Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology (24Q560)

47-07 30Th Place, Queens, NY 11101, Queens
Phone: 718-472-5671
Hours: 8:30am - 2:50pm
School Website: https://www.rfwagner.org
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/24Q560/
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School Leader: Stephania Vu (svu@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Emilia Cano (ecano5@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Dilek Secilmis (dsecilmis@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Giovanna Guarnera (gguarnera@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Edward Lanning (elanning@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Dayane Garcia (dgarcia59@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

Our school is known for being academic, artistic, and athletic while providing a warm and welcoming community. Students participate in a rigorous, 4-year, college preparatory experience in all of their courses. All students have a CORE teacher responsible for monitoring their academic and social/emotional progress. Our partnership with the College Bound Initiative provides our students and families with a full-time college counselor and a strong college-going culture from 9th-12th grade. Wagner a place where the community knows you well and is dedicated to dreaming up, and supporting your goals. Be a part of the Wagner family!

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 80%

Other Features: College Trips, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Extended Day Program, Online Grading System, Orientation, Summer Orientation

School Features:

Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art

AP Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1, AP United States History, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Physics (Advanced Science), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Languages Offered

Spanish

Diploma Endorsements

NYS Seal of Biliteracy

Boys PSAL Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling

Girls PSAL Sports

Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball

Co-ed PSAL Sports

Golf

PSAL Team

Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community
This school is part of a PSAL team comprised of the following schools:
International High School at LaGuardia Community College (24Q530)
Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community College (24Q520)
Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology (24Q560)

Clubs

Chess, Coding Club, Comic Books Inside Out, DIY, Fitness, Garden Club, Science Olympiad, Student Leadership, Tutoring, Video Games, Volleyball, WAVE

Art

Robert F. Wagner Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology has developed a comprehensive arts program providing multiple student opportunities across the Visual Arts, Theater, and Dance. It is our goal to expose students to every aspect of the arts, while giving them ample opportunity to focus on a specific medium of interest. To complement their classroom experiences, we invite outside arts organizations to work with our students to broaden their scope and open their eyes to a wider world of arts education.

Program Details

Arts and Technology(Q31J)
Humanities & Interdisciplinary

Opportunities in the arts, career education, athletics, college classes, trips, and conferences.

Method:

Ed. Opt.

Requirement:

Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.

Priority:

(Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
(Group 2) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23
GE applicants/seats:	191 / 100 (1.91)	284 / 100 (2.84)
SWD applicants/seats:	56 / 20 (2.80)	58 / 20 (2.90)
Rank Avg:	6.82
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2024-25

2023-24

2022-23

Total Students Across All Grades

446

474

467

Grade 12 Students

114

106

120

Grade 11 Students

110

116

107

Grade 10 Students

118

126

117

Grade 9 Students

104

Avg. Class Size

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

13.2

14.0

14.2

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

0 / 0 / 1

0 / 38 / 11

0 / 17 / 4

Attendance %

89%

88%

Graduation %

95%

93%

College %

79%

78%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

1,368 (247) / 120
161

1,475 (338) / 120
162

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Survey Summary & Data (2024-25)

Student Responses 64% responded

Academic Rigor

75.33%

Academic Engagement

65.64%

Safety

78.38%

Bully Prevention

65.38%

Inclusivity

74.82%

Mental Support

68.63%

Environment

64.14%

Post-School Support

70.17%

Teacher Responses 65% responded

Academic Rigor

74.50%

School Satisfaction

71.63%

Student Behavior

67.11%

Student Support

82.27%

School Leadership

69.87%

Instructional Clarity

62.20%

Instructional Development

68.22%

Post-School Support

82.83%

Family Responses 40% responded

Education

85.50%

Teacher Support

80.83%

Safety

84.67%

School Community

66.13%

School Leadership

83.90%

Post-School Support

78.50%

IEP Support

87.67%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

95.10%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.6

Performance Score

0.63

College Aptitude

CCR

62.30%

SAT Math

466

SAT R/W

492

Postsecondary

2-Year College 13.20%
4-Year College 64.90%
Unknown 21.90%

School Demographics (2024-25)

Student Population:

Male 55.10%
Female 44.90%

English Language Learners:

6.90%

Students with Disabilities:

21.80%

Economic Need Index:

72.80%

Student Ethnicity:

Asian 15.50%
Black 2.90%
Hispanic 65.90%
White 12.30%
Other 3.40%

Teacher Ethnicity:

Hispanic 12.20%
White 63.40%
Other 24.40%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

IEP Statistics (2023-24)

IEP Services

Students with IEPs

19.80%

Students with SETSS

0.60%

Students with ICT

13.90%

Students with SC

1.90%

Has all programs

96.00%

Has all services

89.00%

Has some services

0.00%

Has no services

11.00%

IEP Student Performance

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents US Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

72.2

IEP Movement

Needs Improvement

IEP Support

87.67%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

Special Education Programs & Services (2024-25)

Program	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services	107 (99%)	<=5 (?)	<=5 (?)
Special Class	23 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	>5 (93%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (7%)
Hearing Education Services	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Occupational Therapy	25 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Physical Therapy	0 (0%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (100%)
Speech-Language Therapy	>5 (94%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (6%)
Vision Education Services	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	19 (83%)
Stop to School	<=5 (?)
Unassigned	<=5 (?)

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

ELL Performance (2023-24)

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

ELL Progress

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

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