Schools across New York City are participating in an initiative to increase diversity within their schools. Some schools give an admissions priority to applicants who are low-income, English Language Learners (ELLs) or Emerging Multilingual Learners (EMLs), are in the child welfare system or live in temporary housing. A complete list of schools and their priorities is below. Participating schools will still make offers using standard admissions priorities.
Middle School
District 3, District 13, and District 15 middle schools are each participating in district-wide diversity initiatives within their respective districts. In other districts, a number of individual middle schools are also participating in school-based diversity in admissions (DIA) initiatives.
District 3 Middle Schools
Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 25% of seats. The remaining 75% of seats are open to all students.
The following District 3 middle schools are participating in this initiative:
- J.H.S. 054 Booker T. Washington (03M054)
- P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph (03M076)
- P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth (03M149)
- P.S. 180 Hugo Newman (03M180)
- The Riverside School for Makers and Artists (03M191)
- M.S. 243 The Center School (03M243)
- M.S. M245 The Computer School (03M245)
- M.S. M247 Dual Language Middle School (03M247)
- M.S. 250 West Side Collaborative Middle School (03M250)
- Lafayette Academy (03M256)
- M.S. 258 Community Action School (03M258)
- West End Secondary School (03M291)
- P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children (03M333)
- Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual Arts (03M415)
- West Prep Academy (03M421)
- Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School (03M860)
- Mott Hall II (03M862)
District 13 Middle Schools
Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) and/or living in temporary housing for 57% of seats. The remaining 43% of seats are open to all students.
The following District 13 middle schools are participating in this initiative:
- M.S. 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center (13K113)
- Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts (13K265)
- M.S. K266 - Park Place Community Middle School (13K266)
- Satellite East Middle School (13K301)
- Dock Street School for STEAM Studies (13K313)
- The Urban Assembly Unison School (13K351)
- Academy of Arts and Letters (13K492)
- Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women (13K527)
- Fort Greene Preparatory Academy (13K691)
- I.S. 915 (13K915)
District 15 Middle Schools
Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income), applicants living in temporary housing, and/or English Language Learners for 52% of seats. The remaining 48% of seats are open to all students.
The following District 15 middle schools are participating in this pilot:
- M.S. 51 William Alexander (15K051)
- J.H.S. 088 Peter Rouget (15K088)
- I.S. 136 Charles O. Dewey (15K136)
- M.S. 442 Carroll Gardens School for Innovation (15K442)
- New Voices School of Academic & Creative Arts (15K443)
- The Math & Science Exploratory School (15K447)
- Brooklyn Collaborative Studies (15K448)
- Park Slope Collegiate (15K464)
- The Boerum Hill School for International Studies (15K497)
- Sunset Park Prep (15K821)
- M.S. 839 (15K839)
- Red Hook Neighborhood School: Harbor Middle School (15K676)
Other DOE Public Middle Schools
The following schools are participating in diversity initiatives; see below for details on each:
- East Side Community School (01M450) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch (based on family income) for 70% of seats.
- East Side Middle School (02M114) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch (based on family income) for 20% of seats.
- Yorkville East Middle School (02M177) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch (based on family income) for 25% of seats.
- M.S. 255 Salk School of Science (02M255) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 17% of seats.
- The Clinton School (02M260) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 17% of seats.
- Battery Park City School (02M276) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch (based on family income) for 36% of seats.
- New York City Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies (02M312) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch (based on family income) for 36% of seats.
- Institute for Collaborative Education (02M407) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch (based on family income) for 50% of seats.
- School of the Future Middle and High School (02M413) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 65% of seats.
- Quest to Learn (02M422) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 60% of seats.
- Academy of Applied Mathematics and Technology (07X343): Prioritize 25% of seats for applicants currently attending the following District 7 Elementary Schools: P.S. 1, P.S. 49, P.S. 154, P.S. 277, P.S. 359, and P.S. 369; Prioritize 15% of seats for applicants currently attending the following District 7 Elementary Schools: P.S. 5, P.S. 18, P.S. 25, P.S. 29, P.S. 31, P.S. 157, and P.S. 161.
- M.S. 936 (20K936) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch (based on family income) for 75% of seats.
- Hunters Point Community Middle School (30Q291) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch (based on family income) for 70% of seats.
Learn more about these programs and their participation in the diversity initiative with MySchools(Open external link).
High School
The following schools are participating in diversity initiatives; see below for details on each:
- University Neighborhood High School (01M448) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 68% of seats.
- East Side Community School (01M450) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 70% of seats.
- New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School (NEST+m) (01M539) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch Price (based on family income) for 66% of seats. Please note: this school’s Diversity in Admissions priority only applies to seats for non-continuing students.
- Bard High School Early College (01M696) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 50% of seats.
- The Clinton School (02M260) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 33% of seats.
- Urban Assembly Maker Academy (02M282) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 70% of seats.
- Essex Street Academy (02M294) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 50% of seats.
- NYC iSchool (02M376) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 66% of seats.
- Institute for Collaborative Education (02M407) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 66% of seats.
- Baruch College Campus High School (02M411) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch Price (based on family income) for 66% of seats.
- N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies (02M412) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 75% of seats.
- School of the Future High School (02M413) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 66% of seats.
- N.Y.C. Museum School (02M414) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 50% of seats.
- Eleanor Roosevelt High School (02M416) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 50% of seats.
- Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts (02M531) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 40% of seats.
- Harvest Collegiate High School (02M534) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 63% of seats.
- Academy for Software Engineering (02M546) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 69% of seats.
- Urban Assembly New York Harbor School (02M551) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 69% of seats.
- West End Secondary School (03M291) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 60% of seats.
- Frank McCourt High School (03M417) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 66% of seats.
- Beacon High School (03M479) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 66% of seats.
- Manhattan / Hunter Science High School (03M541) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 69% of seats.
- Park East High School (04M495) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 66% of seats.
- Central Park East High School (04M555) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 66% of seats.
- The Heritage School (04M680) | Priority to District 4 residents eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 43% of seats.
- Young Women's Leadership School of the Bronx (09X568) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 88% of seats.
- In-Tech Academy (10X368) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 88% of seats.
- Urban Assembly High School of Music and Art (13K350) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 69% of seats.
- Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women (13K527) | Priority to English Language Learners for 18% of seats.
- Design Works High School (13K963) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 57% of seats.
- Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design (14K558) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 63% of seats.
- Williamsburg Preparatory School (14K561) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 76% of seats.
- Brooklyn Collaborative Studies (15K448) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income), applicants living in temporary housing, and/or English Language Learners, for 76% of seats.
- Millennium Brooklyn High School (15K684) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 66% of seats
- Medgar Evers College Preparatory School (17K590) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 76% of seats.
- Kingsborough Early College School (21K468) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 76% of seats.
- Midwood High School (22K405) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch (based on family income) for 70% of seats.
- Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences (22K535) | Students admitted in rank order by zip code.
- Brooklyn College Academy (22K555) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 76% of seats.
- Bard High School Early College Queens (24Q299) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 73% of seats.
- Townsend Harris High School (25Q525) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 50% of seats.
- Bayside High School (26Q495) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 75% of seats.
- High School for Construction Trades, Engineering, and Architecture (27Q650) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 72% of seats.
- Academy for Careers in Television and Film (30Q301) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 63% of seats.
- Motion Picture Technical High School (30Q367) | Priority to applicants eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for 63% of seats.
Learn more about high school admissions and programs in MySchools.
Specialized High Schools
Summer Discovery programs are three- to five-week-long programs that provide an opportunity for certain disadvantaged students who scored within a certain range on the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) to attend a Specialized High School during the fall.
Participation is through invitation only through offer letter. Eligible students will only be considered for Discovery programs at the Specialized High School(s) they listed on their SHSAT registration.
More information on the current Discovery Program is available at schools.nyc.gov/DiscoveryPrograms(Open external link).