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Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Forest Hills, Queens County. The school has 839 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School enrolls 839 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 70 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Asian and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 371 | 44% |
| Asian | 185 | 22% |
| White | 106 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 90 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 34 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
563 of the school's 839 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 532 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School 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-60, state senate district 15, state house district 28.
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 839 students, Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School is close to the district average of about 763 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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