Q167 Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School located at 91-30 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375, USA
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2026 math proficiency is 42%, about typical for NYC middle schools and lower than most of those with similar economic need; math has held at 42–46% since the state's new tests began in 2023.
Students here gain less than at most schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.2 · 1st percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
47%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
334 students tested
68 students tested
266 students tested
Mathematics
42%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
222 students tested
41 students tested
181 students tested
Grade 8 math not reported by the DOE.
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 46% | 37% |
| 2019 | 44% | 42% |
| 2022 | 54% | 34% |
| 2023 | 47% | 46% |
| 2024 | 42% | 43% |
| 2025 | 53% | 43% |
| 2026 | 47% | 42% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 59%2.7 mi away
Economic need index: 50%1.6 mi away
Economic need index: 53%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 73%2.7 mi away
Economic need index: 66%
Economic need index: 83%2.3 mi away
Economic need index: 50%1.6 mi away
Economic need index: 59%2.7 mi away
Economic need index: 53%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 83%2.3 mi away
Economic need index: 66%
Economic need index: 73%2.7 mi away
| Measure | Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School | Queens Metropolitan High School |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 848 | 1152 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 12.6 | 16.5 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 86% | 92% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 89% | 94% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 90% | 94% |
| Leadership (2026) | 90% | 95% |
| 4-year graduation rate (2025) | 98% | 92% |
| Regents diploma rate (2025) | 95% | 87% |
| Advanced Regents diploma rate (2025) | 26% | 39% |
| Distance between schools | 0.03 mi | |
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School has lower advanced Regents diploma rate (2025) than Queens Metropolitan High School (26% vs 39%) and higher Regents diploma rate (2025) (95% vs 87%).
Enrollment
848 students
6–12 · about the same over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
12.6
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
6%
was 5% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
70% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 66% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
20%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 11% White, 50% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 8% Black, 3% multiracial, 44% female, 56% male.
Economic need index: 66% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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91-30 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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