M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne: SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers, 2022-2026
District 8 · Bronx · DBN 08X101
- 8th graders, 2026
- 192
- Sat the SHSAT
- 82
- Took the test
- 43%
- Offers
- 11
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. X101 Edward R. Byrne admitted sixth graders through 2 programs (D75 Special Education Inclusive Services, Zone Priority).
Its most requested program, The Edward R. Byrne School (M.S. 101), had 261 general education applicants for 152 seats, 2 applicants per seat in the DOE's count.
| Program | Admissions method | General education seats | Students with disabilities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Applicants | Per seat | All filled | Seats | Applicants | Per seat | ||
| M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne D75 Inclusion ProgramOpen to students currently in or recommended for District 75 Special Education Inclusive Services. If you are not currently in or recommended for these services, please contact D75info@schools.nyc.gov. | D75 Special Education Inclusive Services | n/a | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| The Edward R. Byrne School (M.S. 101)Open to New York City residents | Zone Priority | 152 | 261 | 2 | Yes | 48 | 66 | 1 |
Where its students go next. The DOE lists Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School, Herbert H. Lehman High School and Bronx Compass 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, 192 eighth graders at M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne applied to high school and 82 of them sat the SHSAT, a participation rate of 43%. Across District 8 the rate was 28%, so this school sits 15 points above it. Citywide, among public middle schools that published both counts, 39% of eighth graders sat the test. It ranks 3rd of 13 in District 8 on that measure. With 192 eighth graders applying to high school, it has the largest eighth grade of the 16 schools listed in District 8.
11 students from the school received an offer to one of the eight testing specialized high schools, 13% of its testers. Across the city, 4,023 offers went to 26,123 testers that year, 15.4%. It ranks 72nd of the 111 middle schools whose 2026 offer count was large enough to be published.
The number of testers went from 97 in 2022 admissions to 82 in 2026, down 15. The sharpest move came between 2023 and 2024, when it fell by 23. Offers went from 12 in 2022 to 11 in 2026, with a high of 14 in 2025. In 2024, the offer count was 5 or fewer and was not published.
It is the only school in District 8 whose 2026 offer count was large enough to be published.
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) |
| 2026 | 192 | 82 | 43% | 11 | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| District 8, 2026 | 1,688 | 420 | 28% | at least 11 | |
| 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 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 2026 admissions.
- M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz49% of 93 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy: a College Board School43% of 46 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- P.S. 071 Rose E. Scala38% of 142 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- J.H.S. 131 Albert Einstein28% of 108 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- Pugsley Preparatory Academy27% of 181 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- Soundview Academy for Culture and Scholarship26% of 98 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
See how this school ranks
In 2026 admissions, M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne received 11 specialized high school offers for 82 students who sat the SHSAT: 13.4 per 100. That ranks it #5 of 6 in the Bronx and #75 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. 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 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. X101 Edward R. Byrne, 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.
- How hard M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne is to get into
- SHSAT preparation: what it involves and when to start
Dates for fall 2027 entry read on schools.nyc.gov on October 3, 2026.
M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne 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 08X101; 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.