[11] Courses include but are not limited too: All Wagner students are organized in a learning center based on an academic subject, with its own Teacher/Coordinator, guidance counselor, Assistant Principal, and specific activities.

They must take Living Environment, Chemistry, & Physics, and three years of a foreign language (Spanish, Italian, or French).

The program is directed by Assistant Principal of Arts Paul Corn, who has served in that role for over ten years.

The advanced bands perform throughout the city, as well as annual trips to compete in locations such as Florida, Washington, D.C., and Boston.

[15] Students in the Visual Arts Academy are placed in two tracks based on what they auditioned for, Drawing or Photography & Graphic Design.

[18] In 2011, the school was awarded a $200,000 from Borough President James Molinaro to retrofit their auditorium after their production of Les Misérables.

The retrofit was complete in time for their Spring Musical of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in 2012.

The theatre program has also been invited to the historic St. George Theater to perform Les Misérables and Sweeney Todd.

[19] Founded at Midwood High School (Brooklyn, New York) in 1947, "SING" is a student-run theater production that includes script/acting, dancing, art, a chorus, and a band.

Students are judged on areas including originality, singing, art, acting, band, script, and dancing.

[20] The International Festival is a student-run production that showcases an assortment of food and a three-hour show presenting the diversity of the school through a collection of dances, fashion, songs, plays, and exhibitions from all around the world.

[22] Wagner has teams in Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Flag Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Stunt, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, and more.