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Enrollment
4,573
High
DISTRICT 2,169 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26·NCES 360009901953
FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL
58-20 UTOPIA PKY, FRESH MEADOWS, NY 11365 · (718) 281-8200 · Queens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL4,573 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
246 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
3,265 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 1,167 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 1,264 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 1,101 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 984 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 57 | 1% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
76.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 80.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #302 of 1,135 | #14 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #98 of 1,109 | #4 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #482 of 1,135 | #26 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,573 | #3 of 1,216 | #1 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #1,044 of 1,058 | #85 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #414 of 1,070 | #55 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #325 of 339 | #36 of 39 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
4,573
+32 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.6:1
% White
10%
was 16%
% Hispanic
21%
was 21%
% Black
3%
was 6%
% Asian
64%
was 56%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4,573 | 246.3 | 18.6:1 | 71% (3,265) |
| 2023-24 | 4,406 | 248.7 | 17.7:1 | 71% (3,146) |
| 2022-23 | 4,265 | 244.7 | 17.4:1 | 70% (2,976) |
| 2017-18 | 4,541 | 232 | 19.6:1 | 73% (3,321) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL.
About FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL
FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school located in FRESH MEADOWS, New York. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 4,573 students. On average, high schools in New York enroll around 668, and this school is 585% bigger than that mark.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 enrolls 29,203 students in 34 schools, including FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL.
Asian students are 64% of those enrolled at FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 10% White, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Asian share of Queens County's population at about 26%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL is 18.6:1, based on 246.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% in New York. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.2%, against a prediction of 48.7%.
For the population of Queens County, the median household earns about $86,136 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Queens County, 392 public schools serve about 268,205 students.
JHS 216 GEORGE J RYAN is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.2% against a local average of 68.8%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Federal data show 4,541 students in 2017-18 and 4,573 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Asian share, which grew from 56% to 64%. The ratio was 19.6:1 in 2017-18 and 18.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,004 students
- BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,866 students
- JHS 216 GEORGE J RYANMiddle · 1,516 students
- MARTIN VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,131 students
- JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEMiddle · 1,104 students
- JHS 67 LOUIS PASTEURMiddle · 999 students
Nearby schools
- JHS 216 GEORGE J RYAN0.2 mi · 1,516
- PS 1770.4 mi · 569
- PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS0.5 mi · 950
- PS Q40.8 mi · 508
- PS 163 FLUSHING HEIGHTS0.8 mi · 757
- PS 26 RUFUS KING0.9 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL?
FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 4,573 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL?
At FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 10% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 64% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.