PACE High School is officially an Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) program. We encourage all students to apply, including students with Individual Education Plans. We want all students to have access to our school and programs.
Ed opt programs admit students across all academic levels, with the goal of promoting academic diversity at the school. Students are grouped into three, equal-sized categories – low, middle, and high – based on their final seventh-grade course grades. Applicants in each category will be prioritized for one-third of seats at each school.
Students are placed into an ed opt category using an average of their final core course seventh-grade core course grades:
- Low category: This category includes students with a course grade average below 77.5 One third of students are in this group, and they will be prioritized for one third of seats.
- Middle category: This category includes students with a course grade average from 77.5 to 88.33. One third of students are in this group, and they will be prioritized for one third of seats.
- High category: This category includes students with a course grade average higher than 88.33. One third of students are in this group, and they will be prioritized for one third of seats.
Applicants can see which ed opt category they are in on their MySchools profile.
If there are more applicants from a category than prioritized seats for that category, applicants will be randomly selected for seats. The random number for each student’s application will be used for the random selection process.
If there are fewer applicants from a category than prioritized seats for that category, applicants from other categories may fill any available seats. For example, if there are fewer applicants from the middle category than seats prioritized for students in the middle category, students from the low and high categories will fill all remaining seats.
PACE High School Fall 2025 Information Sessions
ZOOM INFO SESSIONS:
Thursdays October 9 – November 20
Every Monday in November at 5:00pm
Last Chance December 1 & 2 at 5:00pm
IN PERSON SESSIONS:
Every Wednesday & Thursday @ 5pm October 8 – November 20
Saturdays November 8, 15 & 22 @ 11am
Sessions take place at 100 Hester Street in Manhattan
NO RSVP needed, just come join us!
