Martin Van Buren High School

230-17 HILLSIDE AVENUE, QUEENS, NY 11427 · Queens · High school

DBN: 26Q435

High school

Zoned: High

SchoolDigger: 847 (of 1234)

Academic quality

Graduation rate -- share of a cohort who earned a diploma within 4 (or 6) years of starting 9th grade.
College/career readiness -- DOE's stricter bar: graduated AND met at least one benchmark (course credits, exam scores, etc.) showing they're on track for college or a career.
Regents pass rate -- share of students who took that exam this year and scored 65+, NY State's passing threshold.

Attendance: 90.2%

71.6% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

82.5%(citywide avg: 83.4%)

6-year graduation rate

86%(citywide avg: 89.7%)

4-year college/career readiness

48.3%(citywide avg: 49.2%)

6-year college/career readiness

43%(citywide avg: 47.1%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

70.3%

Algebra I

45.4%

Living Environment (Biology)

42.9%

Global History

81.1%

US History

73.8%

Citywide comparisons are the average across high schools. Small cohorts are flagged since a handful of students can swing a percentage a lot; cells too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

Demographics

1098 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 65.2%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

30.7%

Black

39.3%

Hispanic or Latino

19.4%

White

3.6%

Multiracial

0.5%

Native American

4.6%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

16.7%

English Language Learners

13%

Living in poverty

75.3%

Female

45.2%

Male

54.8%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)