J.H.S. 054 Booker T. Washington: SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers, 2022-2025
District 3 · Manhattan · DBN 03M054
- 8th graders, 2025
- 218
- Sat the SHSAT
- 172
- Took the test
- 79%
- Offers
- 88
In 2025 admissions, 172 of the 218 eighth graders at J.H.S. 054 Booker T. Washington who applied to high school sat the SHSAT: 79%, which means most of the grade took the test. Across District 3 the rate was 50%, so this school sits 29 points above it. Citywide, among public middle schools that published both counts, 37% of eighth graders sat the test. It ranks 3rd of 14 in District 3 on that measure. With 218 eighth graders applying to high school, it has the largest eighth grade of the 19 schools listed in District 3.
88 students from the school received an offer to one of the eight testing specialized high schools, 51% of its testers. Across the city, 4,023 offers went to 25,933 testers that year, 15.5%. That is the 4th highest count in the city, inside the group of 20 middle schools that together received 1,400 of the 4,023 offers.
The number of testers went from 196 in 2022 admissions to 172 in 2025, down 24. Offers went from 114 in 2022 to 88 in 2025, with a high of 116 in 2023.
Within District 3, no school received more offers in 2025 admissions; this one accounts for 48% of the 183 published for the district.
Year by year
| Admissions year | 8th graders | Sat the SHSAT | Took the test | Offers | Discovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 257 | 196 | 76% | 114 | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2023 | 237 | 184 | 78% | 116 | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2024 | 233 | 173 | 74% | 73 | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2025 | 218 | 172 | 79% | 88 | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| District 3, 2025 | 1,245 | 561 | 50% | at least 183 | |
| New York City, 2025 | 25,933 | 4,023 |
“2025 admissions” means students who sat the SHSAT as eighth graders in the 2024-25 school year and received offers for fall 2025, as in the DOE’s admissions outcomes report. “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 3 with a similar share of testers
The schools just above and below J.H.S. 054 Booker T. Washington when District 3’s schools are ordered by the share of eighth graders who sat the SHSAT in 2025 admissions.
- The Anderson School95% of 60 sat the test · 44 offers
- M.S. 243 Center School93% of 58 sat the test · 18 offers
- Lafayette Academy60% of 75 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- M.S. 245 The Computer School58% of 124 sat the test · 17 offers
- Special Music School50% of 16 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- Mott Hall II36% of 135 sat the test · 10 offers
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 J.H.S. 054 Booker T. Washington, 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
- Book an SHSAT session
Dates read on schools.nyc.gov on October 3, 2026.
Your child is in 5th grade
Middle school applications: October 14 to December 11.
The middle school you choose now is where the SHSAT years happen. These counts show how many eighth graders sit the test at each school and how many get an offer; they do not say why. Ask the schools on your list how many of their students sit the SHSAT and how they prepare them, and plan the preparation for 6th and 7th grade, not for the October of 8th.
Dates for fall 2027 entry read on schools.nyc.gov on October 3, 2026.
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 03M054. Rebuilt 2026-10-03. Method and caveats are set out on the index page. Back to all 721 middle schools.