M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne: SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers, 2022-2025
District 8 · Bronx · DBN 08X101
- 8th graders, 2025
- 173
- Sat the SHSAT
- 65
- Took the test
- 38%
- Offers
- 14
In 2025 admissions, 173 eighth graders at M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne applied to high school and 65 of them sat the SHSAT, a participation rate of 38%. Across District 8 the rate was 29%, so this school sits 9 points above it. Citywide, among public middle schools that published both counts, 37% of eighth graders sat the test. It ranks 3rd of 16 in District 8 on that measure. Its eighth grade is the 3rd largest of 16 in District 8, above the median of 100.
14 students from the school received an offer to one of the eight testing specialized high schools, 22% of its testers. Across the city, 4,023 offers went to 25,933 testers that year, 15.5%. It ranks 62nd of the 116 middle schools whose 2025 offer count was large enough to be published.
The number of testers went from 97 in 2022 admissions to 65 in 2025, down 32. The sharpest move came between 2023 and 2024, when it fell by 23. Offers went from 12 in 2022 to 14 in 2025. In 2024, the offer count was 5 or fewer and was not published.
Within District 8, no school received more offers in 2025 admissions; this one accounts for 67% of the 21 published for the district.
Year by year
| Admissions year | 8th graders | Sat the SHSAT | Took the test | Offers | Discovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 168 | 97 | 58% | 12 | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2023 | 170 | 92 | 54% | 13 | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2024 | 171 | 69 | 40% | 5 or fewer (not published) | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2025 | 173 | 65 | 38% | 14 | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| District 8, 2025 | 1,739 | 501 | 29% | at least 21 | |
| 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 8 with a similar share of testers
The schools just above and below M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne when District 8’s schools are ordered by the share of eighth graders who sat the SHSAT in 2025 admissions.
- Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy: a College Board School48% of 44 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- P.S. 071 Rose E. Scala38% of 123 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- Urban Institute of Mathematics36% of 139 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- Soundview Academy for Culture and Scholarship35% of 82 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- The Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School35% of 51 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz34% of 120 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
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. X101 Edward R. Byrne, 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 08X101. Rebuilt 2026-10-03. Method and caveats are set out on the index page. Back to all 721 middle schools.