J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck 85-05 144th Street, Queens, NY 11435

"Horrible...Just horrible, About 70% of the water fountains in the school doesn't work. So many disrespectful students. There tons of horrible teachers working there. It's pretty dirty there. There is gum EVERYWHERE. They are always talking about "keeping the earth clean" but it is not clean at the school.I highly recommend not to go to this school. In gym, It's so boring the only thing I liked was Student choice and Pacer and that's it The reason why I gave this a 2 instead of a 1 is because of the clubs. There is a lot of clubs."

"At the time of this post I am a Freshmen at 217. It's a great school and the teachers are top notch. Personally speackinha lot of the students hate the ELA teachers to be prepared for that, but don't let that ruin your experience. A lot of students advance in Specialized High School so that is something worth remembering."

"The school is a good school but sometimes it's just bad . I love the school I recommend it but if you don't like uniform this is not the jr highschool for youI just know that it's a good and somewhat bad school. and no one evergets to go outside during lunch unless you have a nice teacher or your really quiet and if your to loud we don't go outside if we do what we're suppose to we go outside and uniform for a public school who does that??? so go to ms.172 if you don't want uniform and pacer test everyday.best School I ever went to look in to it elementary senior"

"I used to say that this school is bad(this review was made on January or February of 2017), but it's actually not a bad school. This is a school for students of all levels of academic achievement. I say this because this school has a very challenging yet helpful curriculum for struggling students, and even challenging for gifted students, as the large population ensures that they will have to compete with other gifted students and be on their toes trying to be at the top. Nonetheless, this school is a great learning experience. The large population and the size of the school might be overwhelming for those who came from a small school, but students usually get used to it after a while. .This also ensures that students can make friends and increase social connections with numerous people. There is a diverse selection of extremely passionate teachers, and they usually get the work done. This school recently started exemplifying growth mindset, which means that people can change their knowledge or personality and pretty much anything, even if they began struggling on something. There is a huge variety of programs that capture a variety of interests that students have, and a large school means more resources for every student to be their best and improve college readiness."

"I have been in this school for the past 3 years. Now I am in High School. This school is a really good school and the teachers care about you. They support you with your problems and try to solve it for you. I have had a lot of experiences in this school. The staff members are nice and supportive. They will help you with anything. The deans and the principal's are nice and they also help the student. If any of you are willing to attend this school for 6th grade I recommend that you do well in this school. This is the best Middle School. Wish you all the luck in this wonderful environment and this supportive school. Thank You"