Middle School Choice Process
All PS 39 students will apply to middle school in the winter of their fifth grade year. There are many resources available to help families navigate the process and to learn more about middle school options. Click the images to review the presentations.
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Important Dates for Winter 2021 Application Window Opens: Week of January 11th. Virtual Middle School Admissions Event: January 20th. (Details on the flyer to the right) Application Deadline: February 9th. 
Middle School Admissions
in District 15 Presentation created by the NYC Middle School Office of Enrollment |
D15 Diversity Plan Updates
Presentation for the May 2019 CEC 15 Meeting. |
Middle School Result FAQ's for District 15
The Department of Education has provided these FAQ's to help families with the middle school offer process.
Need Translation? Live Outside of District 15?
Translated versions and Directories for other Districts in NYC are available at www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/middle-school
Translated versions and Directories for other Districts in NYC are available at www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/middle-school
How Students Get Offers to NYC Public Schools
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Middle School Contact Information
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District 15 Middle Schools
MS 51- William Alexander MS 88- Park Slope Educational Complex IS 136- Charles O. Dewey MS 442- School for Innovation MS 443- New Voices MS 447- Math & Science Exploratory School Brooklyn Collaborative Studies (448) Park Slope Collegiate (464) Boerum Hill School for International Studies (497) Sunset Park Prep (821) MS 839 |
Some Other Citywide Schools
(included in the D15 Application) Brooklyn School of Inquiry Institute for Collaborative Education (ICE) Mark Twain (IS 239) NEST+M Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS) |
District 15 Charter Schools
(not part of the D15 Application- separate application process. Check with school for info) Brooklyn Prospect Charter Brooklyn Urban Garden School Hellenic Classical Charter School PAVE Academy Charter School Summit Academy Charter School |
Need Help?
- contact our School Business Manager, Karen Herskowitz (Kherskowitz@ps39.org) or our Guidance Counselor, Halle Shane (hshane@ps39.org)
- Visit a Family Welcome Center
- Contact the Middle School Office of Enrollment at MSenrollment@schools.nyc.gov/ 718-935-2009
District 15 Diversity Plan
District 15 has implemented a districtwide plan to increase middle school diversity. This plan was created through a collaboration with school leaders, educators, parents and guardians, students, and community members, and in response to recommendations from the District 15 Working Group, a diverse set of D15 stakeholders.
As part of this plan, there will betwo key components to middle school admissions in D15:
To learn more about the D15 plan, please read the FAQs. You can also find the D15 Working Group’s full list of recommendations and see how we’re responding to them at d15diversityplan.com
As part of this plan, there will betwo key components to middle school admissions in D15:
- No Screened Middle Schools | D15 middle schools will use an open admissions method. This means they will not screen or use applicants’ academic records to evaluate or admit students. If a school has more applicants than available seats, applicants will be matched according to random selection, and some students will have priority for 52% of its seats (see below). Using random selection within priority groups will give more students access to all D15 middle schools and help diversify student populations so they better reflect the district as a whole. We believe that children from all backgrounds can learn and benefit from each other.
- Diversity in Admissions Priority | Applicants who are students from low-income households*, students in temporary housing, and/or English Language Learners (ELLs) will have an admissions priority for 52% of seats at each D15 middle school.
To learn more about the D15 plan, please read the FAQs. You can also find the D15 Working Group’s full list of recommendations and see how we’re responding to them at d15diversityplan.com