School Performance
Graduation Rate: 94.999999% (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: 93.000001% of the school's students in the school year before last.
Percentage of Students Enough Variety: 70.999998% students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.
College Career Rate: 87% 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: Voice, Instrument, and Composition
Code: A85A
Program description: We offer students the opportunity to major in Instrumental Music, Voice, or Composition. Students receive approximately 10 hours of music instruction throughout the week. Professional musicians lead large ensembles, chamber groups, and private study. Students work with visiting artists through master classes. Upperclassmen choose from a variety of interest-based electives including Orchestral Conducting, Entrepreneurship, Recording and Production, Jazz History and Theory.
Interest: Performing Arts
Method: Audition
Seats 9 GE: 32
Grade 9 GE filled flag: Y
Grade 9 GE applicants: 314
Grade 9 GE applicants per seat: 10
Seats 9 SWD: 8
Grade 9 SWD filled flag: Y
Grade 9 SWD applicants: 62
Grade 9 SWD applicants per seat: 8
Audition information: Audition Performance, Theory Diagnostic, Sight Reading, and Instrument Desirability.
Common audition: 1
Seats 10: 1
Admissions priority 1: Priority to continuing 8th graders
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: Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Handball, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling
PSAL Sports Girls
Female PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Flag Football, Handball, Indoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling
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: Double Dutch
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: 306
Start time: 8:00am
End time: 3:05pm
Final grades: K to 12
Language classes: Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP Calculus AB, AP English Language and Composition, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP United States History, AP Music Theory, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Computer Science A, AP Spanish Language and Culture
Additional info: 10th Grade Seats Available,College Trips,Community Service Expected,Health Center,Online Grading System
School accessibility description: Partially Accessible
Flag for schools that offer 10th grade seats: Y
More info
Borough: Manhattan
NTA: Lincoln Square
Neighborhood: Lincoln Square
Campus name: Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Campus
School Number: M932
Shared space: Yes
Community board: 107
Council district: 6
Census tract: 151
BIN: 1030343
BBL: 1011570025
About Special Music School
Contacts
Address: 122 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan NY 10023 (40.775256,-73.982976)
Latitude: 40.774351
Longitude: -73.984753
Phone number: 212-501-3318
Fax number: 212-501-3339
School email: [email protected]
Website: www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/sms/
Subway lines near the school: 1 to 66th St-Lincoln Center; 2, 3 to 72nd St; A, C, B, D to 59th St-Columbus Circle
Bus lines near the school: BxM2, M10, M104, M11, M20, M5, M57, M66, M7, M72
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Students are placed in one of three concentrations: Instrumental, Vocal, or Composition.
Conservatory-level core classes and ensembles update the traditional model of classical music education. Students develop fundamentals of music theory, history, technology and technique.
Student-centered learning environment develops graduates with the skills of research, academic collaboration, and critical and creative thought.
Small classes afford individualized learning experiences and strong teacher-student relationships.
SMS fosters the habits of min necessary for ethical and empathetic community members and curious, imaginative, and resilient learners.