M.S. 245 The Computer School: SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers, 2022-2026

District 3 · Manhattan · DBN 03M245

8th graders, 2026: 121
Sat the SHSAT: 70
Took the test: 58%
Offers: 23

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, M.S. 245 The Computer School admitted sixth graders through one program (Open).

It had 204 general education applicants for 100 seats, 2 applicants per seat in the DOE's count.

Seats, applicants and applicants per seat for each program at M.S. 245 The Computer School, 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
The Computer School (M.S. 245)Open to New York City residents	Open	100	204	2	Yes	29	47	2

Where its students go next. The DOE lists Beacon High School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics 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, 70 of the 121 eighth graders at M.S. 245 The Computer School who applied to high school sat the SHSAT: 58%, more than half the grade. Across District 3 the rate was 49%, so this school sits 9 points above it. Citywide, among public middle schools that published both counts, 39% of eighth graders sat the test. It ranks 5th of 14 in District 3 on that measure. Its eighth grade is the 3rd largest of 17 in District 3, above the median of 53.

23 students from the school received an offer to one of the eight testing specialized high schools, 33% of its testers. Across the city, 4,023 offers went to 26,123 testers that year, 15.4%. It is the 45th highest count of the 111 middle schools whose 2026 offer count was large enough to be published.

The number of testers has held steady: 73 in 2022 admissions, 70 in 2026. Offers went from 20 in 2022 to 23 in 2026.

In District 3, the most offers in 2026 admissions went to students from J.H.S. 054 Booker T. Washington (86), out of 178 published for the district as a whole.

The DOE has listed this school under other names: “M.S. M245 The Computer School” (2022). The figures above follow the school code, 03M245, which did not change.

Year by year

SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers at M.S. 245 The Computer School by admissions year, from the New York City Department of Education.
Admissions year	8th graders	Sat the SHSAT	Took the test	Offers	Discovery
2022	130	73	56%	20	5 or fewer (not published)
2023	117	64	55%	19	5 or fewer (not published)
2024	116	65	56%	11	5 or fewer (not published)
2025	124	72	58%	17	5 or fewer (not published)
2026	121	70	58%	23	5 or fewer (not published)
District 3, 2026	1,122	527	49%	at least 178
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 3 with a similar share of testers

The schools just above and below M.S. 245 The Computer School when District 3’s schools are ordered by the share of eighth graders who sat the SHSAT in 2026 admissions.

J.H.S. 054 Booker T. Washington87% of 224 sat the test · 86 offers
M.S. 243 Center School83% of 58 sat the test · 14 offers
Special Music School69% of 16 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth47% of 36 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
Lafayette Academy40% of 58 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children37% of 46 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)

Every school in District 3, side by side

See how this school ranks

In 2026 admissions, M.S. 245 The Computer School received 23 specialized high school offers for 70 students who sat the SHSAT: 32.9 per 100. That ranks it #15 of 23 in Manhattan and #26 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 M.S. 245 The Computer School, 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 M.S. 245 The Computer School, 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.

M.S. 245 The Computer School 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 03M245; 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.