Admissions

ADMISSIONS

APPLICATION INFORMATION

The middle school application closed on March 4, 2022. Offers and waitlist info are now available on MySchools accounts.

Public school families should reach out to their elementary guidance counselor or school staff for help accessing their MySchools accounts and any questions.
Private/independent school families should visit the Family Welcome Center with any questions.

DOE EVENTS

Information sessions about middle school offers and waitlists:
ATTEND

May 24, 2022 @ 5pm (Interpretation provided in Bangla, Korean and Spanish)
May 25, 2022 @ 5pm (Interpretation provided in Chinese [Mandarin], Haitian Creole and Urdu)
May 26, 2022 @ 1pm (Interpretation provided in Arabic, French and Russian)

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

The pause on academic screens will continue for students entering middle school in Fall 2022. The DOE “open” admissions method uses random selection to match applicants with available seats. There will be no admissions test for those entering middle school during the 2022-23 school year.

Further admissions updates and details, including the sibling policy, can be found at DOE Middle School Enrollment.

OPEN HOUSES

Virtual Open Houses were held in January and February 2022. See our virtual tour and past Principals Forum presentation videos below for more info.

contact

Erica Williams, Student Coordinator
(212) 678-2861, ext. 2051
ewillia72@schools.nyc.gov

PAST ADMISSIONS EVENTS

VIRTUAL SCHOOL TOUR
2020

DISTRICT 3 MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS FORUM
Assistant Principal Laura Lynch Geraghty
September 25, 2018

MS54 Booker T. Washington
103 West 107th Street
New York, NY 10025
Phone (212) 678-2861

MS54 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the district’s activities and programs. MS54 also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.