Admissions
Key dates for Fall 2025 Middle School Admissions:
Update 10/10/24 - MySchools.nyc experienced significant site slowness with the intended opening of the middle school application on Oct. 9. To ensure a better experience for families, the application opening date has been shifted to the week of October 14.
- Week of October 14, 2024: Middle School Application Opens
- Friday, November 8, 2024: Deadline to register to test for Mark Twain I.S. 239 and District 21 Talent Tests
- Friday, December 13, 2024: Middle School Application Closes
- Wednesday, April 9, 2025: Middle School Offer Release
East Side Middle School is located in Community School District 2 and serves grades 6-8. We are school of choice using the D2 admissions lottery for placement, not a zoned school.
The DOE website explains admissions procedures, priority levels, random lottery numbers etc: schools.nyc.gov/
Students will need a MySchools.nyc account to apply to public middle school. Public schools will help you set up MySchools access in 5th grade; if you are in a private or charter school, looking to apply to a NYC public school, the Family Welcome Center will help you set up a MySchools account.
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New D2 residents or those moving from private or charter to public school during the school year:
Please see the DOE's New Families page, and contact the Department of Education's Family Welcome Center to begin the process of finding a seat for your child. The FWC serves families all year round, and will know whether we have any empty seats; if we do not, they can tell you about available seats at schools for which you are eligible. Reach our FWC by email at: 333FWC@schools.nyc.gov. This process is for students who are new to the D2 middle school admissions process and not for those already enrolled at another D2 middle school.
