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Martin van Buren High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Queens Village, Queens County. The school has 1,068 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #26 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 83.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 73% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 79%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Martin van Buren High School enrolls 1,068 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 83.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 30% Asian and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 377 | 35% |
| Asian | 319 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 207 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 6.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 50 | 4.7% |
| White | 38 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
797 of the school's 1,068 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 748 qualify for free lunch and 49 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Martin van Buren High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-30, state senate district 14, state house district 24.
Martin van Buren High School is one of 34 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, based in BAYSIDE, New York. The district serves 29,528 students district-wide and employs 2,518 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,068 students, Martin van Buren High School is larger than the district average of about 868 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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