
Think of programs as doorways into a school. When you apply to middle schools, you’re really applying to middle school programs. Citywide programs are open to all NYC students.If seats remain, applicants who live and go to school in other Bronx districts will then be considered for admission.All students who live or go to school in a Bronx district will have an admissions priority to attend middle schools in that district or districts.All Bronx middle schools will appear as options for your child's middle school application.All students in the Bronx have boroughwide eligibility to all Bronx middle schools, in all Bronx districts.Staten Island has only one district (District 31), therefore all students in Staten Island have boroughwide eligibility to all Staten Island middle schools.Boroughwide programs are open to all students in a particular borough.If a program’s eligibility is “Open to students who live in the zone,” this means it’s only open to applicants who live in the smaller geographic zone around a particular school (rather than the larger middle school district).



Students who live and attend schools in other districts are not eligible to apply to that program, and will not see or have it as an option on their application. For instance, if a program’s eligibility is “Open to students and residents of District 27,” this means that only students who live or attend public elementary schools in District 27 can apply. If you are using this public view, be sure to check any program's Eligibility Information (see below) to see if your child can apply.Ī program's eligibility tells you who can apply to it. When the application period is closed, or when you are not logged in to your account, all middle schools in the city will appear as search options.If a program is one that your child can't apply to, it will not show up in your account as an option. This means that your search will include as options only the middle school programs that they’re eligible to attend. During the application period, when you're logged in to your MySchools account, you will have a directory experience personalized to your child.You can look up or search for middle school programs in the searchable online directory at MySchools.nyc. Understand Your Child's Middle School Optionsīefore you begin exploring middle schools, it's helpful to learn about the options your child has and is eligible for. LGBTQ and gender nonconforming students.Students with disabilities: If your child's Individualized Education Programs (IEP) recommends District 75 programs, learn more at /D75.Current public district and charter school students.Our middle schools welcome and serve all of the following: A current fifth grade student, or a current sixth grade student if their elementary school ends in sixth gradeĪdditionally, current fourth grade students who live or go to school in District 3 can apply to the Center School (03M243) current fourth grade students who live or go to school in Queens can apply to Louis Armstrong Middle School (30Q227) and all current sixth grade students can apply to Baccalaureate School for Global Education (30Q580).Your child must be both of the following to apply: Apply to middle school when your child is in their last year of elementary school.

All New York City children are guaranteed a seat at a public middle school.
