Middle School Information

Most NYC students apply to middle school during their fifth-grade year, or if different, their final year of elementary school. The middle school application period for students applying will open the week of January 11th.  The MySchools portal is open now to look at middle schools to apply for.  You will need your personalized access code.  If you have not received your letter, please email Ms. Santaliz at nsantaliz@schools.nyc.gov.

In your child's personalized online application, you will see and explore every middle school program that they are eligible to apply for and, if they get an offer, to attend. From these options, you can add up to 12 middle school programs to your child’s application. Add the programs that interest you and your child the most and rank them in your true order of preference in the application.

• Consider adding the programs where your child has an admissions priority or guarantee, such as their zoned school(s) or continuing school. You do not have to place any of these programs as your first choice to keep your priority.
• Make an appointment to talk to your child's school counselor. Discuss your child's middle school application choices and how you plan to rank them.
• Use MySchools to explore your child's middle school options.
• Read last year's Middle School Admissions Guide - Staten Island

During the application period, you can apply in English, Spanish, Chinese, Bengali, Russian, Arabic, Urdu, Haitian Creole, Korean, or French in MySchools(Open external link). If you would like to apply using another language, call us and ask for an interpreter.

NEW for 2021-2022: Middle Schools will not use academic records, auditions, or other screens or assessments to evaluate or admit students this year.  Schools will maintain priority for students living in the district.  If a school has more applications than available seats, offers will be made using a random lottery.  In a small number of schools that have launched their own Diversity in Admissions pilots, they will admit priority groups of students first based on their schools' plans.

Learn more about the NYC Middle School Admissions process.

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You can view a video of the Ins and Outs of the Middle School Process Parent Workshop here.

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The presentation can be accessed here  Ins and Outs of the Middle School Process 2021.pptx