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NYC School Safety Agent exam 7323: the complete guide

What the job is, when the exam is, the 9 ability areas it tests, and how to prepare for each one. Every fact below traces to the official notice.

Exam 7323 · New York City Police Department, School Safety Division

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Oct 20in 1 day

Your own test day is on your admission notice.

Exam 7324 is filing now, to Nov 25.

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Key dates

Filing closed
August 25, 2026
Exam 7323 testing begins
October 20, 2026
Passing score
70%

Filing for Exam No. 7323 closed 25 August 2026. The notice expects testing to begin 20 October 2026. The next number still open to new applicants is Exam No. 7324, filing 7 October – 25 November 2026 and testing expected to begin 19 January 2027.

The 2 exam numbers with a published notice, filing 1 July – 25 November 2026. Each number has its own notice; every row below is read against today’s date, and each notice is linked at the foot of this page.

  • 7323Files 1 July – 25 August 2026Testing expected from 20 October 2026Filing closed
  • 7324Files 7 October – 25 November 2026Testing expected from 19 January 2027Filing now

Each exam number has its own Notice of Examination. On both published so far, 7323 and 7324, the application fee is $61.00.

School Safety Agents are hired through DCAS but employed by the New York City Police Department and posted into Department of Education buildings — which is why the notice describes duties framed by DOE rules and hearings before a Superintendent or Principal, while the background check that gates appointment is run by the NYPD.

The DCAS annual schedule through 30 June 2027 lists two further filing periods after 7324's, opening 6 January 2027 (Exam 7325) and 7 April 2027 (Exam 7326) — four numbers in the fiscal year, so a roughly quarterly title. DCAS publishes each notice when its filing period opens, and that is when its row joins the table above.

Applications for School Safety Agent exams 7323–7324 are filed in DCAS’s OASys; how payment, fee waivers and Final Submit work there is explained in the reference section, and other city filing windows are on the civil-service exam calendar.

The 9 ability areas, and what each one asks of you

The multiple-choice test is taken at a computer terminal and 70% is the minimum passing score. Your score determines your ranking on the eligible list. Each area below has a technique lesson and a drill built for this exam — not adapted from another one.

Deductive Reasoning

Take a rule you are given and apply it to a specific case, then judge whether the answer actually follows. The wrong options are usually the ones that break one clause of the rule.

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Inductive Reasoning

Work the other direction: combine separate facts into the general conclusion they support, and reject conclusions that outrun the evidence.

Drill this area

Information Ordering

Put steps, numbers, names or procedures into the order a stated rule demands. The rule is always supplied — the work is following it exactly.

Drill this area

Memorization

Hold words, numbers, faces and procedures well enough to answer after the material is taken away. A trainable filing habit, not a talent.

Drill this area

Problem Sensitivity

Notice that something is wrong, or about to go wrong, before it is pointed out — and name both the whole problem and its parts.

Drill this area

Spatial Orientation

Work out where you are relative to something else, and pick the route or direction that follows. Usually a map, a floor plan or a set of turns.

Drill this area

Visualization

Predict how a shape, pattern or object looks once it is rotated, folded or rearranged — mentally, without drawing it.

Drill this area

Written Comprehension

Understand what a sentence or paragraph actually says — policies, regulations, signage — and answer from the text rather than from assumption.

Drill this area

Written Expression

Choose the wording that another person will read the way you meant it. Grammar, clarity and precision in reports, in multiple-choice form.

Drill this area

Nine ability areas are named, which is the same set the Police Officer notice tests — identical constructs, different job context. What separates the two exams for a candidate is not the material but the entry bar: Police Officer additionally requires 24 college credits or two years of military service, where School Safety Agent requires only a high school diploma.

Calculators are not permitted on this exam. Nor is any other electronic device: phones, smart watches, cameras and earbuds are sealed in a magnetic pouch for the duration of the exam event, and using one can nullify your score and bar you from civil-service tests for up to five years.

Each ability in the notice comes with a worked example drawn from the job — memorization is illustrated by remembering the location of persons or items, spatial orientation by working out the quickest way to reach an incident in progress. Those examples are the closest thing to an official study guide this exam has.

Who can apply

Education
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization. That is the entire education and experience requirement — no college credits, no prior experience, no military alternative to satisfy.
Foreign education
Education obtained outside the United States must be evaluated for equivalence. The notice states that the Police Department provides instructions on approved evaluation services during pre-employment screening, so it is not something to resolve before applying.
Special Patrolman status
At appointment you must qualify for Special Patrolman status from the NYPD under Administrative Code section 14-106 and chapter 13 of title 38 of the Rules of the City of New York. That means being 21 or older, a United States citizen, a New York City resident unless exempted by law, holding no dishonorable military discharge, being of good moral character, and having no conviction for a felony or a serious offense as enumerated in Penal Law section 265.00(17).
Convictions and certificates of relief
A conviction is not automatically the end of the road. The notice states that an applicant with any conviction who holds a Certificate of Good Conduct providing relief from it may be eligible for appointment, and that an applicant with a misdemeanor conviction or a violation for a serious offense who holds a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities may also be eligible.
Residency
New York City residency is required at appointment and must be maintained through the first two years of continuous employment. After that, the notice permits residence in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Orange, Rockland or Putnam county. Every other Special Patrolman qualification must be maintained for the whole of employment.
Physical, medical and drug screening
Physical standards are established for the title and you must pass a qualifying physical test. Medical and psychological guidelines apply both at hiring and periodically throughout your career, with reasonable accommodation provided where appropriate. You must pass a drug screening to be appointed.
Probation and language
The probationary period is one year. You must be able to understand and be understood in English, and prove your identity and right to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Scoring, and what happens after you pass

