 In the 2012-13 school year and again in 2013-2014, MAST was named a Merit School of Excellence.This award placed Jose Martí MAST in the top 1% of magnet schools in the country.In 2013, seven Jose Martí MAST students placed 1st to 3rd in several categories for the
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