Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School

Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School (MAST), housed in the Campus Magnet Building in Cambria Heights, is one of the small schools created when the former Andrew Jackson High School was shut down in the mid-1990s for poor performance.

The school has poor attendance and below-average graduation rates and some students complain about safety in the building, according to school surveys. However, students say the teachers care about them, according to the Quality Review.

“I like how our teachers create a healthy environment; it’s safe to go to them when we have problems,” a student said, according to the school’s Quality Review. 

The school hosts an international food night where students, families, and staff share cuisines from their native countries, according to the Quality Review. “During the school’s spirit week, students come in dressed in traditional clothing representing their cultures.”

The building, constructed in 1937, boasts a stately entrance surrounded by manicured lawns and wrought iron fencing. It is in a quiet residential area. All the schools in the building share the auditorium, gym, cafeteria, library, a large indoor track, and sports fields out back.

Admissions: In recent years, the school has had room for every student who wants to attend. (Melanie Quiroz, web reports and DOE data, September 2018)