Admissions

UPDATED - September 25, 2025

Welcome Letters: 

• Welcome letters encouraging families to create MySchools accounts are available soon to all 5th grade families.  Please reach out to your the guidance counselor at your child's current school for assistance.

Code:

• Please find our school by searching for All City Leadership Secondary School in myschools.nyc.  Our program code for incoming sixth graders is  K554M.

Timeline: 

These dates are for students who are applying during the 2025-2026 school year for admission for the 2026-2027 school year.

• Middle School Application Opens at myschools.nyc: Tuesday, October 15, 2025.
• Middle School Application Closes: Friday, December 12, 2025.
• Middle School Offer Release: Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

*Please note: These dates are subject to change by NYC Public Schools. Any changes will be announced and communicated directly to families by NYC Public Schools. Sign up for updates https://www.schools.nyc.gov/sign-up

Admissions Method: 

• Screened programs: students are ranked by the NYCDOE based on a composite of their course grades on a 1-4 scale from fourth grade. Offers are made to ranked students by priority group and in ranking number order.  If your child's school does not use a 1-4 grading scale, for purposes of admissions to middle school only, the DOE converts grades to a 1-4 scale.  (See conversion table at https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/middle-school)

MySchools - For Families Applying to School This Year: 

• NYC families can use MySchools to apply to public schools from 3-K to high school. Get started by creating an account. Then explore your children’s personalized school options and get guidance on the admissions process from start to finish.
• The Parent Portal is the part of MySchools  that parents can use to apply to schools. MySchools  works best with the Google Chrome browser.

For more information, please visit the NYCDOE enrollment site for middle school students:      https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/middle-school

UPDATED - September 25, 2025

Welcome Letters: 

• Welcome letters encouraging families to create MySchools accounts are now available to all 8th grade families.  Please reach out to the guidance counselor at your current school if you need assistance in accessing your welcome letter.

Code:

• Please find our school by searching for All City Leadership Secondary School in myschools.nyc.  Our program code for incoming ninth graders is  K55C.

Timeline*: 

• High School Application  Opens: Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
• High School Application Closes:  Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
• High School Offer Release: Thursday, March 5, 2026.

*Please note: These dates are subject to change by NYC Public Schools. Any changes will be announced and communicated directly to families by NYC Public Schools. Sign up for updates https://www.schools.nyc.gov/sign-up

Admissions Method: 

• Apply to K55C
• Screened:  Students are admitted based on their course grades.  This process is managed centrally by NYC Public Schools.  
• Priority Groups:  1) Continuing 8th graders, 2) NYC residents.  NOTE:  The vast majority of our ninth grade seats are filled by continuing ACLA 8th graders.

MySchools - For Families Applying to School This Year: 

• NYC families can use MySchools to apply to public schools from 3-K to high school. Get started by creating an account. Then explore your children’s personalized school options and get guidance on the admissions process from start to finish.
• The Parent Portal is the part of MySchools  that parents can use to apply to schools. MySchools  works best with the Google Chrome browser.

For more information, please visit the NYCDOE enrollment site for high school students: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/high-school