New York City SHSAT Prep 2026: 3 Practice Tests + Proven Strategies + Review

by Kaplan Test Prep

Overview

Kaplan's New York City SHSAT Prep 2026 provides the most up-to-date content to help you succeed on the computer-adaptive Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT). This year’s edition includes guidance on taking the new digital SHSAT. Our realistic practice tests, content review, and expert test-taking strategies will help you face the SHSAT with confidence.

We are so certain that New York City SHSAT Prep offers all the guidance you need to excel on the test that we guarantee it: after studying with our book, you'll score higher on the SHSAT—or you'll get your money back.

The Best Review

• Up-to-date content aligned with the most recent test changes
• Available in Summer 2026: 3 full-length practice tests with detailed answer explanations for every question
• Instruction and practice for the new technology-enhanced test items
• Detailed review and test-like practice questions for every topic tested on the SHSAT
• Proven score-raising strategies with emphasis on improving math and verbal skills

Expert Guidance

• Kaplan's experts make sure our practice questions and study materials are true to the test.
• We invented test prep—Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for 80 years, and 9 out of 10 Kaplan students get into one or more of their top-choice colleges. Our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams.
• Our guide to the SHSAT can help eighth- and ninth-grade NYC students gain admission to a specialized high school such as Stuyvesant High School; Bronx High School of Science; Brooklyn Technical High School; Brooklyn Latin School; High School for Math, Science, and Engineering at City College; High School of American Studies at Lehman College; Queens High School for the Sciences at York College; or Staten Island Technical High School.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798349701801
Publisher:	Kaplan Test Prep
Publication date:	04/07/2026
Series:	Kaplan Test Prep NY
Pages:	750
Product dimensions:	8.38(w) x 10.88(h) x 1.11(d)
Age Range:	13 - 14 Years

About the Author

For 80 years, Kaplan Test Prep (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students grow their knowledge, skills and confidence so they can be their best on Test Day. Our prep books and online resources provide the expert guidance that students need at every step of their educational journey – incorporating years of test-specific data and strategies tested by Kaplan students and our own expert psychometricians.

After helping millions of students, we know what works. Our guides deliver knowledge with clarity and simplicity while focusing on the specialized strategies that keep test-takers ahead of the clock and at the top of their game.

We offer preparation for more than 90 standardized tests – including entrance exams for secondary school, college, and graduate school, as well as professional licensing exams for attorneys, physicians, and nurses.

With a full array of self-paced and live online courses, as well as print books and mobile apps, you can use Kaplan to study on your own schedule and at your own speed. Kaplan's private tutors and admissions consultants supplement those offerings with one-on-one support.