By year
Cutoffs, highest first
| School | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuyvesant | 561 | 556 | 561 | 561 | 563 | 559 |
| HSMSE | 539 | 526 | 542 | 518 | 532 | 515 |
| Queens Science | 531 | 518 | 524 | 527 | 523 | 515 |
| Bronx Science | 525 | 518 | 526 | 521 | 524 | 517 |
| Staten Island Tech | 517 | 527 | 519 | 521 | 527 | 525 |
| American Studies | 507 | 504 | 514 | 510 | 516 | 502 |
| Brooklyn Tech | 506 | 505 | 507 | 503 | 506 | 493 |
| Brooklyn Latin | 495 | 496 | 492 | 493 | 497 | 481 |
A year is the fall a student starts high school: 2026 means the test taken in fall 2025. Cutoffs are the lowest score admitted in that year's offers, as compiled by NYC prep sites (for example this 2012–2026 table). We list a number only when at least two sources agree on it. LaGuardia admits by audition, not the SHSAT.
By school
What each school's number means
- Stuyvesant561Manhattan · 556–563 since 2021The highest cutoff every year, by a wide margin. Math and science heavy, on the Hudson in Battery Park City.
- HSMSE539Manhattan · 515–542 since 2021One of the smallest specialized schools, on the City College campus in Harlem, so its cutoff swings more from year to year.
- Queens Science531Queens · 515–531 since 2021A small science school on the York College campus in Jamaica. Its cutoff has sat near Bronx Science's for years.
- Bronx Science525The Bronx · 517–526 since 2021A large school in the Bronx with a research program known well beyond the city. Cutoffs in the 517 to 526 range.
- Staten Island Tech517Staten Island · 517–527 since 2021A mid-size STEM school in New Dorp. Its cutoff has climbed from about 500 a decade ago into the 520s.
- American Studies507The Bronx · 502–516 since 2021The one history-focused specialized school, on the Lehman College campus. Small, so every seat counts.
- Brooklyn Tech506Brooklyn · 493–507 since 2021The biggest specialized school by far, about 1,100 ninth-grade seats in Fort Greene, with engineering-style majors.
- Brooklyn Latin495Brooklyn · 481–497 since 2021A classical school in East Williamsburg with Latin for everyone and the IB diploma. Usually the lowest cutoff.
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