At a Glance
Overall Rating
Rating = average of 4-year graduation, English Regents college-ready and Regents completion · DOE 2025 report
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 224 families responded (56% rate)
Programs & Activities
Admissions Demand
Priority given to District 4 residents who are eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch (based on family income) for up to 26% of seats.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
High school (9th grade)
High school is one citywide application, made in 8th grade. Park East High School admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Park East High SchoolScreened
High school application
- Opened
- Tue, Oct 6
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 4
- Offers
- Wed, Mar 3
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the high school application, in 8th grade.
- 2Screened programs rank the 7th-grade core-course average, so last year's final grades are the ones that count.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
Open houses and tours
Open house
Thu, Nov 5, · 10:30 AM · In person
Open house
Tue, Nov 10, · 6:00 PM · In person
Open house
Thu, Nov 12, · 10:30 AM · Virtual
Tour
Sat, Nov 14, · 10:00 AM · In person
Open house
Thu, Nov 19, · 10:30 AM · In person
Open house
Tue, Dec 1, · 10:30 AM · Virtual
From the MySchools admissions calendar, checked weekly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Park East High School a good school?
- On Motley, Park East High School earns an overall rating of 79/100 — the average of the school's four-year graduation rate, the share of its students scoring college-ready (70+) on the English Regents, and its Regents completion rate, shown out of 100.
- What grades does Park East High School serve?
- Park East High School serves grades 9 to 12.
- How do students get into Park East High School?
- Park East High School is a screened school — it admits by application, ranking applicants on their course grades (4th grade for middle school, the 7th-grade core-course average for high school); a few schools add an assessment, writing sample, or interview.
- Is Park East High School public, charter, or private?
- Park East High School is a public school in NYC Community School District 4.
- What neighborhood is Park East High School in?
- Park East High School is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan.