Grades 1 to 4 route
What report card grades do you need for NYC G&T in grades 1 to 4?
A current public school student is eligible with grades of 3 or 4, or the equivalent, in Math, Reading and Writing on the most recent report card, and no 1 in any marking period this year in Math, Reading, Writing, Social Studies or Science.
Two details in the city’s wording shape everything else. First, "there is no ranking within eligible students based on differences in course grades": a child with straight 4s is not ahead of a child with 3s once both are eligible. Second, the bar against a 1 covers every marking period in the current school year and five subjects, not just the latest report card. A single low mark in Science in the first marking period can rule a child out.
Converting other grading systems to the G&T 1 to 4 scale, a selection (NYC Public Schools conversion table, marked updated 4/26/2024, read 31 October 2026)| Original grade | G&T scale |
|---|
| 90 to 100, or A-, A, A+ | 4 |
| 80 to 89, or B-, B, B+ | 3 |
| 65 to 79, or C-, C, C+, or D-, D, D+ | 2 |
| 1 to 64, or F | 1 |
| E-, E, E+ and MA, ME | 4 |
| G-, G, G+, S+ and MT | 3 |
| N, N+, S-, S and MP | 2 |
| N-, U, NS and MB | 1 |
Worked example 1 (ours): a private school report card that qualifies. A grade 1 child at a private school has these marks this year. Math: 92, then 94. Reading: B+, then A-. Writing: 86, then 88. Science: 78, then 83. Social Studies: B, then B. Convert the latest marks: Math 94 is a 4, Reading A- is a 4, Writing 88 is a 3. All three core subjects are 3 or above. Now scan every marking period in all five subjects for a 1: the lowest mark, Science 78, converts to a 2, which is allowed. The child meets both conditions, so the family would email the grades to ESEnrollment and expect a decision within 2 business days.
Worked example 2 (ours): one early mark that rules a child out. A grade 2 child has a latest report card of Math 91, Reading 85 and Writing 90, which convert to 4, 3 and 4. But in the first marking period Social Studies was 62. Anything from 1 to 64 converts to a 1, and the rule says a child "Cannot have had a 1 in any marking period" in the five subjects this school year. The strong latest grades do not override it. The family could still apply the following year, when a new school year starts the count again.
Charter, private and parochial schools
Families email the child’s report card grades to ESEnrollment@schools.nyc.gov with the child’s first and last name, date of birth, student ID if there is one, a short note, and the subject line "Grades 1-4 G&T Eligibility". The city converts the grades and replies with an eligibility decision within 2 business days.
If the school uses its own codes, the table above is the city’s key. Check the full table on the city page before emailing; we show a selection.
Homeschooled children
The city asks homeschooling families to email ESEnrollment in the spring with the child’s name, date of birth, current grade and phone number, and to attach the 2nd or 3rd quarterly report for the current year.
The enrollment team then contacts the family to discuss the child’s academics in Math, Reading, Writing, Social Studies and Science before deciding eligibility.
Source: NYC Public Schools Gifted & Talented page, grades 1 to 4 section and conversion table, read 31 October 2026. Both worked examples are invented by us to show the rule; check your own child’s case with the city.
