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

October 22nd (Tuesday) @ 8:00 am:Bronx Health Sciences High School Bronx Health Science School Tour
October 22nd (Tuesday) @ 9:00 am:University Neighborhood High School Zoom Open House Meeting
October 22nd (Tuesday) @ 9:00 am:Talent Unlimited High School Tours
October 22nd (Tuesday) @ 9:00 am:N.Y.C. Museum School In-Person Tour
October 22nd (Tuesday) @ 9:00 am:Community Health Academy of the Heights Community Health Academy Open House
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Recently Added Open Houses

A. Philip Randolph Campus High School (06M540): 10/23, 11/20
Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy (10X213): 11/2, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4
Brooklyn College Academy (22K555): 10/24, 11/21
Brooklyn School for Social Justice, The (32K549): 10/26, 11/9, 11/23
Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music, The (10X442): 10/15, 10/28, 11/19, 12/3
Eximius College Preparatory Academy: A College Board School (09X250): 10/29, 11/5, 11/9, 11/20
Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School (27Q260): 10/24, 11/14
Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School (23K514): Multiple Oct. - Jan.
Gotham Professional Arts Academy (13K594): 10/22, 10/29
Inwood Early College for Health and Information Technologies (06M211): 10/30, 11/9, 11/12
Manhattan Early College School for Advertising (02M280): 10/26, 11/6, 11/9
Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies (09X297): 10/29, 11/16, 11/26
Orchard Collegiate Academy (01M292): 10/29
Pelham Preparatory Academy (11X542): 11/15, 11/16
Sunset Park High School (15K667): 11/13
Veritas Academy (25Q240): 10/21, 11/7, 11/15, 11/20, 11/25
Young Women's Leadership School, Queens (TYWLS) (28Q896): 11/18
Last updated 10/18/24

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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.