Applying to NEST+m for Grades K – 3
Thank you for your interest in attending NEST+m. Each year the Department of Education receives far more qualified applicants than NEST+m has available seats for. Please read the information posted below before signing up for a tour.
Placement into Grades K – 5 at NEST+m is handled, in full, through the NYC Department of Education’s Office of Gifted and Talented Enrollment.
Applying to NEST+m for Grades K-3 – FAQ
Test Scores
Historically, the NYC Department of Education’s Office of Gifted and Talented Enrollment has only offered seats to applicants with an overall G&T percentile rank in the 99th percentile (except siblings of current NEST+m students). We don’t anticipate that this will change this year. Although children who scored at or above the 97th percentile are eligible to apply to NEST+m, and their parents will see our name as an option on their applications, the chance of being offered a seat in grades K – 3 with a composite score on the G&T test of 97% or 98%, is highly unlikely. Please see the DOE website linked below for more information:
http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/GiftedandTalented/default.htm
Kindergarten Tours 2019 Open House Presentation
Helpful links for families of accepted students
- Visit our afterschool program website: http://www.after3nyc.org/
- Visit our PTA website to learn more about transportation to NEST+m via public or private buses.
- Sign up for a PTA Connect account to start receiving school communications
Registration Information
If your child receives an offer to attend NEST+m, you will receive an email to schedule a registration appointment. Visit this link to learn what documents to bring to Registration.
You can get a head start on the paperwork; print and fill out these documents at home and bring them with you to your registration appointment.
Registration documents:
• Student Information Form
• Housing Questionnaire
• Federal Parent/Guardian Student Ethnic & Race Identification
• Language_Preference_Form
• Child & Adolescent Health Examination Form
• Media Consent
• Family Income Inquiry Form
• Classroom Supplies Fund
Open House Information
Open Houses will be held in the Spring for families of students who score 97 or higher.
