2021–2026
Between 556 and 563
- 2021559
- 2022563
- 2023561
- 2024561
- 2025556
- 2026561
The cutoff is the lowest composite score, out of 800, that got an offer to Stuyvesant that year. It isn't set in advance: it falls wherever the seats run out, after students are placed in order of score and by the schools they ranked.
So aim above the range, not at this year's number. A score that just clears one year can miss the next.
What it takes
Roughly how many right answers
On our approximate scoring curve, 561 takes about 41 of 50 right in each section. The curve is steep at the top, so every extra question there counts for more.
The Department of Education doesn't publish the raw-to-scaled conversion, so treat that as a ballpark. Try your own numbers in the SHSAT score calculator.
Compare
All eight schools
Nearest cutoffs: HSMSE (539).
| 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.
Getting there
Practice with Stuyvesant's number on screen
AntiPreppy estimates your child's SHSAT score from every question they answer and shows it against the cutoffs as it moves. Kids play adaptive sessions and earn prizes you set. It's free through 2026.
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