page_title: Math, Science, Technology Preparatory School
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Math, Science, Technology Preparatory School / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Public School 51 in Buffalo, New York
context_page_description: Math, Science, and Technology Preparatory School is a magnet middle/high school located in the City of Buffalo, New York. the first preparatory school in Western New York and the third in New York State. The school opened in September 2006 and has approximately 387 students. The current principal is Dr. Kevin Eberle, and the current assistant principals are Ms. Tatiana Merrick and Ms. Danielle Womack.
context_section_description: The school opened in 2006 in a building that formerly housed Seneca Vocational High School. It is a College Board school that began accepting students and sixth and ninth grade and since added two grades each year.
  The Seneca campus was renovated from 2010 until 2012. During this time, the school was temporarily located at the site of former Public School 51 Black Rock Academy while renovations were made to the Seneca building. The Seneca building reopened in Fall 2012.
  In Fall 2016, Grades 5 through 8 moved to the former Dr. Martin Luther King Multicultural Institute at 487 High Street. The MST building also housed the new Research Laboratory High School for the 2016-2017 school year.
caption: School 51, where MST Prep was temporarily housed from 2010-2012.
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