Congratulations BEAM NYC 9th Graders!

Each year, New York City’s rising freshman apply to high school, and last year was a year unlike any other.

The high school admissions process in New York City marks a pivotal step in students’ academic careers. Unlike in most other school districts, all New York City public school students must apply to high school. What school a student attends determines a lot about what opportunities they will have, including opportunities to study advanced math and science that will prepare them to study STEM in college. Consider, for example, that most high schools in New York City don’t offer precalculus, much less calculus. BEAM works with students and families to ensure that students can successfully navigate the application process and apply to high schools with strong course offerings and good support, which open the most doors to a successful STEM career.

The admissions process in 2021-2022 continued to be affected by the pandemic, with changes to admissions criteria and timelines creating another year of bureaucratic confusion in the New York City public school system. Many middle schools, especially under-resourced schools still grappling with the effects of virtual schooling, were unable to provide the individualized admissions support students and families needed.

BEAM worked with our 8th graders to ensure that students and families had access to the information and advice they needed, including updated deadlines and requirements. BEAM also offered admissions office hours, where students could seek additional virtual support on applications and essays.

With BEAM’s help, our 8th graders earned admission to great high schools in the spring, including Bard High School Early College and Beacon High School! Eighteen students were admitted to specialized high schools, including Stuyvesant High School and Bronx High School of Science.

Admissions results:

  • 50% of BEAM 9th graders are attending schools that BEAM ranks as Tier 1*

  • 72% of students are attending schools that BEAM considers Trusted+**

  • 18 students were admitted to specialized high schools, including Brooklyn Technical High School, Stuyvesant High School, and Bronx High School of Science.

* Tier 1 high schools offer Advanced Placement calculus or its equivalent (like the opportunity to take a college-level math course), and more than 85% of graduates are prepared for college. BEAM counts only about 40 high schools citywide, or about 7% of New York City high schools, as Tier 1; all are highly selective for admissions.

** Trusted Schools have good course offerings and support. Trusted+ Schools have earned this status with BEAM, or higher.

Way to go BEAM 9th Graders! 

Here’s a complete list of high schools admissions for BEAM students:

  • University Neighborhood High School

  • Urban Assembly School for Criminal Justice

  • Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science

  • Pace High School

  • High School of Economics and Finance (3)

  • High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus

  • Francis Lewis High School

  • The High School of Fashion Industries

  • Medgar Evers College Preparatory School

  • East Side

  • Benjamin Banneker Academy

  • Academy for Careers in Television and Film

  • University Heights Secondary School

  • NYC iSchool

  • NYC Museum School

  • Millennium Brooklyn HS (2)

  • Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics

  • Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences

  • High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies

  • Bard High School Early College Queens (3)

  • Beacon High School (3)

  • Academy of Finance and Enterprise

  • Academy of American Studies (2)

  • Urban Assembly Media High School

  • The College Academy

  • The Boerum Hill School for International Studies

  • New Visions Charter High School for Advanced Math

  • Midwood High School

  • KIPP NYC College Prep High School

  • High CSchool for Health Professions and Human Services (2)

  • Harlem Village Academy Leadership Charter School

  • Frederick Douglass Academy

  • East West School of International Studies

  • DeWitt Clinton High School (2)

  • Coney Island Prep

  • Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music

  • A School Without Walls

  • Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration

  • Immaculate Conception School

Specialized High School Admissions included:

  • Stuyvesant High School (3)

  • The Brooklyn Latin School (3)

  • High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College (3)

  • Brooklyn Technical High School (6)

  • Bronx High School of Science

  • Queens High School for the Sciences at York College

  • Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art

We’re so proud of our 9th graders, and wish them all the best this academic year. We’re here for you!