FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 58-20 UTOPIA PKY, in FRESH MEADOWS, New York, FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL is a substantial secondary school that educates 4,573 students (grades 9 through 12), run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26. Enrollment runs roughly 585% above the state mean of about 668.

Across the 34 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 (29,203 students total), FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL reports that Asian students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL logs 246 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 71% of students at FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.7%; actual is 72.2%, +23.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Queens County) reports that median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JHS 216 GEORGE J RYAN, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 68.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 4,541 students in 2018 to 4,573 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 56% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

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