J.H.S. 144 Michelangelo: SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers, 2022-2026

District 11 · Bronx · DBN 11X144

8th graders, 2026: 156
Sat the SHSAT: 39
Took the test: 25%
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, J.H.S. 144 Michelangelo admitted sixth graders through 5 programs (Zone Priority, ASD/ACES Program).

Its most requested program, Academy of Performing & Visual Arts, had 26 general education applicants for 17 seats, 2 applicants per seat in the DOE's count.

Seats, applicants and applicants per seat for each program at J.H.S. 144 Michelangelo, 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
Academy of Law and JournalismOpen to New York City residents	Zone Priority	24	10	0	No	4	10	3
Academy of Performing & Visual ArtsOpen to New York City residents	Zone Priority	17	26	2	Yes	3	14	5
Academy of Math and ScienceOpen to New York City residents	Zone Priority	24	34	1	No	6	16	3
Michelangelo ACES 12:1:1 ProgramOpen to students currently in an ACES (Academics, Career, and Essential Skills) program. If you are not currently an ACES student and are interested in the program, please contact acesprograms@schools.nyc.gov	ASD/ACES Program	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Zoned ProgramOpen to New York City residents	Zone Priority	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Where its students go next. The DOE lists Herbert H. Lehman High School, Astor Collegiate Academy and Harry S Truman 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, 156 eighth graders at J.H.S. 144 Michelangelo applied to high school and 39 of them sat the SHSAT, a participation rate of 25%. Across District 11 the rate was 42%, so this school sits 17 points below it. Citywide, among public middle schools that published both counts, 39% of eighth graders sat the test. It ranks 17th of 19 in District 11 on that measure. Its eighth grade is the 7th largest of 19 in District 11, above the median of 109.

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 16 of the 19 schools listed in District 11 for 2026.

The number of testers went from 64 in 2022 admissions to 39 in 2026, down 25. The sharpest move came between 2022 and 2023, when it fell by 13.

In District 11, the most offers in 2026 admissions went to students from J.H.S. 127 The Castle Hill (10), out of 28 published for the district as a whole.

Year by year

SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers at J.H.S. 144 Michelangelo by admissions year, from the New York City Department of Education.
Admissions year	8th graders	Sat the SHSAT	Took the test	Offers	Discovery
2022	137	64	47%	5 or fewer (not published)	5 or fewer (not published)
2023	147	51	35%	5 or fewer (not published)	5 or fewer (not published)
2024	144	45	31%	5 or fewer (not published)	5 or fewer (not published)
2025	131	35	27%	5 or fewer (not published)	5 or fewer (not published)
2026	156	39	25%	5 or fewer (not published)	5 or fewer (not published)
District 11, 2026	2,634	1,107	42%	at least 28
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 11 with a similar share of testers

The schools just above and below J.H.S. 144 Michelangelo when District 11’s schools are ordered by the share of eighth graders who sat the SHSAT in 2026 admissions.

Baychester Middle School27% of 95 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
Cornerstone Academy for Social Action Middle School (CASA)27% of 37 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
One World Middle School at Edenwald26% of 107 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
P.S. 175 City Island26% of 31 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
Bronx Green Middle School24% of 121 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
Pelham Gardens Middle School20% of 103 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)

Every school in District 11, side by side

See how this school ranks

J.H.S. 144 Michelangelo is not ranked for 2026 admissions: 39 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 J.H.S. 144 Michelangelo, 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 J.H.S. 144 Michelangelo, 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.

J.H.S. 144 Michelangelo 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 11X144; 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.