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Queens Metropolitan High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Forest Hills, Queens County. The school has 1,024 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 67.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 94% of students are proficient in reading. 88% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Queens Metropolitan High School enrolls 1,024 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 67.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 438 | 43% |
| White | 421 | 41% |
| Asian | 111 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
621 of the school's 1,024 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 545 qualify for free lunch and 76 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Queens Metropolitan High 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.
Queens Metropolitan High 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 1,024 students, Queens Metropolitan High School is larger than 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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