Best High Schools in Forest Hills, NY

The city of Forest Hills, New York is home to three high schools: Forest Hills High School, Queens Metropolitan High School, and Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and are part of the New York City Geographic District #28.

Among the three schools, Queens Metropolitan High School stands out, ranking 583 out of 1,242 New York high schools and achieving a 100% proficiency rate in Regents Physics. It also had the highest proficiency rates in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts and Regents/U.S. History and Government among the three schools. Meanwhile, Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School performed well on 6th-8th grade state assessments and had the highest proficiency rate in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts at 91.45%.

Across the three schools, graduation rates and dropout rates were consistent, matching the district averages. However, all three schools had high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly above the district and state averages. Additionally, while Forest Hills High School and Queens Metropolitan High School generally performed better than the district and state on Regents exams, Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School had lower proficiency rates in subjects like Chemistry, Geometry, and Earth and Space Sciences.