SHSAT Cutoff Scores 2021
Estimated cutoff scores for all eight NYC specialized high schools for the 2021 admissions cycle, from the SHSAT administered in Fall 2020, alongside the official offer and applicant figures the DOE published for that year.
The NYC DOE does not publish official SHSAT cutoff scores. The cutoff figures below are community estimates of the lowest score that earned an offer each year — useful for context, but not official and not a prediction.
2021cutoffs & offers by school
Schools ordered most to least selective. Offer counts are official DOE figures; cutoff scores are estimates of the lowest score that earned an offer.
| School | Borough | Offers | Est. cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuyvesant | Manhattan | 766 | 559 |
| Staten Island Tech | Staten Island | 286 | 525 |
| Bronx Science | Bronx | 751 | 517 |
| HSMSE @ CCNY | Manhattan | 177 | 515 |
| Queens Science @ York | Queens | 145 | 515 |
| HSAS @ Lehman | Bronx | 146 | 502 |
| Brooklyn Tech | Brooklyn | 1,484 | 493 |
| Brooklyn Latin | Brooklyn | 510 | 481 |
| All schools | 4,265 | — |
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Frequently asked questions
- What was the SHSAT cutoff for Stuyvesant in 2021?
- The estimated 2021 cutoff for Stuyvesant — the most selective specialized high school — was about 559 out of 700. This is a community estimate; the DOE does not publish official cutoffs.
- How many students got SHSAT offers in 2021?
- 4,265 students received an offer to one of the eight specialized high schools, out of 27,831 who took the test in Fall 2020 — an offer rate of about 15.3%.