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45-30 36th Street Long Island City, New York 11101 United States | |
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| Type | Publichigh school (Specialized/Non-SHSAT) |
| Motto | "Where Dreams Take Flight!" |
| Established | 1936 |
| Principal | Steven R. Jackson |
| Faculty | 144.62FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,006 (as of 2023–24)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.59[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and Yellow |
| Mascot | The Flyers ~ Captain Eagle |
| Nickname | AV |
| Newspaper | "The Log" |
| Yearbook | "Solo" |
| Website | www |
Aviation High School, officially namedAviation Career & Technical Education High School (24Q610),[2] is apublichigh school owned and operated by theNew York City Department of Education. Formerly known as theManhattan School of Aviation Trades (SAT), Aviation High School has operated since 1936. It is in theLong Island City neighborhood of the New York Cityborough ofQueens. The school accepts students from all five boroughs according to the NYC screened school process. The main focus of the school is to train licensed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airframe and powerplant technicians. The school has a CTE program that prepares students for college and allows the student to earn their certifications as Aircraft Maintenance Technicians.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,006 students and 130 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 16.0:1. There were 1,033 students (47.5% of enrollment) eligible forfree lunch and 59 (2.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1] The school had a graduation rate of 98% for the 2023–2024 school year.[3]
Aviation High School is certified by the United StatesFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the training ofaircraft maintenance technicians (AMTs). Students who successfully complete the school's technical programs are allowed to take their FAA certification examinations without further qualification.
To achieve this, students at the school spend about three to four periods every day in "shop," technology-related classes that concentrate on aircraft's structure and systems, as well as more general aviation subjects such asaerodynamics and federal aviation regulations. These specialized classes are taught by FAA-certificated AMTs. Almost 55% of Aviation High School's teachers are alumni of the school.
Students are also taught traditional subjects such as English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Students are also given the option to enroll in advance classes such as Advanced Placement, Advance math/science (non-AP/IB), and College Credit. About 463 (23%) enroll in Advanced Placement, 908 (45%) enroll in Advance math/science classes, and 282 (14%) enroll in College Credit classes.
The school's present main campus, which was completed in 1958, occupies an entire city block at the intersection ofQueens Boulevard and 36th Street. The seven-story school building houses academic classrooms, specialized aviation maintenance labs ("shop classrooms"), and a hangar where most seniors try the maintenance of retired aircraft, many of which were donated by the U.S. military. In October 2000, the school also opened an extension campus atJohn F. Kennedy International Airport, referred to as "the Annex".
Before the completion of the Queens Boulevard campus, the school had been located inManhattan and had been known as the Manhattan High School of Aviation Trades.
The school occupies a whole block near theNew York City Subway's33rd Street–Rawson Street station, along Queens Boulevard. It is composed of seven floors, a dedicated hangar with multiple general aviation and World War II aircraft, a gymnasium, and a cafeteria, along with handball courts in the schoolyard. The school is divided into two parts: one section where most administration offices and academic classrooms are located and another section dedicated to aviation maintenance labs, or "shop classes", that run from the ground floor up to the sixth. An elevator and two escalators also run throughout the seven floors of the building. Starting in the 2015–2016 school year, the school has undergone major renovations and upgrades that have included a newly renovated gymnasium, cafeteria, rooftops and windows in the auditorium, gymnasium and hangar.[4]
He once lived in Little Neck and attended Aviation High School.
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