At a Glance
A selective STEM magnet where parents rave about the principal and the school has not suspended a single student.
Best suited for
Families who want a small, STEM-focused high school with strong adult-to-adult trust and are comfortable driving or busing their teen — and who are ready to apply competitively for one of 127 seats.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of 4-year graduation, English Regents college-ready and Regents completion · DOE 2025 report
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- Zero suspensions across the entire school — a striking figure for any high school
- 98% parent-principal trust, well above the district norm
- 100 out of 100 program richness score, with SAT prep, Saturday Regents, and CUNY College Now built in
- Selective admissions with a 25% offer rate, signaling real demand
- Robust mentoring culture including K.I.N.G.S. and I'M A D.I.V.A. programs for students
Things to consider
- No subway within walking distance — commutes will likely require a car or bus
- PTA fundraising is just $2 per student, far below the district average of $33, which may limit what the parent organization can support
- The economic need index of 71.9 means a meaningful share of students arrive with significant financial pressure on their families
- With only 381 students, the course catalog and social circle will be smaller than at a zoned neighborhood high school
- The student body demographics don't closely match the surrounding neighborhood, so this is a draw school rather than a community school
Based on 2025 data
School SummaryDistrict 29
Within District 29, this school stands out for its magnet admissions structure and its near-perfect climate numbers. The nearby Success Academy charters score higher on the program's overall metric (95 and 91 out of 100), but they operate on a completely different model. Among the district's other peer schools listed, all are elementary schools, which underscores how few comparable high school options exist in this part of Queens.
Academics
The school's academic identity is built around its name: Mathematics, Science Research, and Technology, with AP Courses listed as a core academic offering and a full STEM program on top. Admissions tell their own story — 461 students applied for 127 seats, meaning roughly one in four applicants got in. The program catalog is one of the most expansive in the dataset, scoring 100 out of 100 on richness, with CUNY College Now, SAT prep, and Saturday Regents prep giving students multiple lanes to push ahead.
Culture
The survey numbers here are the kind you'd expect from a small school with a tight-knit faculty. Parent-principal trust is 98%, parent-teacher trust is 97%, and 94% of teachers rate instruction quality highly — each of those is meaningfully above the district average of around 88–91%. Teachers also report strong trust in their colleagues (92%) and in their principal (95%). Discipline is essentially a non-issue: zero suspensions, compared to a district average suspension rate near 1%. Day to day, this looks like a school where adults are aligned and students aren't being pulled out of class.
Community
The student body is 63% Black, 16% Hispanic, 13% Asian, with smaller shares of White and Native American students — a mix that doesn't mirror the surrounding Cambria Heights neighborhood, which is notably middle-income and homeowner-heavy. About 14% of the school's students qualify through an economic need lens (index of 71.9), and 13% have IEPs. With 381 students total, this is a small high school where most students and families are likely to know each other by name over four years.
Neighborhood
Cambria Heights is one of those eastern Queens neighborhoods that feels more suburban than city — 86% of households own their homes, the median home value sits near $594,000, and median household income is $115,000 with a poverty rate of just 5.4%. Only about 15% of households have children under 18, which is lower than many parts of the city, and just under a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree. It's a stable, settled area, and the school fits that profile of families looking for a focused, smaller high school experience.
There are no subway stations within a 20-minute walk of the school, so families are likely driving or using bus service to get here.
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 169 families responded (34% rate)
Programs & Activities
Admissions Demand
Focuses on academic excellence, meeting all standards via the integration of scientific and technological instruction
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
High school (9th grade)
High school is one citywide application, made in 8th grade. Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Science ResearchEd. Opt.
High school application
- Opened
- Tue, Oct 6
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 4
- Offers
- Wed, Mar 3
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the high school application, in 8th grade.
- 2Educational Option programs fill in equal shares across three reading levels, half by the school's ranking and half by lottery.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School a good school?
- On Motley, Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School earns an overall rating of 60/100 — the average of the school's four-year graduation rate, the share of its students scoring college-ready (70+) on the English Regents, and its Regents completion rate, shown out of 100.
- What grades does Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School serve?
- Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School serves grades 9 to 12.
- How do students get into Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School?
- Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School uses the Educational Option (Ed-Opt) method, ranking applicants across performance levels so seats go to a mix of abilities.
- Is Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School public, charter, or private?
- Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School is a public school in NYC Community School District 29.
- What neighborhood is Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School in?
- Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School is in Cambria Heights, Queens.