M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes: SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers, 2022-2025
District 27 · Queens · DBN 27Q137
- 8th graders, 2025
- 570
- Sat the SHSAT
- 161
- Took the test
- 28%
- Offers
- 13
In 2025 admissions, 570 eighth graders at M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes applied to high school and 161 of them sat the SHSAT, a participation rate of 28%. That is close to the 27% rate across District 27. Citywide, among public middle schools that published both counts, 37% of eighth graders sat the test. It ranks 6th of 20 in District 27 on that measure. With 570 eighth graders applying to high school, it has the largest eighth grade of the 23 schools listed in District 27.
13 students from the school received an offer to one of the eight testing specialized high schools, 8% of its testers. Across the city, 4,023 offers went to 25,933 testers that year, 15.5%. It ranks 69th of the 116 middle schools whose 2025 offer count was large enough to be published.
The number of testers ended close to where it began, 164 in 2022 admissions and 161 in 2025, but not in a straight line: it rose by 47 between 2024 and 2025. Offers went from 12 in 2022 to 13 in 2025, with a high of 17 in 2024.
Within District 27, no school received more offers in 2025 admissions; this one accounts for 39% of the 33 published for the district.
Discovery, the DOE’s summer program that offers a specialized high school seat to disadvantaged students who complete it, counted 15 of its students in 2022, 8 in 2023, 12 in 2024 and 12 in 2025.
Year by year
| Admissions year | 8th graders | Sat the SHSAT | Took the test | Offers | Discovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 625 | 164 | 26% | 12 | 15 |
| 2023 | 583 | 127 | 22% | 9 | 8 |
| 2024 | 592 | 114 | 19% | 17 | 12 |
| 2025 | 570 | 161 | 28% | 13 | 12 |
| District 27, 2025 | 3,221 | 840 | 27% | at least 33 | |
| 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 27 with a similar share of testers
The schools just above and below M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes when District 27’s schools are ordered by the share of eighth graders who sat the SHSAT in 2025 admissions.
- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI38% of 81 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- P.S. 124 Osmond a Church37% of 147 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- P.S. 232 Lindenwood31% of 108 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- Waterside School for Leadership26% of 62 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- J.H.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell23% of 558 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- Scholars' Academy22% of 187 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 M.S. 137 America's School of Heroes, 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 27Q137. Rebuilt 2026-10-03. Method and caveats are set out on the index page. Back to all 721 middle schools.