In-school testing is part of the Department of Education’s comprehensive effort to keep school communities healthy and safe and ensure our school buildings remain open. Find citywide and borough-wide testing data below, as well as information for specific schools.
Testing Results
Use the Testing Results Report to:
- View the testing results for the current day, for cumulative testing results summary citywide, and for cumulative testing summary by borough on the Summary tab.
- Find a school name on the Testing Details tab to see the results for that school.
COVID-19 In-school Testing Program
The COVID-19 in-school testing program began on October 9, 2020 and will continue throughout the 2021-2022 school year. This testing initiative is organized by our partners at NYC Health + Hospitals, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and the NYC Test & Trace Corps.
Get Testing Results
- Most test results will be available within 48-72 hours after a test.
- Test results will ONLY be made available to patients or their parent/guardian.
- Depending on the lab that performed your test, you will receive either a phone call, text or email.
- Check to see what lab performed your test on the Testing Providers page which has a map to help you identify the provider at your child's school.
After 48-72 Hours
Please contact your lab directly. If you were tested by:
BioReference Laboratories
- All patients that provided contact info to the school to share with the testing lab will receive an email with their result information
- If a patient does not receive results notification within 72 hours, please email patientportal@bioreference.com
- Parents or guardians of students tested can contact BioReference directly at 1-888-279-0967, and should mention they are calling in reference to NYC schools testing program
- When contacting the lab, please have the following information available:
- Patient Name, Patient Date of Birth, Date testing occurred
Fulgent Genetics
- All patients that provided contact info to the testing lab will receive an email or text directing them how to access their report from results.fulgentgenetics.com
- If a patient does not receive results within 72 hours, please email backtoschool@fulgentgenetics.com or call 346-803-5828 between hours of 9:30AM – 7PM
- When contacting the lab, please have the following information available:
- Patient Name, Patient Date of Birth, Date and location where testing occurred
MedRite
- All patients that provided contact info to the testing lab will receive an email or text directing them how to access their results.
- If a patient does not receive results within 72 hours, please email backtoschool@medriteuc.com or call (929) 800 -TEST (8378) between the hours of 8AM – 8PM Monday – Friday, or 9AM – 6PM Saturday – Sunday.
- When contacting the lab, please have the following information available:
- Patient Name, Patient Date of Birth, and Phone Number
SOMOS Community Care
- All parents/guardians will receive a text (if a mobile phone number was provided) and/or email (if an email address was provided) communicating when their child’s results are available.
- To easily access test results, download the free miSOMOS application onto your mobile phone from Google Play or the Apple Store. Once you download miSOMOS, you must create a profile using the same personal and contact information on file with the NYCDOE.
- If you provided a landline number, SOMOS Community Care will call you between 8:00AM - 8:00PM on weekdays, or between 9:00AM - 5:00PM on weekends to inform you of the COVID-19 test result.
- If you cannot access results through the miSOMOS app, please call (833) 357-6267 between 8AM – 8PM Monday – Friday, 9:00AM - 5:00PM on weekends, or visit misomos.com anytime. When contacting SOMOS, please have the following information available:
- Patient name, patient date of birth, date testing occurred.