Middle Grade Admissions

Thank you for your interest in the Middle Grades at NEST+m.
NEST+m Middle Grades is a screened program, open to applicants from all boroughs of New York City. 

FALL 2025 ADMISSIONS

See our Welcome Events webpage for Tour information!

Our school is NOT AFFILIATED with the NEST Autism Spectrum Disorders Program at NYU. Please visit the NEST ASD webpage for more information.

How to apply to NEST+m Middle Grades:

  • Apply in MySchools October 15 - December 20, 2024.
  • Offers will be sent out in early March.
  • Speak to your school's Guidance Counselor or Family Welcome Center representative about setting up your MySchools account.
  • Apply to NEST+m by ranking NEST+m (School code 01M539) as one of the 12 schools on your MySchools application.
  • DO NOT send any supporting application materials to the school as they cannot be considered as part of their application.
  • If you are new to NYC, please contact a Family Welcome Center for assistance.

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APPLICATION DETAILS

NEST+m Middle Grades Admissions Rubric 

Our school is a screened program for Middle Grades. All screened middle school programs will admit students with the highest final core 4th grade GPAs (Core classes- ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies). Offers are made to ranked students by priority group and in ranking number order. Learn more about screened program admissions.

Seats

  • Total 6th Grade Seats: 120 (General Education: 110 /  Students with Disabilities: 10)
  • 7th Grade seats are available for Fall 2025: Contact Yesenia Escalante at the Family Welcome Center, yescalante@schools.nyc.gov, to express your interest in a seat. Provide a June 6th grade report card and state test scores, along with the reason for your request. Grades of 90+ in the core subjects (Math, ELA, Social Studies and Science) are required in order to meet the academic screening requirement.

Anticipated 6th Grade Seats for New-to-NEST+m students

  • General Education: 0 - 5
  • Students with Disabilities: 0 - 10

Diversity in Admissions Program

We do not participate in DIA for Middle Grades admissions.

Total Anticipated Offers for Fall 2025

Middle Grades offers and middle grades seat targets are the same: For 120 seats, 120 offers are made. Historically, most of our 5th grade students continue on to 6th grade.

Waitlist Offers

We will make offers from the waitlist.

Application Dates & Links

  • Application Opens: October 15, 2024
  • Application Closed: December 20, 2024

DOE Application Portal: MySchools

Sibling Priority

There is no sibling priority for students applying to middle school.

Welcome Events

Visit our Welcome Events webpage.

Admissions results

You will be able to log into your MySchools account to see the results, and you will receive a letter by mail. Visit the Department of Education’s Middle School Admission webpage to learn more.

We will post Orientation information for admitted students on the Orientation webpage.

  • Students performing at the winter concert
  • The production of the Addams Family
  • Two girls smiling enthusiastically

Transportation

Students who live in Manhattan below 93rd st, and are in grades K-6, MAY be eligible for free yellow bus transportation. 

Visit the Transportation webpage for more information. All students who do not ride the public yellow bus will be issued a student Metrocard.