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Yes. For 2026 admissions, 570 was above the lowest qualifying score at all 8 SHSAT schools for students entering 9th grade; the highest was Stuyvesant’s 561. A 550 was above the cutoff at 7 of the 8. Fall 2026 is the first adaptive SHSAT, so cutoffs may move. A 570 practice test estimate means roughly 520 to 620.

For 2026 admissions, Stuyvesant’s lowest qualifying score was 561 for students entering 9th grade, the highest of the 8 SHSAT schools. From 2022 to 2026 it ranged from 556 to 563. The fall 2026 test is the first adaptive one, so the next cutoff may differ. All SHSAT cutoff scores.

Yes, mostly because seats are limited: for 2026 admissions, 26,123 students took the SHSAT and 4,023 got an offer. The content is middle-school reading, editing and math (through grade 7 for 8th graders), but it is 100 questions in 180 minutes with no calculator, and questions can get harder as your child answers correctly.

The SAT has harder content; the SHSAT is more competitive. The digital SAT has 98 questions in 2 hours 14 minutes, includes advanced math and trigonometry, and allows a calculator throughout math. The SHSAT tests math through grade 7 with no calculator, 100 questions in 180 minutes, and ranks students for a fixed number of seats.

No. The SHSAT tests what students learn in school, not IQ. ELA covers revising, editing and reading comprehension; math covers ratios, the number system, expressions, equations, inequalities, statistics, probability and geometry, based on New York State standards through grade 7 (grade 8 for 9th graders). NYC publishes free practice tests and a prep guide so students can study.

Yes. Starting with the fall 2026 test, for September 2027 admission, the SHSAT has 100 questions: 50 ELA and 50 math, in 180 minutes. It is computer-adaptive, so questions can get harder or easier, and your child must answer each one to move on. The fall 2025 test had 114 questions, 57 per section.

The SHSAT is open to NYC residents who are current 8th graders or first-time (not repeating) 9th graders. Registration is part of NYC’s high school admissions. For the fall 2026 test it opened Tuesday, October 6 and closes Friday, October 30. When you register, you list the specialized high schools your child wants, in order of preference; your child is considered only for those schools. Your school counselor can help, and NYC posts updates in MySchools. SHSAT test dates and registration.

NYC has 9 specialized high schools. 8 admit students only by SHSAT score: Stuyvesant, HSMSE, Queens Sciences, Bronx Science, Staten Island Tech, American Studies, Brooklyn Tech, Brooklyn Latin. The ninth, LaGuardia High School, admits by audition, not by the SHSAT (NYC Public Schools).

It is our estimate, not an official score. One 21-question practice test can be off by about 50 points either way, so read 530 as roughly 480 to 580. Averaging two or three tests narrows the range. NYC does not publish a fixed score scale or conversion tables, so no practice score is exact.

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