In a complicated year for high school admissions, Chancellor Klein announced today that 86% of the 80,412 8th-graders who applied for high school were matched to one of their top five choices on a list of up to 12 schools to which they could apply. More than half -- 52% -- were matched to their first choice school and 92% of all applicants were matched to a school on their list.

That leaves 8% of students who did not get a match - 6,694 8th-graders. That is fewer than the nearly 7,500 who were not matched in 2009 and the7722 who were not matched in 2008. Those who did not receive a match must re-apply in the next "supplementary" round; a fair introducing schools that still have seats will be held on Thursday, April 22 from 6-9 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. high schoolcomplex.

This year's admissions process was complicated by a Supreme Court ruling that halted the Department of Education's plans to shut down 19 schools. The DOE had to re-match students who initially applied to one of those 19 schools. According to the press release. "of the 8,382 students who selected a phase-out school....1,397 were matched to one of those programs." Most of the students can choose between either the phase-out school or the school they were matched to in the main round. Others -- 174 -- were not matched in the main round but can select another school option during the supplemental round. The DOE has appealed the court ruling. "If the City wins its appeal, students who select phase-out schools or programs will attend the schools they were matched to in either the main or supplementary round," the press release states.

Students who are not happy with their matches in either the main round or the supplementary round may appeal. They should ask their middle school guidance counselors for an appeal form which must be returned by June 1. Appeal results will be available in July.

Click here to see DOE's press release, with full results.