Enrollment
245
Middle
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008506162
MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL
650 HOLLYWOOD AVE, BRONX, NY 10465 · (718) 829-3254 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of New York public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
11.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
202 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 66 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 38% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
31.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 40.8% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL
MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL this school | 245 | 82.4% | 42.3% |
| LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL AT BROADWAY CAMPUS LAWRENCE | 309 | 80.9% | 38.1% |
| HAMILTON GRANGE MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW YORK | 282 | 86.2% | 39.2% |
| BRONX PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX | 302 | 89.4% | 48.6% |
| URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS BRONX | 361 | 78.7% | 58.7% |
| MS 224 MANHATTAN EAST SCHOOL FOR ARTS & ACADEMICS NEW YORK | 171 | 82.5% | 44.5% |
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 MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #575 of 766 | #29 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #572 of 768 ▲ 34 | #28 of 74 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #674 of 768 ▼ 146 | #59 of 74 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #647 of 796 | #47 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #452 of 683 | #34 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #321 of 688 | #15 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #213 of 773 | #71 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #94 of 524 | #36 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
245
-95 (-28%) vs 2020
+48% since 2010-11, when it was 166
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 245 | 22.1 | 11.1:1 | 82% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 20.7 | 11.0:1 | 84% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 23.6 | 12.7:1 | 87% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 86% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 86% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 83% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 166 | N/A | N/A | 68% (113) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
About MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL
A small middle school in BRONX, New York, MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8. Its enrollment is 245 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 531.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 includes 52 schools. Together they enroll 21,621 students.
About 67% of the student body at MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL is Hispanic. Other students are 20% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% White. By comparison, Bronx County residents are about 55% Hispanic. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL are from different groups.
MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL has 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.1:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New York is 10.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 82% at MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL. The rate at public schools in Bronx County averages 90%, higher than here.
MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of New York public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.7% for MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL. The school posts 42.3%, 2.4 points below the prediction.
Census data for Bronx County show median household income comes to about $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. There are 472 public schools in the county, enrolling about 202,028, MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL among them.
MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from BRONX DELTA SCHOOL, its nearest public school. MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 52.5% on proficiency, and MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL is below that at 42.3%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 340 (2020-21) to 245 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.1:1, from 13.1:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
- HERBERT H LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,087 students
- PS 71 ROSE E SCALAElementary · 1,079 students
- PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRAElementary · 718 students
- PS 36 UNIONPORTElementary · 660 students
- PS 152 EVERGREENElementary · 634 students
- PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEYElementary · 598 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- BRONX DELTA SCHOOL0.0 mi · 399
- URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS0.0 mi · 361
- PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEY0.3 mi · 598
- PS 100.6 mi · 569
- MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE0.6 mi · 576
- PS 304 EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL0.6 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 245 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL serve?
MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL is approximately 11.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
At MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 5% White, 67% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL public or private?
MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8.
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