P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy: SHSAT testers and specialized high school offers, 2022-2026
District 14 · Brooklyn · DBN 14K157
- 8th graders, 2026
- 36
- Sat the SHSAT
- 18
- Took the test
- 50%
- Offers
- 5 or fewer (not published)
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, P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin admitted sixth graders through one program (Zone Priority).
It had 34 general education applicants for 46 seats, 1 applicant per seat in the DOE's count.
The DOE marks its general education seats as not all filled.
| Program | Admissions method | General education seats | Students with disabilities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Applicants | Per seat | All filled | Seats | Applicants | Per seat | ||
| Magnet School for Civic Leadership in Health and ScienceOpen to New York City residents | Zone Priority | 46 | 34 | 1 | No | 14 | 7 | 1 |
Where its students go next. The DOE lists Benjamin Banneker Academy as the high school 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, 18 of the 36 eighth graders at P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy who applied to high school sat the SHSAT: 50%, more than half the grade. Across District 14 the rate was 37%, so this school sits 13 points above it. Citywide, among public middle schools that published both counts, 39% of eighth graders sat the test. No school in District 14 had a higher share of its eighth grade sit the SHSAT that year. Its eighth grade is smaller than most in District 14: 8th of 10, against a median of 55.
The number of its students who received an offer to a specialized high school was 5 or fewer. The DOE does not publish counts that small, so it could be any number from zero to five; this page does not guess. That is the case at 9 of the 10 schools listed in District 14 for 2026.
The number of testers went from 11 in 2022 admissions to 18 in 2026, up 7. The sharpest move came between 2025 and 2026, when it fell by 16.
In District 14, the most offers in 2026 admissions went to students from I.S. 318 Eugenio Maria de Hostos (24), out of 24 published for the district as a whole.
Year by year
| Admissions year | 8th graders | Sat the SHSAT | Took the test | Offers | Discovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 43 | 11 | 26% | 5 or fewer (not published) | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2023 | 40 | 24 | 60% | 5 or fewer (not published) | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2024 | 49 | 30 | 61% | 5 or fewer (not published) | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2025 | 47 | 34 | 72% | 5 or fewer (not published) | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| 2026 | 36 | 18 | 50% | 5 or fewer (not published) | 5 or fewer (not published) |
| District 14, 2026 | 941 | 305 | 37% | at least 24 | |
| 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 14 with a similar share of testers
The schools just above and below P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin when District 14’s schools are ordered by the share of eighth graders who sat the SHSAT in 2026 admissions.
- I.S. 318 Eugenio Maria de Hostos49% of 311 sat the test · 24 offers
- John Ericsson Middle School 12642% of 57 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- Conselyea Preparatory School31% of 120 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells29% of 135 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- P.S. 084 Jose de Diego28% of 53 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
- M.S. 58217% of 119 sat the test · offers: 5 or fewer (not published)
See how this school ranks
P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin is not ranked for 2026 admissions: 18 students sat the SHSAT, under the 30 we require for a stable rate.
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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 P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin, 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 P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin, 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 P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin 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.
P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin 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 14K157; 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.