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M.S. 217 Robert Van Wyck School

  
85-05 144 Street Queens , NY 11435
Phone: (718) 657-1120  Fax: (718) 291-3668
Map 		Principal: Patrick Michael Burns
Parent Coordinator: Alletta Hall (347) 563-4511
WHAT'S SPECIAL: A caring administration and staff.
DOWNSIDE: The huge size of the school means some kids fall through the cracks.
 
Grade levels: 6 to 8
Class size: 30
Enrollment: 1335
Ethnicity %:
  4 W; 15 B; 44 H; 36 A
Reading scores:
Math scores:
District 28

Admissions: Neighborhood school
Neighborhood: Briarwood
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NOVEMBER 2007 UPDATE: Patrick Burns is the new principal of MS 217. He replaces Jeannette Read, who was named community superintendent of district 28 in July 2007.

APRIL 2004 REVIEW: On a steep, uphill climb from Hillside Avenue, MS 217 sits amid modest single-family houses, some with bright gardens. As one of the lower-performing middle schools in District 28, now part of

 

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May 28, 2008 "The school is showing improvement, but too many students decide to slack off and not do the work," writes a student. "We have excellent teachers that we can come to for not only help with school... read more
May 9, 2007 Principal Jeannette Reed has been named community superintendent of District 28,... read more
Jun 5, 2006 Student Nicole writes that the school does not have substitute teachers when classroom teachers are absent. "Students are forced to go to 'Study Hall' which takes place in the auditorium, and we... read more


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