Enrollment
262
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008604461
JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT
270 E 167TH ST, BRONX, NY 10456 · (718) 681-6850 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of New York public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
255 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 85 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
30.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 27.6% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT
JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT this school | 262 | 97.3% | 31.2% |
| KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY III BRONX | 256 | 96.9% | 45.0% |
| IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS BRONX | 278 | 97.8% | 26.3% |
| FANNIE LOU HAMER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX | 228 | 96.9% | 30.2% |
| ESMT-IS 190 BRONX | 226 | 96.5% | 43.9% |
| ISAAC NEWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE NEW YORK | 253 | 95.3% | 40.9% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #711 of 766 | #64 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #731 of 768 ▼ 19 | #65 of 74 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #687 of 768 ▲ 20 | #64 of 74 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #628 of 796 | #43 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #39 of 683 | #4 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #419 of 688 | #29 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #26 of 773 | #18 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.8% | #36 of 524 | #16 of 59 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
262
-85 (-24%) vs 2020
-59% since 2010-11, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 7.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 262 | 32.4 | 8.1:1 | 97% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 31.8 | 8.1:1 | 95% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 33.6 | 7.9:1 | 97% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 44 | 7.9:1 | 98% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 44 | 10.4:1 | 97% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 47 | 9.0:1 | 94% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 98% (633) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT.
About JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT
The public middle-grades school JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT is located in BRONX, New York. Federal data show 262 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in New York enroll around 531, and this school is 51% below that mark.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 is responsible for 70 schools, JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT included, with 23,786 students in all.
The student body at JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT is 71% Hispanic. It is also 23% Black and 3% White. Bronx County's residents are about 55% Hispanic, 16 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 8.1:1. Across middle schools in New York, the average ratio is 10.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 97%.
On the allk12 Grade, JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT lands at D, ahead of 12% of New York public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.2%.
The school's county is Bronx County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT shares Bronx County with 471 other public schools.
BRONX WRITING ACADEMY is the nearest public school to JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 85 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTTWhat is the total enrollment at JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT?
JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT enrolls approximately 262 students in grades 06-08.
Is JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT an elementary, middle, or high school?
JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT have?
JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
What is the student diversity at JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT?
Student demographics at JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT are roughly 3% White, 71% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT in?
JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
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