JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT

JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT is an intimate junior high in BRONX, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. The school educates 262 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 51% smaller than typical.

Across the 70 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 (23,786 students total), JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT shows that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 23% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT tighter than the state norm the norm. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.2%, the actual is 31.2%, a residual of -8.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT is one campus in the mix.

BRONX WRITING ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 43%: 458 students in 2018 compared to 262 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.

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