P.S. 048 William G. Wilcox: SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers, 2022-2025
District 31 · Staten Island · DBN 31R048
- 8th graders, 2025
- 130
- Sat the SHSAT
- 60
- Took the test
- 46%
- Offers
- 12
In 2025 admissions, 130 eighth graders at P.S. 048 William G. Wilcox applied to high school and 60 of them sat the SHSAT, a participation rate of 46%. Across District 31 the rate was 32%, so this school sits 14 points above it. Citywide, among public middle schools that published both counts, 37% of eighth graders sat the test. It ranks 3rd of 14 in District 31 on that measure. Its eighth grade is smaller than most in District 31: 11th of 16, against a median of 303.
12 students from the school received an offer to one of the eight testing specialized high schools, 20% of its testers. Across the city, 4,023 offers went to 25,933 testers that year, 15.5%. It ranks 71st of the 116 middle schools whose 2025 offer count was large enough to be published.
The number of testers went from 42 in 2022 admissions to 60 in 2025, up 18. The sharpest move came between 2023 and 2024, when it rose by 20. The eighth grade itself grew from 91 to 130 over the same years, so part of that movement is the size of the class, not the share sitting the test. Offers went from 10 in 2023 to 12 in 2025. In 2022, the offer count was 5 or fewer and was not published.
In District 31, the most offers in 2025 admissions went to students from I.S. 075 Frank D. Paulo (35), out of 167 published for the district as a whole.
Year by year
| Admissions year | 8th graders | Sat the SHSAT | Took the test | Offers | Discovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 91 | 42 | 46% | 5 or fewer (not published) | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2023 | 103 | 44 | 43% | 10 | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2024 | 132 | 64 | 48% | 11 | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2025 | 130 | 60 | 46% | 12 | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| District 31, 2025 | 4,381 | 1,361 | 32% | at least 167 | |
| 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 31 with a similar share of testers
The schools just above and below P.S. 048 William G. Wilcox when District 31’s schools are ordered by the share of eighth graders who sat the SHSAT in 2025 admissions.
- Staten Island School of Civic Leadership48% of 96 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- Marsh Avenue School for Expeditionary Learning46% of 127 sat the test · 6 offers
- I.S. R002 George L. Egbert45% of 349 sat the test · 7 offers
- I.S. 075 Frank D. Paulo42% of 534 sat the test · 35 offers
- I.S. 024 Myra S. Barnes38% of 449 sat the test · 28 offers
- I.S. 072 Rocco Laurie35% of 533 sat the test · 29 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 P.S. 048 William G. Wilcox, 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 31R048. Rebuilt 2026-10-03. Method and caveats are set out on the index page. Back to all 721 middle schools.