NYC-SIFT will find a New York City public high school for your child.

With over 400 schools and 700 programs, finding the right high school can be hard.
NYC-SIFT will make this process easier.

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2024-25 Open House Events

September 17th (Tuesday) @ 4:00 pm:James Baldwin School, The In Person Open House
September 18th (Wednesday) @ 5:30 pm:Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn TYWLS of Brooklyn Virtual Open House
September 20th (Friday) @ 9:00 am:Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn TYWLS of Brooklyn in-person school tour- (contact us if you need an alternate day)
September 23rd (Monday) @ 4:00 pm:Bard High School Early College In Person Open House
September 24th (Tuesday) @ 4:00 pm:James Baldwin School, The In Person Open House
September 25th (Wednesday) @ 4:00 pm:Millennium High School Virtual Open House
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Recently Added Open Houses

Academy of American Studies (30Q575): 11/7, 11/14
Bayside High School (26Q495): 10/24, 10/26
Bronx High School of Science, The (10X445): 10/15
Bronxdale High School (11X508): 11/13, 11/16
Brooklyn Preparatory High School (14K488): 10/19, 10/23, 10/29, 11/6, 11/16, 11/23
Careers in Sports High School (07X548): 10/23, 11/6
Herbert H. Lehman High School (08X405): 11/5, 11/6, 11/12, 11/13, 11/16, 11/20
High School of American Studies at Lehman College (10X696): 10/24
Humanities Preparatory Academy (02M605): 10/17, 10/23, 11/4
In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368) (10X368): Multiple Oct.
John Dewey High School (21K540): 11/9
Landmark High School (02M419): 10/1, 10/8, 10/9, 10/19, 10/23, 10/29, 11/16, 11/21
Millennium High School (02M418): 9/25, 10/2, 10/9
NYC iSchool (02M376): 10/10, 10/15, 10/26, 11/14
N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies (02M412): 10/1
Richard R. Green High School of Teaching (02M580): 10/1, 10/15, 11/12, 11/26
Richmond Hill High School (27Q475): 11/12, 12/3
Stuyvesant High School (02M475): 10/16, 10/17
Urban Assembly New York Harbor School (02M551): 10/8, 10/23, 11/12
Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women (13K527): Multiple Oct.-Nov.
Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design (14K558): Multiple Sept-Nov
Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn (TYWLS) (14K614): Multiple Oct.-Dec.
Last updated 9/13/24

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NYC-SIFT was designed by a New York City father as a personal project to narrow down the list of schools for his own 8th grader. He released it to the public after hearing about other parents who were overwhelmed with the number of high schools in NYC (over 400) and who lacked the ability to assess which schools would be a fit for their child. Information on public high schools should not cost money or be difficult to find, so NYC-SIFT exists to achieve these objectives. All data is sourced from publicly-available data provided by the NYC DOE.

Don't know where to start?

Read through the guide to get an understanding of the basic process and various categories a student may be placed in by the NYC DOE.

The NYC-SIFT Advisor will generate a list of programs based on your preferences.