I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg: SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers, 2022-2026
District 21 · Brooklyn · DBN 21K303
- 8th graders, 2026
- 162
- Sat the SHSAT
- 42
- Took the test
- 26%
- Offers
- 5 or fewer (not published)
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. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg admitted sixth graders through 11 programs (Audition, Talent Test, D75 Special Education Inclusive Services, Language Criteria, Zone Priority).
Its most requested program, Herbert S. Eisenberg (I.S. 303) Magnet Program (Computer/Math), had 26 general education applicants for 23 seats, 1 applicant per seat in the DOE's count.
| Program | Admissions method | General education seats | Students with disabilities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Applicants | Per seat | All filled | Seats | Applicants | Per seat | ||
| Herbert S. Eisenberg (I.S. 303) Magnet Program (Art)Open to New York City residents | Audition | 23 | 10 | 0 | No | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbert S. Eisenberg (I.S. 303) Magnet Program (Computer/Math)Open to New York City residents | Talent Test | 23 | 26 | 1 | Yes | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Herbert S. Eisenberg (I.S. 303) Magnet Program (Dance)Open to New York City residents | Audition | 23 | 8 | 0 | No | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbert S. Eisenberg (I.S. 303) Magnet Program (Drama)Open to New York City residents | Audition | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg 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 |
| Herbert S. Eisenberg (I.S. 303) Magnet Program (Creative Writing/Journalism)Open to New York City residents | Talent Test | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbert S. Eisenberg (I.S. 303) Russian Dual Language ProgramOpen to New York City residents | Language Criteria | 23 | 10 | 0 | No | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Herbert S. Eisenberg (I.S. 303) Magnet Program (Media)Open to New York City residents | Audition | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbert S. Eisenberg (I.S. 303) Magnet Program (Science)Open to New York City residents | Talent Test | 23 | 7 | 0 | No | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Herbert S. Eisenberg (I.S. 303) Academy for Career ExplorationOpen to New York City residents | Zone Priority | 55 | 25 | 0 | No | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Herbert S. Eisenberg (I.S. 303) Magnet Program (Vocal Music)Open to New York City residents | Audition | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Where its students go next. The DOE lists Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies, John Dewey High School and Abraham Lincoln 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, 162 eighth graders at I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg applied to high school and 42 of them sat the SHSAT, a participation rate of 26%. Across District 21 the rate was 48%, so this school sits 22 points below it. Citywide, among public middle schools that published both counts, 39% of eighth graders sat the test. It ranks 12th of 16 in District 21 on that measure. Its eighth grade is the 6th largest of 16 in District 21, above the median of 111.
The number of its students who received an offer to a specialized high school was 5 or fewer. The DOE does not publish counts that small, so it could be any number from zero to five; this page does not guess. That is the case at 11 of the 16 schools listed in District 21 for 2026.
The number of testers has held steady: 44 in 2022 admissions, 42 in 2026.
In District 21, the most offers in 2026 admissions went to students from Mark Twain I.S. 239 for the Gifted & Talented (173), out of 301 published for the district as a whole.
Year by year
| Admissions year | 8th graders | Sat the SHSAT | Took the test | Offers | Discovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 176 | 44 | 25% | 5 or fewer (not published) | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2023 | 191 | 50 | 26% | 5 or fewer (not published) | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2024 | 125 | 45 | 36% | 5 or fewer (not published) | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2025 | 144 | 42 | 29% | 5 or fewer (not published) | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2026 | 162 | 42 | 26% | 5 or fewer (not published) | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| District 21, 2026 | 3,206 | 1,524 | 48% | at least 301 | |
| 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 21 with a similar share of testers
The schools just above and below I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg when District 21’s schools are ordered by the share of eighth graders who sat the SHSAT in 2026 admissions.
- P.S. 209 Margaret Mead32% of 63 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov27% of 95 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- P.S. 121 Nelson A. Rockefeller27% of 52 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- P.S. 288 The Shirley Tanyhill26% of 47 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin17% of 156 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- Brooklyn Studio Secondary School11% of 123 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
See how this school ranks
I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg is not ranked for 2026 admissions: 42 students sat the SHSAT, but its offer count was 5 or fewer, which the DOE does not publish, so no rate can be computed.
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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. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg, 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.
- How to register for the SHSAT, step by step
- Score an official SHSAT practice test, free
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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. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg, 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. This school has talent test programs: registration to test closes November 2.
- How hard I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg is to get into
- SHSAT preparation: what it involves and when to start
Dates for fall 2027 entry read on schools.nyc.gov on October 3, 2026.
I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg 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 21K303; 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.