Annual data from the New York City Department of Education summarizes student participation and seat offers for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) and Discovery program. It reports counts categorized by ethnicity and specialized school, covering test-takers and admission offers. The dataset is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in December 2025.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in SHSAT test-taking rates by ethnicity using the 'Year', 'White', 'Asian', 'Black', 'Hispanic/Latinx', and 'Total' columns.
- Assess the impact of the Discovery program on admission offers by comparing 'Type of Summary' categories.
- Model the relationship between demographic factors and admission outcomes using 'Summary' and ethnicity columns.
- Track year-over-year changes in the demographic composition of SHSAT participants and admitted students.
Strengths
- Data covers multiple years as indicated by the 'Year' column.
- Includes detailed ethnic breakdowns across 7 distinct demographic columns.
Limitations
- Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting statistical confidence.
- Data granularity is limited to summary-level statistics, not individual student records.
Provenance
- Source
- New York City Department of Education via data.cityofnewyork.us
- Collection Method
- Aggregated administrative reporting from the SHSAT and Discovery program.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Updated as of December 2025.
- Geography
- New York City, USA