{ Community School District }
District 1
The schools and neighborhoods of Manhattan.
District 1 Neighborhoods
District 1 Schools
School path from here
Elementary school
District 1 is a school-choice district: there are no elementary zones, so no address guarantees a seat, and families apply to any elementary school in the district.
Middle school
Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. How the middle school programs in District 1 admit:
- District 19 screened6 unscreened1 charter lottery16 programs
Middle school application
- Opened
- Wed, Oct 14
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 11
- Offers
- Wed, Apr 7
The DOE’s published dates.
High school
High school is one citywide application, made in 8th grade: a family can rank programs anywhere in the city, whatever district they live in. The eight specialized high schools admit on the SHSAT alone, which has its own registration.
High school application
- Opened
- Tue, Oct 6
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 4
- Offers
- Wed, Mar 3
The DOE’s published dates.
SHSAT registration
- Opened
- Tue, Oct 6
- Closes
- Fri, Oct 30
- Offers
- Wed, Mar 3
The DOE’s published dates.
Standout schools in District 1
Specialized and audition high schools, schools with more than five applicants per seat in a program, and the district's highest-rated public and charter schools.