Quest to Learn (02M422) is a public school in District 2, Manhattan, serving grades 6–12. In 2026, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 327 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 math proficiency is 21%, lower than most NYC middle schools, including those with similar economic need; down 5 points from 2025 — English learners rose from 13% in 2023–24 to 25% in 2025–26.
Students here gain less than at most schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.27 · 4th 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
40%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
95 students tested
42 students tested
90 students tested
Mathematics
21%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
80 students tested
45 students tested
99 students tested
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 | 44% | 27% |
| 2019 | 45% | 25% |
| 2022 | 61% | 35% |
| 2023 | 57% | 30% |
| 2024 | 45% | 33% |
| 2025 | 36% | 26% |
| 2026 | 40% | 21% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 41%0.05 mi away
Economic need index: 82%
Economic need index: 41%0.05 mi away
Economic need index: 82%
| Measure | Quest to Learn | Manhattan Business Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 327 | 470 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 8.3 | 12.8 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 87% | 96% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 94% | 97% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 93% | 95% |
| Leadership (2026) | 91% | 97% |
| 4-year graduation rate (2025) | 87% | 98% |
| Regents diploma rate (2025) | 77% | 85% |
| Advanced Regents diploma rate (2025) | 2% | 14% |
| Distance between schools | <0.01 mi | |
Quest to Learn has lower advanced Regents diploma rate (2025) than Manhattan Business Academy (2% vs 14%) and lower 4-year graduation rate (2025) (87% vs 98%).
Enrollment
327 students
6–12 · down 233 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
8.3
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
25%
was 20% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
79% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 82% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
35%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 15% White, 52% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 21% Black, 3% multiracial, 41% female, 59% male.
Economic need index: 82% — 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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351 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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