If you pass, your name is placed on an eligible list in final score order and you receive a list number, with results notified by email. Such a list is usually active for four years.

This notice carries no New York City Residency Credit, so unlike Police Officer candidates you cannot add points for living in the city — though NYC residency is separately a condition of Special Patrolman status here, and therefore of appointment.

Scores can be appealed to the DCAS Committee on Manifest Errors through the online application system. The appeal must state why a higher score is warranted, and the notice is explicit that the re-rating may come back different in either direction.

What a School Safety Agent list number means, and how certification decides who is called, is explained in the guide to NYC eligible lists; the protest and appeal clocks that start on test day are in the guide to the weeks after a DCAS exam.

School Safety Agent eligible list trackerEvery active list, the scores behind the list numbers, and every hiring pool — from the city's own data, updated daily.

What the notice says about pay

Notices 7323 and 7324 state the same pay: a current minimum salary of $40,480 per year, rising through increments to $58,345 at the completion of five years of employment as a School Safety Agent. Each notice says the rate is subject to change. Agents may be required to work various shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

How to prepare

Start with the diagnostic — 12 questions, about 7 minutes, no signup. It tells you which area is costing you rank, so you drill the weak one instead of the comfortable one. Then work the lessons and drills for that area, and sit a timed mock when you want to know where you stand under the clock.

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Questions candidates ask

What are the requirements for the NYC School Safety Agent exam?

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent is the entire education and experience requirement. At appointment you must additionally qualify for Special Patrolman status: 21 or older, a U.S. citizen, a New York City resident unless exempted by law, no dishonorable discharge, good moral character and no felony or serious-offense conviction — subject to the certificate-of-relief provisions in the notice.

When is the next School Safety Agent exam?

A new number comes roughly every quarter, each under its own notice. Exam No. 7323 took applications from 1 July to 25 August 2026, with testing expected to begin 20 October 2026. The notice for Exam No. 7324 sets a filing period of 7 October to 25 November 2026 and expects testing to begin 19 January 2027. The DCAS annual schedule through 30 June 2027 lists two more filing periods, opening 6 January 2027 (7325) and 7 April 2027 (7326).

How much do NYC School Safety Agents make?

The notice states a current minimum salary of $40,480 per year, rising to $58,345 after five years of employment in the title. The notice says both rates are subject to change, so check the current notice before relying on the figure.

Can you become a School Safety Agent with a criminal record?

Possibly. The notice bars appointment for a felony or a serious offense enumerated in Penal Law section 265.00(17), but states that an applicant holding a Certificate of Good Conduct providing relief from a conviction may be eligible, and that an applicant with a misdemeanor conviction or a violation for a serious offense holding a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities may also be eligible. The NYPD runs a background check before appointment.

Do you have to live in New York City to be a School Safety Agent?

Yes at appointment, and through your first two years of continuous employment. After two years the notice permits residence in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Orange, Rockland or Putnam county. Note this is a condition of Special Patrolman status rather than a scoring bonus — the exam offers no residency credit.

The rest of the guide

School Safety practice test — one question from every ability area

Real questions from the bank, answered in the page, with the technique explanation after each one.

NYC School Safety Agent Salary (2026)

School Safety Agent pay starts at $40,480 and rises to $58,345 after five years in the title, per Notice of Examination 7323.

NYC School Safety Agent Requirements (2026)

A four-year high school diploma is the whole education requirement for School Safety Agent exam 7323.

NYC School Safety Agent Hiring Process After the Exam

What happens after School Safety Agent exam 7323: your list number, the one-in-three appointment rule, the NYPD background check, the qualifying physical test, and why a passing score is not an offer..

NYC School Safety Agent Test: Format and the 9 Abilities

What the School Safety Agent notices (7323, 7324) say about the test: computer-based multiple choice, 70% to pass, nine named abilities, no calculators and no electronic devices.

What Does a NYC School Safety Agent Do?

School Safety Agents are NYPD employees posted into Department of Education buildings.

Where these facts come from

We do not publish exam dates ourselves, and you should be skeptical of any site that posts one without a source. Every fact on this page comes from the documents below, each with the date we last opened it. Facts on this page were last checked October 16, 2026 — for the current filing period and test date, the official notice is authoritative.