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Specialized High Schools Admissions Test
New York City admission test for elite high schools
Specialized High Schools Admissions Test
The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) is an examination administered to eighth and ninth-grade students residing in New York City and used to determine admission to eight of the city's nine Specialized High Schools (SHS). In 2024, 25,678 students took the test, and 4,072 (15.9%) received scores qualifying to receive an offer. Approximately 800 students each year are offered admission through the Discovery program, which fills approximately twenty percent of every matriculated class of each SHS with students from lower-income (qualified for reduced-price lunch) backgrounds who can qualify through a summer study program instead of reaching the cutoff score. The test is administered each year in October and November, and students are informed of their results the following March. Those who receive offers decide by the middle of March whether to attend the school the following September. The test is independently produced and graded by American Guidance Service, a subsidiary...
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