ADMISSION
With students coming from 17+ towns and cities, our school is an interdistrict community, a magnet school that brings together diverse points of view and experiences.
New Haven residents can apply to any magnet school in the City, and our Interdistrict Magnet School is open to all Connecticut residents. There are no admission requirements, tests, prerequisites, or tuition for our students.
Families must apply to our school. Students are placed in magnet schools through a school choice process, formerly known as the lottery.
Free transportation is available from most towns.
Step 1: Ask yourself, why Metropolitan?
This is where your high school experience begins. When you enter our building and when you join your classes, you will be welcomed by kind, friendly educators who love what they do. Ask yourself the following questions to get yourself thinking about whether or not Metro is a good fit for you.
Are you familiar with our magnet themes?
Which academic pathway would you like to take electives in?
Would you like to take Spanish, Arabic or Chinese language courses?
Are you curious about our mastery-based learning and assessment practices?
Would you like to get better at public speaking and advocating for yourself through student led conferences and roundtables?
Are you excited about getting involved in extra-curricular activities, AP Courses, and college courses while in high school?
If you become a student here, do you know that you will complete 50+ hours of community service, 1+ internship, and complete a senior portfolio presentation before graduating?
If you answered yes to most of these questions, or if you want to learn more, then please consider next steps for admission.
View a one pager or presentation for a school overview.
Step 2: Review the admission timeline
Check back here frequently for the most up to date information. Sign up for Metro's Admission Newsletter, and we'll send you an update when this information becomes available.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - NHPS "First Look" at Wilbur Cross High School from 4-6pm for New Haven residents. Stop by our table.
Thursday, December 5, 2024 - NHPS "First Look" at Hillhouse High School from 4-6pm for New Haven residents. Stop by our table.
January 27-31, 2025 - National School Choice Week
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 from 3:30-5:30 PM - MBA In-Person Open House
Thursday, January 30, 2025 from 6:00-7:30 PM - MBA In-Person Open House
Saturday, February 1, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM - School Choice Expo will take place at Wilbur Cross High School. Stop by our table!
Monday, February 3, 2025 - Applications to enter the School Choice Placement Process will be available online. We look forward to receiving your application via our online system at that time. Go to www.newhavenmagnetschools.com to apply before March 7.
Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM - MBA In-Person Open House
Friday, March 7, 2025 - The online application closes today. Go to www.newhavenmagnetschools.com to apply before the deadline.
Monday, March 31, 2025 - The Enrollment Office will notify you of placement or wait list status by email. Please check your inbox and spam/junk folder. Applicants have only two weeks to accept and/or register to secure their placement. If you miss the deadline to accept your placement, the School Choice and Enrollment Office will remove you from the seat and pull up from the waiting list. The Magnet Recruitment Coordinator will be contacting students offered placement and can answer any questions you have.
April and May 2025 - Incoming 9th graders in the Fall 2025 should submit their course preferences and send a MP3 report card to our school counseling team. We will also need to know what your first and second choices are for world languages. We offer Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese. See below for more information.
July 14 - July 18, 2025 - Incoming 9th graders will attend Metropolitan's Summer Bridge Program. This is a free program that allows new, incoming 9th graders the opportunity to spend some days in our building, meet their future peers, meet some staff and teachers, and do academic onboarding and teambuilding. REGISTER HERE!
August 2025 - Attend orientation
Step 3: Attend an Admissions Event
We are not currently offering shadowing during the school day. Instead, we are offering in-person admission events after school. See above for open house dates and times.
Also, take a look at the School Explorer Tool. The School Explorer Tool allows families to discover all the exceptional educational opportunities that are available in the New Haven Public Schools. See how the process works for yourself via our new tools: virtual tours, drone flight footage and application simulator. Explore your chances of assignments to your favorite programs using application data from prior years via our application simulator. See our gorgeous building with the drone flight footage. Walk the halls of our school with a virtual tour to get a better sense of the space where your child will succeed.
Create an account at https://explore.newhavenmagnetschools.com/
Step 4: Apply online!
An online application will open on Monday, February 3, 2025. Applications close Friday, March 7, 2025. Initial placement results will be released on Monday, March 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM. The Enrollment Office will notify you of placement or wait list status by email. Please check your inbox and spam/junk folder. Applicants have only two weeks to accept and/or register to secure their placement. If you miss the deadline to accept your placement, the School Choice and Enrollment Office will remove you from the seat and pull up from the waiting list. The Magnet Recruitment Coordinator will be contacting students offered placement and can answer any questions you have.
Step 5: Review results
Please follow the instructions in the School Choice and Enrollment email that you received. We will contact students from the waiting list between May and September if there are any seats available.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THOSE WHO ARE OFFERED PLACEMENT:
If the student currently attends a New Haven Public School, please log into your online account to accept the seat before the deadline.
If your child is NOT currently attending a New Haven Public School (e.g., because they are attending a private or charter school), you must complete the 2025-2026 online student registration process at www.newhavenmagnetschools.com.
Once you are on the page, click register and then follow the on-screen instructions. Please make sure you are registering your child for the 2025-2026 school year.
You will need to upload the following documents:
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Child’s Birth Certificate or Passport
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Picture I.D. of Parent or Guardian
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Proof of residency: A signed Lease/ Mortgage statement or (2) current home utility bills (gas, electric, water, phone or cable) that lists the guardian's name and home address used on the school choice application.
If you have any questions or need assistance please go to the School Choice and Enrollment Office's website, email them at NHPSregistration@new-haven.k12.ct.us, or call (475)220-1430. Their office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30-3:30pm.
Step 6: Submit Incoming Course Preferences
For Incoming 9th Graders: Please complete the Course Preferences Form, so that the school counseling team can make your 9th grade schedule.
If you are new to NHPS, for example if you currently attend a charter school or out of district school, you will need to email or fax your transcript with current classes or your last report card to the school counseling team.
The school's fax number is 475-324-6480. The school counseling emails are belinda.legere@new-haven.k12.ct.us and kara.fasano@new-haven.k12.ct.us. You can also drop it off during school hours.
*Note* If you are new to NHPS/you are not currently attending a New Haven Public School, you need to submit updated physical and immunization records dated after September 1, 2024.
For New, Incoming 10th Graders: Please send your transcript and latest report card to our school counseling team via fax or email. The school's fax number is 475-324-6480. The school counseling emails are belinda.legere@new-haven.k12.ct.us and kara.fasano@new-haven.k12.ct.us. You can also drop it off during school hours.
*Note* If you are new to NHPS or if you attended a private or charter school previously, you need to submit updated physical and immunization records dated after September 1, 2024.
Step 7: Register for the Summer Bridge Program
Incoming 9th graders, you are invited to a Summer Bridge program at Metropolitan from July 14th through July 18th, 2025. Snacks will be provided. Bus cards will be available to support transportation. We have a full schedule ranging from team building to academic onboarding. This is an excellent way to prepare for entering our high school and for meeting your future classmates.
Step 6: Attend Orientation
In August, all new students will attend orientation where they will meet Student Ambassadors who will tell them about the first day of school and provide schedules. Please stay tuned for more information on how this will take place.
Contact us
Dr. Lauren Chicoski, (475)220-7707, lauren.chicoski@new-haven.k12.ct.us
Para más información en español, por favor contacte a los Embajadores de la Escuela, Xiomara Garcia (475-220-7700) or xiomara.garcia@new-haven.k12.ct.us