Martin Van Buren High School

Overview written by the school: Martin Van Buren High School is a Noble institution proudly offering rigorous STEM programs in Pre-Med, Robotics, and Engineering. Law & Humanities students develop artistic, writing, and research skills. Our students are supported in Small Learning Communities with teacher-leaders and staff who care about the success of each individual student. We challenge all students inside the classroom with a variety of AP, CUNY College Now, and Syracuse University classes. Outside the classroom, we connect our students to various colleges and internships around NYC. Our students showcase their talents through activities and competitions around NYC via our teams in Robotics, Math Olympiad, Model United Nations, Mock Trial, SING, and Journalism.

School Performance

Graduation Rate: 79.000002% (at the end of the school year before last, the percent of students who graduated "on time" by earning a diploma four years after they entered 9th grade).
Daily Attendance Rate: 88% of the school's students in the school year before last.
Percentage of Students Enough Variety: 77.999997% students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.
College Career Rate: 63% of students enroll in college or career programs within 6 months.
Percentage of Students Safe: 66.000003% students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room and cafeteria. (Student opinions on school safety, as reported on the NYC School Survey.)

Programs offered

Program 1: STEM Institute for Science Research
Code: Q38K
Program description: Students interested in Medical careers can choose from classes in STEM Research, Anatomy, AP Biology, AP Calculus, Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, Forensics, Physics, AP Physics, AP Psychology, and CUNY College Now Biology, STEM Research, Algebra and Health. Partnerships include: NASA research, Wrigley Marine Science Center at USC, Cohen Hospital LIJ, DNA Learning Center, QCC Courses, Cornell Weil Medical School, and NY High School Pathways.
Interest: Health Professions
Method: Screened

Seats 9 GE: 57
Grade 9 GE filled flag: N
Grade 9 GE applicants: 286
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: 5
Seats 9 SWD: 11
Grade 9 SWD filled flag: Y
Grade 9 SWD applicants: 33
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: 3

Seats 10: 1
Admissions priority 1: Priority to Queens students or residents
Admissions priority 2: Then to New York City residents

Activities

Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities and clubs offered by the school that do not fall under one of the Sports categories (PSAL Sports or School Sports): No data
PSAL Sports Boys
Male PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Baseball, Basketball, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Volleyball
PSAL Sports Girls
Female PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Basketball, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball
PSAL Sports Coed
Co-ed PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Cricket
School Sports
Sports offered by the school outside PSAL (Public School Athletics League): No data
Flag for female only school: No data
Flag for male only school: No data

Other info

Total students: 1,151
Start time: 8:03am
End time: 2:17pm

Final grades: 9 to 12

Language classes: American Sign Language, French, Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP Computer Science Principles, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP United States History, AP English Language and Composition, AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP World History: Modern
Additional info: 10th Grade Seats Available,College Trips,Community School,Extended Day Program,Online Grading System,Orientation,Summer Internships,Summer Orientation,Weekend Programs

School accessibility description: Partially Accessible
Flag for schools that offer 10th grade seats: Y

More info

Borough: Queens
NTA: Bellerose
Neighborhood: Bellerose

School Number: Q435
Shared space: Yes
Community board: 413
Council district: 23
Census tract: 1301
BIN: 4166101
BBL: 4079300002

About Martin Van Buren High School

Contacts

Address: 230-17 Hillside Avenue, Queens Village NY 11427 (40.733888,-73.739726)
Latitude: 40.733066
Longitude: -73.738756
Phone number: 718-776-4728
Fax number: 718-217-6287
School email: [email protected]
Website: www.thenewmvb.com
Subway lines near the school: N/A
Bus lines near the school: Q1, Q27, Q43, Q46, Q88, QM36, QM6, X68

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