SHSAT Cutoff Scores 2023
Estimated cutoff scores for all eight NYC specialized high schools for the 2023 admissions cycle, from the SHSAT administered in Fall 2022, 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.
2023cutoffs & 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 | 756 | 561 |
| Queens Science @ York | Queens | 121 | 527 |
| Bronx Science | Bronx | 722 | 521 |
| Staten Island Tech | Staten Island | 286 | 521 |
| HSMSE @ CCNY | Manhattan | 152 | 518 |
| HSAS @ Lehman | Bronx | 131 | 510 |
| Brooklyn Tech | Brooklyn | 1,498 | 503 |
| Brooklyn Latin | Brooklyn | 387 | 493 |
| All schools | 4,053 | — |
A further 855 students entered through the Discovery program this cycle — a path for qualifying students who scored just below the cutoff.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was the SHSAT cutoff for Stuyvesant in 2023?
- The estimated 2023 cutoff for Stuyvesant — the most selective specialized high school — was about 561 out of 700. This is a community estimate; the DOE does not publish official cutoffs.
- How many students got SHSAT offers in 2023?
- 4,053 students received an offer to one of the eight specialized high schools, out of 27,669 who took the test in Fall 2022 — an offer rate of about 14.6%.