The new Frank McCourt High School is a selective, application-only high school. That is, if you don't count all the low-scoring students they failed to mention in the school booklet. According to community leaders, the school said they would only accept students with high test scores in an attempt to attract "your typical UWS parent," even though they had discussed making the school rigorous while still bringing in students from struggling middle schools. Officials allegedly believed the lower standards may dissuate higher performing students from applying, but schools spokesman Danny Kanner said that was never the intention. He also specifies that "typical UWS parent" just means "parents highly engaged in the high school admissions process."