I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein: SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers, 2022-2026

District 31 · Staten Island · DBN 31R007

8th graders, 2026: 405
Sat the SHSAT: 134
Took the test: 33%
Offers: 18

SHSAT 2026: registration October 6–30; the test is November 14–15 (School Day November 18, 9th grade November 21).

For families choosing a middle school

Getting in (Fall 2026 admissions)

In Fall 2026 middle school admissions, I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein admitted sixth graders through 2 programs (D75 Special Education Inclusive Services, Zone Priority).

Its most requested program, Elias Bernstein (I.S. 7), had 409 general education applicants for 279 seats, 1 applicant per seat in the DOE's count.

Seats, applicants and applicants per seat for each program at I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein, Fall 2026 middle school admissions, from the New York City Department of Education.
Program	Admissions method	General education seats				Students with disabilities
Program	Admissions method	Seats	Applicants	Per seat	All filled	Seats	Applicants	Per seat
I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein D75 INCLUSION PROGRAMOpen to students currently in or recommended for District 75 Special Education Inclusive Services. If you are not currently in or recommended for these services, please contact D75info@schools.nyc.gov.	D75 Special Education Inclusive Services	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Elias Bernstein (I.S. 7)Open to New York City residents	Zone Priority	279	409	1	Yes	111	103	1

Where its students go next. The DOE lists Tottenville High School, Susan E. Wagner High School and Staten Island Technical High School as the high schools its students most often attend.

Fall 2026 admissions: families applied in fall 2025 for sixth grade in September 2026. Seats, applicants and applicants per seat are the DOE’s, from its Fall 2026 Middle School Data file on InfoHub (saved by the DOE 2026-09-18), the same figures MySchools shows as last year’s demand. The DOE counts applicants this way: “MySchools shows the true number of applicants who were considered for a seat in a program, meaning this number excludes applicants who matched to a more preferred choice from their application.” (schools.nyc.gov, read October 4, 2026). Applicants per seat is the DOE’s own figure, rounded to a whole number, so 0 means fewer than one applicant for every two seats. “All filled” is the DOE’s flag for whether every seat in that group was filled; “n/a” means the file gives no figure. Seats and demand change every year; this page does not turn them into a chance of admission.

In 2026 admissions, 405 eighth graders at I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein applied to high school and 134 of them sat the SHSAT, a participation rate of 33%. That is close to the 32% rate across District 31. Citywide, among public middle schools that published both counts, 39% of eighth graders sat the test. It ranks 7th of 14 in District 31 on that measure. Its eighth grade is the 5th largest of 16 in District 31, above the median of 303.

18 students from the school received an offer to one of the eight testing specialized high schools, 13% of its testers. Across the city, 4,023 offers went to 26,123 testers that year, 15.4%. It ranks 53rd of the 111 middle schools whose 2026 offer count was large enough to be published.

The number of testers has held steady: 131 in 2022 admissions, 134 in 2026. Offers were 18 in both 2022 and 2026.

In District 31, the most offers in 2026 admissions went to students from I.S. 075 Frank D. Paulo (48), out of 161 published for the district as a whole.

Year by year

SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers at I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein by admissions year, from the New York City Department of Education.
Admissions year	8th graders	Sat the SHSAT	Took the test	Offers	Discovery
2022	389	131	34%	18	5 or fewer (not published)
2023	410	137	33%	23	5 or fewer (not published)
2024	396	150	38%	23	5 or fewer (not published)
2025	407	138	34%	25	5 or fewer (not published)
2026	405	134	33%	18	5 or fewer (not published)
District 31, 2026	4,323	1,364	32%	at least 161
New York City, 2026		26,123		4,023

“2026 admissions” means students who sat the SHSAT as eighth graders in the 2025-26 school year and received offers for fall 2026, as in the DOE’s Fall 2026 SHSAT and Discovery Summary. “8th graders” counts the school’s eighth graders who applied to high school; “took the test” divides testers by that count when both are published. The district row adds the published counts of its schools, so its offers are a floor; the city row is the DOE’s own total. “Not listed” means the school is absent from that year’s file.

Schools in District 31 with a similar share of testers

The schools just above and below I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein when District 31’s schools are ordered by the share of eighth graders who sat the SHSAT in 2026 admissions.

Marsh Avenue School for Expeditionary Learning43% of 147 sat the test · 6 offers
P.S. 048 William G. Wilcox38% of 130 sat the test · 7 offers
I.S. 072 Rocco Laurie34% of 504 sat the test · 17 offers
Staten Island School of Civic Leadership32% of 93 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
I.S. 027 Anning S. Prall29% of 289 sat the test · 9 offers
I.S. 034 Tottenville24% of 423 sat the test · 12 offers

Every school in District 31, side by side

See how this school ranks

In 2026 admissions, I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein received 18 specialized high school offers for 134 students who sat the SHSAT: 13.4 per 100. That ranks it #4 of 9 in Staten Island and #74 of 105 citywide, among schools with at least 30 test-takers.

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What to do with these numbers

Your child is in 8th grade now

Registration closes October 30. Test day: November 18.

November 18 is the SHSAT School Day; the weekend sittings are November 14/15 and November 21. Whatever the count at I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein, the decision to sit the test is yours, and a scored official practice test tells you more about your own child than any school figure.

Dates read on schools.nyc.gov on October 19, 2026.

Your child is in 6th or 7th grade

A 7th grader sits the SHSAT in fall 2027; a 6th grader, in fall 2028.

The test comes in the fall of 8th grade, so there is no deadline yet, and that is the point: starting now leaves time to work on reading and math at a steady pace instead of in the last weeks. The counts above show what happened at I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein, not where your child stands. We start with a scored official practice test, which does.

Your child is in 5th grade

Middle school applications are open until December 11.

Start with how many families applied for each seat last year: the DOE publishes it program by program. The middle school you choose is also where the SHSAT years happen, so ask the schools on your list how many of their students sit the test and how they prepare them.

Dates for fall 2027 entry read on schools.nyc.gov on October 3, 2026.

I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein is a school figure. Your child needs a score.

Figures from Specialized High Schools Admissions Tests Results (school counts) and Specialized High Schools Admissions Overall Summary (city totals), New York City Department of Education, as listed for DBN 31R007; 2026 figures from the DOE’s Fall 2026 SHSAT and Discovery Summary on InfoHub, not yet on NYC Open Data. Rebuilt 2026-10-04. Method and caveats are set out on the index page. Back to all 735 middle schools.