New York City Middle School Admissions Directory for 2021

2021 data provides a directory of Department of Education middle schools in New York City. The dataset includes school district, neighborhood, and detailed program-specific admissions metrics such as seat counts and priority categories. It was published by data.cityofnewyork.us and last updated in November 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of Gifted & Talented (GE) program seats across districts using `district` and `geseats_prog5`.
• Compare admissions method prevalence across neighborhoods using `admissionsmethod_prog4` and `neighborhood`.
• Model the relationship between application rates and seat availability using `geappsperseat_prog3` and `gefilled_prog4`.
• Investigate priority structures for specific student groups by examining columns like `priority1_prog13` and `priority2_prog10`.

Strengths

• Includes detailed program-level admissions data with over 25 specific metrics per school.
• Covers all Department of Education middle schools for the 2021 academic year.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting statistical reliability.
• Data is specific to the 2021 school year and may not reflect current admissions policies.
• Geographic coverage is limited to New York City, reducing generalizability.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Last updated in November 2024, but the underlying data is from 2021.

Geography

New York City