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Quest To Learn

Public Grades 6-12

1191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 3% of New York high schools

Summary

Quest To Learn is a public high school located in New York City's District #2, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 439 students. Despite its higher spending per student compared to nearby schools, Quest To Learn has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school significantly underperforms compared to the District #2 and statewide averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.36% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 74.43% in District #2 and 50.86% statewide. Additionally, Quest To Learn struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New York high schools for most subgroups.

Despite its higher spending per student ($35,513 in 2023-2024) and proximity to several higher-performing public high schools, such as Nyc Lab High School For Collaborative Studies and Nyc Museum School, Quest To Learn's performance has been inconsistent and its challenges appear to go beyond resources and location. Addressing factors like chronic absenteeism and support for high-need students could be crucial for improving outcomes at the school.

390

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,109

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

351 W 18th St
New York, NY 10011

(212) 488-3645

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

African American:

21.8%

White:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (26% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg66%

New York avg61%

Middle school

1,324^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 63 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,191^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^th of 57High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2

352^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 2 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1324 of 1500	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1053 of 1504	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	714 of 1500	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	464 of 1479	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	307 of 1242	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	789 of 1439	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	764 of 1438	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.7	603 of 1455	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.5	658 of 1429	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.5	350 of 1407	75.1%	★★★★☆
2014	64.6	405 of 1401	71.1%	★★★★☆
2013	67.4	372 of 1373	72.9%	★★★★☆
2012	68.0	455 of 1337	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	524 of 1295	59.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	610 of 676	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	534 of 705	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	339 of 696	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	241 of 706	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.1	543 of 653	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	472 of 663	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	47.7	228 of 374	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	611 of 646	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1362 of 1457	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1059 of 1465	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.5	725 of 1463	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	537 of 1454	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	839 of 1370	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1045 of 1353	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	895 of 965	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	704 of 953	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	493 of 943	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	348 of 914	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	463 of 826	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	597 of 810	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	567 of 603	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	549 of 594	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	66.3	110 of 487	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	137 of 392	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	263 of 457	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1207 of 1283	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1119 of 1296	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	973 of 1288	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	541 of 1306	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	712 of 1241	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	855 of 1245	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1110 of 1455	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	955 of 1464	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	628 of 1464	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	396 of 1455	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	673 of 1366	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	471 of 1352	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	32.8	75 of 107	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1103 of 1298	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	729 of 1303	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	597 of 1307	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	645 of 1283	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	229 of 1139	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	68 of 1170	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	76.9	164 of 772	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	65 of 748	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	71.5	197 of 763	74.2%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1191 of 1234	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	961 of 1242	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	911 of 1228	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	891 of 1190	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	924 of 1207	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	870 of 1210	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.4	783 of 1221	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.8	838 of 1255	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.1	966 of 1255	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.4	859 of 1237	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	677 of 1217	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	80.9	49 of 1198	95.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	692 of 713	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	546 of 690	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	496 of 671	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	474 of 593	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	603 of 686	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	511 of 679	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	39.2	311 of 447	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	315 of 426	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	632 of 669	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	612 of 637	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	507 of 565	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1153 of 1206	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1056 of 1219	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	909 of 1197	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	877 of 1155	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	983 of 1193	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	944 of 1176	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	861 of 885	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	699 of 865	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	635 of 851	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	514 of 760	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	612 of 815	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	572 of 791	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	551 of 607	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	401 of 564	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	338 of 531	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	180 of 389	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	390 of 493	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.6	133 of 498	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	1163 of 1179	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1000 of 1170	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	913 of 1155	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	899 of 1101	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	933 of 1179	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	899 of 1154	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	1163 of 1201	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	889 of 1211	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	889 of 1191	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	885 of 1154	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	897 of 1190	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	815 of 1176	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1103 of 1149	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	813 of 1144	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	733 of 1130	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	664 of 1038	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	674 of 1132	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	516 of 1095	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	750 of 788	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	639 of 781	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	529 of 776	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	654 of 793	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	662 of 765	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

White (2023)79th percentile+26 vs school

Asian (2018)39th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)30th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

High school

Asian (2019)30th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts46%-29 vs state

Global History and Geography39%-37 vs state

English Language Arts35%-17 vs state

U.S. History and Government33%-42 vs state

Living Environment31%-26 vs state

Algebra I28%-28 vs state

Math26%-26 vs state

Common Core Algebra II20%-55 vs state

Life Science Biology14%-45 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences13%-43 vs state

