QUEST TO LEARN

QUEST TO LEARN is a compact secondary school in NEW YORK, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. The school teaches 390 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 42% below the state mean of about 668.

Across the 119 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 (54,599 students total), QUEST TO LEARN accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, QUEST TO LEARN lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Black, 15% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, QUEST TO LEARN has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at QUEST TO LEARN qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, QUEST TO LEARN sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.9%; this one delivers 35.9%.

Around the school, New York County reports that median household income runs about $103,931, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. QUEST TO LEARN is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

The closest other public school is MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), QUEST TO LEARN ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. QUEST TO LEARN's enrollment has decreased 33% since 2018, when it stood at 579 (now 390). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 42% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.