn is close to the district average of about 469 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large