NYC Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies Admissions | How to Get In!

The NYC Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies is located in Manhattan and serves students in middle school and in high school (6th through 12th grade in total).

The Lab School is routinely named one of the top schools in Manhattan and has been well-regarded since its founding in the 1980s.

The middle school accepts 198 children for 6th grade, and about 700 kids apply each year.

The Lab School operates separate middle school and high school admissions processes, so read on to see if the Lab Middle School might be the right choice. ## The NYC Lab Middle School Overview The Lab School is in Chelsea, is a district 2 school, and serves approximately 1,000 students from 6th through 12th grade. The middle school is also known by its full name, the NYC Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies, which shows just how important a collaborative atmosphere and focus is for the entire school.

This collaborative and supportive atmosphere appears throughout the school and in every class, as shown by the conversational nature of classes, more informal atmosphere, and student dedication to supporting and helping each other.

The school also gives students flexibility and freedom, which includes leaving campus during lunchtime (in seventh and eighth grade).

In the math and science departments, the Lab Middle School shines.All students in sixth grade take the same math class, after which they split into three different tracks for the remainder of middle school. By their graduation, the top tier will have exceeded Regents-level algebra, with the other two tiers taking advanced math to various degrees.

Science is another key focus for the school, and science teachers ensure that students get the chance to have hands-on discoveries.

The arts and humanities are also strong at Lab Middle School, and students have twice as much art instruction per week as the state requires. Students may have the chance to participate in animated films, design, puppetry, and other more obscure art topics.

On the humanities side, students go beyond the typical written responses and engage in debates on topics from books, lively class discussions, and more.

## Where Do NYC Lab Middle School Students Go to High School? More than half of graduates from the Lab Middle School move on to attend specialized high schools (between 60-70% of students), with the rest attending other independent, public, and private schools across the city.

Some students will continue on to attend the Lab High School, with other popular options including Beacon, Bard, Millennium, Baruch, and Eleanor Roosevelt.

## Lab School NYC Admissions Information

In order to attend Lab School, your student must enter a lottery. To do so, she or he must reside in District 2. As in the admissions process for most DOE public school programs, every applicant is given a random number, similar to a lottery. These numbers are used when there are more applicants than seats available for a specific program.

Priority is given to students and residents of District 2 This school has a Diversity in Admissions Initiative. Applicants eligible for free or reduced price lunch will be considered first for 36% of seats. For the remaining 64% of seats, all students will be considered.

The [DOE website][1] details admission procedures, priority levels, random lottery numbers, and more.

(Note: any 8th grade student living in Manhattan can apply to the NYC LAB High School - a screened program. For Fall admissions, screened programs accept applicants based on academic performance. Students are grouped based on the average of their final seventh-grade core course grades (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies). Admission to these programs begins with Group One, consisting of students with the highest averages citywide or within their school.)

## Why apply to NYC Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies?

NYC Lab School is a popular and highly-regarded middle school. This is due to many reasons, including those described above in the school overview.

One of the main reasons, though, is the test scores that Middle Lab students achieve, which are shown in graphic form below. It's not hard to understand why so many families want their children to be educated in a school that gets these kinds of outcomes!

### ELA Outcomes.

NYC MIDDLE LAB SCHOOL. ELA RESULTS ON STATE EXAMS.  

Math Outcomes.

NYC MIDDLE LAB SCHOOL. MATH RESULTS ON STATE EXAMS.  

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