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SHSAT cutoff scores for each Specialized High School

For fall 2026 admissions, the lowest Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) score that qualified for a 9th grade seat ranged from 495 at The Brooklyn Latin School to 561 at Stuyvesant High School. SHSAT cutoff scores aren’t set in advance: they’re the lowest score that got an offer at each school once the seats were filled, and New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) publishes them after offers.

  • 561Stuyvesant, 9th grade seats
  • 525Bronx Science, 9th grade seats
  • 506Brooklyn Tech, 9th grade seats
  • 495Brooklyn Latin, 9th grade seats
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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

SHSAT cutoff scores for fall 2026 admissions

School9th grade10th grade
Stuyvesant High School561562
High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College539554
The Bronx High School of Science525652 (see note)
High School of American Studies at Lehman College507535
Brooklyn Technical High School506543
The Brooklyn Latin School495652 (see note)
Queens High School for the Sciences at York College531537
Staten Island Technical High School517530

The 9th grade column is for students who tested in 8th grade. The 10th grade column is NYCPS’s separate list for 10th grade seats, which go to students who tested in 9th grade. Schools are in the order NYCPS lists them.

NYCPS lists 652 for both The Bronx High School of Science and The Brooklyn Latin School in its 10th grade table, while every other 10th grade figure is between 530 and 562. Check those two with NYCPS at HSEnrollment@schools.nyc.gov before relying on them.

How are SHSAT cutoff scores set?

Offers go out in order of SHSAT score. The highest scorer gets an offer to their first-choice school, then the next highest, and so on. When a student’s first choice is full, they’re considered for their second choice, then their third, until every seat at every school is filled. A school’s cutoff is simply the score of the last student it offered a seat to.

So a cutoff depends on that year’s scores, how many seats each school has, and how students ranked the schools. NYCPS doesn’t publish next year’s cutoffs in advance.

What score do you need for Stuyvesant, Bronx Science or Brooklyn Tech?

NYCPS doesn’t set a required score. For fall 2026, the last 9th grade offers went at 561 for Stuyvesant, 525 for The Bronx High School of Science and 506 for Brooklyn Technical High School. You’re also only considered for schools you list when you register, so a score above a school’s cutoff doesn’t help if that school isn’t on your list.

Below every cutoff: the Discovery program

Some students from high-poverty schools or areas who score within a range below the lowest cutoff can be invited to Discovery, a summer program that leads to a seat.

The Discovery program →
Sources: NYC Public Schools and 1 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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