Unfortunately, the DOE has delayed or denied many of my most recent FOIL requests regarding applicant information for the most recent (2024-25) application cycle.
What this means is that several data points won’t be available on NYC-SIFT in the timeframe I had hoped nor not at all. Here is a list of my FOIL requests and their statuses:
Request: 2024-25 Applicant breakdown for “Ed. Opt.” programs by Ed. Opt. Group
Summary: Number of applicants for each of Ed. Opt. groupings: High, Middle, Low. NYC-SIFT has this breakdown for the previous (2023-24) application cycle.
Timeframe: Unknown
Request: 2024-25 Applicant breakdown for “Screened” programs by Ed. Opt. Group
Summary: Number of applicants for each of Screened groups. NYC-SIFT has this breakdown for the previous (2023-24) application cycle.
Timeframe: Unknown
Request: 2023-24, 2024-25 Applicant breakdown for “Screened with Assessment” programs by Assessment Score
Summary: Number of applicants receiving assessment scores between: 96-100, 91-95, 86-90, 81-85, 76-80, 71-75, <= 70
Timeframe: Request denied
Request: 2023-24, 2024-25 Applicant breakdown for “Audition” programs by Audition Score
Summary: Number of applicants receiving audition scores between: 96-100, 91-95, 86-90, 81-85, 76-80, 71-75, <= 70
Timeframe: Request denied
Request: 2023-24, 2024-25 Total number of offers by program
Summary: Number of true applicants and offers broken down by GE/SWD status and DIA/Non-DIA if applicable.
Timeframe: Request denied
Request: 2024-25 Breakdown of applicants by for the special six programs where 75% of seats were reserved for Manhattan applicants
Summary: For the special six programs (Eleanor Roosevelt, Millennium, Clinton, Lab, Museum, Baruch): Number of true applicants broken down by Screened Group, Borough status, GE/SWD status and DIA/Non-DIA if applicable.
Timeframe: Request denied
Request: 2023-24, 2024-25 10th grade waitlist applicant offers
Summary: Number of 10th grade waitlist offers for all programs
Timeframe: Request denied
Request: 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 LaGuardia applicants and seats
Summary: Total applicants and seats for each program
Timeframe: August 15
Request: 2024-25 Program rankings
Summary: How programs were ranked on applications. NYC-SIFT has this breakdown for the previous (2023-24) application cycle.
Timeframe: August 22
Request: 2024-25 9th grade waitlist applicant offers
Summary: Number of 9th grade waitlist offers for all programs. NYC-SIFT has this breakdown for the previous (2023-24) application cycle.
Timeframe: September 22
Request: Zipcode rankings for Goldstein
Summary: Zipcode order in which applicants are ranked for Goldstein.
Timeframe: October 6
Request: 2024-25 SHSAT Discovery
Summary: SHSAT score ranges for students who qualified for the Discovery Program. NYC-SIFT has this breakdown for the previous (2023-24) application cycle.
Timeframe: October 31
It seems like I will have to find another method (other than FOIL-ing) to get the data I am looking for. Stay tuned!