Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (06M348) is a public school in District 6, Washington Heights North, Manhattan, serving grades pre-K, K–12. In 2026, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 857 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE). The average K–5 class size was 19.6 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 math proficiency is 31%, lower than most NYC elementary schools, including those with similar economic need; down 5 points from 2025; math is down 13 points since 2023, while citywide math rose 6 points.
Students here gain less than at most schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.41 · 24th 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
33%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
310 students tested
88 students tested
222 students tested
Mathematics
31%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
306 students tested
87 students tested
219 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 | 37% | 9% |
| 2019 | 37% | 38% |
| 2022 | 45% | — |
| 2023 | 43% | 44% |
| 2024 | 39% | 43% |
| 2025 | 44% | 36% |
| 2026 | 33% | 31% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 58%0.2 mi away
Economic need index: 94%0.2 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 94%0.2 mi away
Economic need index: 88%
Economic need index: 83%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 93%
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 83%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 58%0.2 mi away
Economic need index: 94%0.2 mi away
Economic need index: 94%0.2 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 83%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 83%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 93%
Economic need index: 88%
| Measure | Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School | J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 33% (-11 points vs 2025) | 29% (+2 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 31% (-5 points vs 2025) | 39% (+13 points vs 2025) |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 857 | 135 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 10.4 | 5.6 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 94% | 95% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 97% | 99% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 98% | 97% |
| Leadership (2026) | 99% | 98% |
| Distance between schools | <0.01 mi | |
Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School has lower math proficiency than J.H.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt (31% vs 39%); 2026 math is lower than most NYC middle schools with similar economic need.
Enrollment
857 students
pre-K, K–12 · down 42 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Class size
19.6
children in the average K–5 class; about 10.4 students per teacher (2025–26)
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
22%
was 22% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
86% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 88% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
25%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Black, 1% multiracial, 49% female, 51% male.
Economic need index: 88% — 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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511 W 182nd St, New York, NY 10033, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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