Earth Science8%-57 vs state

Geometry7%-53 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Landmark High School	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 647-7410	289	33	8.8	85.5%	19 (6.6%)	63 (21.8%)	186 (64.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.5%)								(n/a)			51.9																	$35,504	$2,959	$32,545
Humanities Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 929-4433	261	21	12.6	67.4%	46 (17.6%)	37 (14.2%)	143 (54.8%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)								(n/a)			78.8																	$29,517	$2,206	$27,311
James Baldwin School-A School For Expeditionary Lrning	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 627-2812	138	20	6.7	92.8%	4 (2.9%)	47 (34.1%)	80 (58.0%)	3 (2.2%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			53.3																	$45,214	$2,734	$42,481
Manhattan Business Academy	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 647-1983	441	36	12.3	90.7%	23 (5.2%)	111 (25.2%)	271 (61.5%)	26 (5.9%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35	805^th of 1234 public high schools	34.8%		32.4	831^st of 1242 public high schools	33.1%	26	8.3	61.9	84.1			69.7	52.5		77.9	41.7	43.5	10.0	24.7							$30,159	$2,685	$27,474
Quest To Learn	Public	6-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 488-3645	390	40	9.7	76.4%	59 (15.1%)	85 (21.8%)	204 (52.3%)	23 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	6.3	1191^st of 1234 public high schools	3.5%		21.6	961^st of 1242 public high schools	22.6%	230		20.0	45.8	0.0	7.7	38.6	30.8		33.3	28.0	13.5	7.3	13.4	36.4	39.5	30.0	33.3	37.2	14.8	$38,109	$4,020	$34,089
Hudson High School Of Learning Technologies	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 488-3330	189	18	10.3	81.5%	10 (5.3%)	48 (25.4%)	123 (65.1%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10	1138^th of 1234 public high schools	7.8%		13.3	1083^rd of 1242 public high schools	12.8%	55		20.0	56.1	11.1	0.0	46.4	37.5		42.2	23.2	33.3	15.4	29.6							$36,163	$2,366	$33,797
Nyc Lab High School For Collaborative Studies	Public	9-12	333 W 17th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 691-6119	413	40	10.2	58.4%	146 (35.4%)	28 (6.8%)	98 (23.7%)	117 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.3%)	74.7	240^th of 1234 public high schools	80.6%		73.7	269^th of 1242 public high schools	78.3%	29	68.7	81.6	94.2	28.6		92.7	66.7	62.5	85.2	86.5	85.4	80.7								$35,904	$1,678	$34,227
Nyc Museum School	Public	9-12	333 W 17th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 675-6206	481	32	15.1	55.9%	168 (34.9%)	35 (7.3%)	146 (30.4%)	92 (19.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.3%)	69.7	340^th of 1234 public high schools	72.4%		70.4	330^th of 1242 public high schools	73.4%	10	60.0	78.6	88.1	42.1		95.7	10.0		80.2	55.9	85.7	66.1	85.6							$25,333	$1,324	$24,009
Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers	Public	9-12	250 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 691-0934	460	35	13.0	90.2%	22 (4.8%)	128 (27.8%)	296 (64.3%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47.2	683^rd of 1234 public high schools	44.7%		22.8	942^nd of 1242 public high schools	24.2%	259	54.6	23.6	80.0	0.0	48.9	79.6	65.1		91.7	53.1	36.8	25.0	52.0							$28,090	$2,356	$25,734
High School Of Fashion Industries (The)	Public, Magnet	9-12	225 W 24th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 255-1235	1,455	122	11.8	81.3%	76 (5.2%)	419 (28.8%)	862 (59.2%)	58 (4.0%)	11 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	26 (1.8%)	32.9	824^th of 1234 public high schools	33.2%		39	762^nd of 1242 public high schools	38.6%	62	32.7	34.3	87.0	9.9	15.4	70.1	37.0	4.4	66.0	39.9	37.7	31.5	50.2							$28,732	$2,773	$25,959

Frequently Asked Questions about Quest To Learn

How many students attend Quest To Learn?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Quest To Learn.

What is the racial makeup of Quest To Learn?

Students at Quest To Learn are 52% Hispanic, 22% African American, 15% White, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Quest To Learn a good school?

Quest To Learn ranks in the bottom 3.5% of New York high schools.

What district is Quest To Learn in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.