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Murray Hill Academy

Overview written by the school: Murray Hill Academy is a small high school with two competitive specialization programs: 1) Computer Science, Robotics, & Math 2) College Humanities. Our school offers a challenging curriculum inside an interactive, student centered classroom and outside with expeditionary learning and online options. Our trimester model allows students the option to graduate early and/or complete college courses or job internships. All students are supported in their growth through our strong social-emotional curriculum and advisory program that includes mindfulness, goal setting, and college and career plans. We have a small program for students to transfer throughout the year who interview and are admitted into our Fast Track Program.

School Performance

Graduation Rate: 69% (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: 80.000001% of the school's students in the school year before last.
Percentage of Students Enough Variety: 57.999998% students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.
College Career Rate: 47.999999% of students enroll in college or career programs within 6 months.
Percentage of Students Safe: 93.000001% 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: Murray Hill Academy - Integrated Studies
Code: A19A
Program description: Multidisciplinary and personal approach to the design of a rigorous yet supportive educational program while maintaining a focus on college and professional goals. In the process of learning critical and analytical thinking skills in all disciplines, students develop their personal voice while working with others. Through the Integrated Studies curriculum, upon graduation students have a rich high school experience and the knowledge to form a map for an individual academic and career path.
Interest: Humanities & Interdisciplinary
Method: Ed. Opt.

Seats 9 GE: 71
Grade 9 GE filled flag: N
Grade 9 GE applicants: 236
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: 3
Seats 9 SWD: 19
Grade 9 SWD filled flag: Y
Grade 9 SWD applicants: 66
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: 3

Seats 10: 1
Admissions priority 1: Priority to Manhattan 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
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, Softball, 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: No data
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: 263
Start time: 8:00am
End time: 2:20pm

Final grades: 9 to 12

Language classes: Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, AP English Language and Composition, AP Computer Science A, AP United States History
Additional info: 10th Grade Seats Available,College Trips,Extended Day Credit Recovery,Extended Day Tutoring,Health Center,Internships Available,Online Grading System,Orientation,Summer Orientation,Weekend Programs

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

More info

Borough: Manhattan
NTA: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Campus name: Norman Thomas Educational Campus
School Number: M620
Shared space: Yes
Community board: 105
Council district: 2
Census tract: 72
BIN: 1087537
BBL: 1008897501

About Murray Hill Academy

Contacts

Address: 111 East 33rd Street, Manhattan NY 10016 (40.74651,-73.98107)
Latitude: 40.746176
Longitude: -73.981241
Phone number: 212-696-0195
Fax number: 212-696-2498
School email: [email protected]
Website: www.mhacademy.net
Subway lines near the school: 4, 5, 7, S to Grand Central-42nd St; 6 to 33rd St; B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W to 34th St
Bus lines near the school: BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, BM5, BxM1, BxM10, BxM11, BxM18, BxM2, BxM3, BxM4, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, M1, M101, M102, M103, M15, M15-SBS, M2, M3, M34-SBS, M34A-SBS, M4, M42, M5, M55, M7, M9, Q32, QM1, QM10, QM12, QM15, QM16, QM17, QM18, QM2, QM20, QM21, QM24, QM3, QM31, QM32, QM34, QM35, QM36, QM4, QM40, QM42, QM44, QM5, QM6, X1, X10, X10B, X12, X14, X17, X17J, X2, X21, X22, X22A, X27, X28, X30, X31, X37, X38, X42, X5, X63, X64, X68, X7, X9

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Academic opportunities: 

Murray Hill Academy has a College Going Culture: Our students are part of College Bridge for All, and College Access for All programs. All the grade levels visit colleges, we have a strong advisory program with monthly activities and weekly academic check-ins. Our College and Career Advisor guides students through the college decision making and financing process.

All courses offer Honors level work to all students. We also have over 20 Elective options, including Debate, Music and Piano, Theater, Chinese, Statistics, Spanish, Computer Science, Yoga, Art and Design, Oceanography, Virtual Enterprise, Journalism and Ukulele!

Cooperative Technology High School- 11th and 12th graders can enroll in the career courses and internships.

College Now program with the CUNY campuses of BMCC and Baruch College. We belong to the Monroe College Presidential Partnership Schools.

We learn inside and outside the traditional classroom, including blended learning, online courses with in-school mentors and internships. You learn history through international travel. We have gone to Spain, Italy, France, and Greece!

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