How to Get Into Leon M. Goldstein High School
Enrolling in Leon M. Goldstein High School is part of an admission process. Students entering any high school work with their parents and guidance counselor to research high school options and apply to the programs with the greatest interest to them. If a student wishes to attend her zoned high school, she must list it as one of her choices on the application. Leon M. Goldstein High School, located in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, has about 250 new students enroll each year with a focus on math and sciences and is considered a college preparatory school. The school is a public school for students in ninth through 12th grade and is overseen by the New York City Department of Education.
Instructions
Help your child attain high grades as well as high reading and math standardized test scores in the 7th grade. Students requesting admission to Leon M. Goldstein High School are considered based on a student's final 7th grade report card cards, reading and math standardized test scores, attendance and punctuality. Additional criteria may also include an interview, essay or another test score. Meet with your child's school counselor -- along with your child -- to discuss the Leon M. Goldstein High School option and application process. Students can rank up to 12 high school programs on the application. Work with your child and counselor to determine other high school options comparable to Leon M. Goldstein High School in case she does not get into her first program choice. File a high school admissions application with New York City Public Schools. The application deadline is usually in February or March of each calendar year when the student is in eighth grade. Students must be an eighth or first-time ninth grader and a resident of New York City to participate in the high school admissions process. Rank Leon M. Goldstein High School as the top choice on the application. Appeal the decision of your child isn't chosen for admission to Leon M. Goldstein High School. Meet with your child's current guidance counselor to discuss the reasons your child wasn't chosen for admission to Leon M. Goldstein High School. Request the counselor submit an appeal form to the New York City Department of Education to reconsider the student for admission to Leon M. Goldstein High School.