MOTT HALL II

Set in NEW YORK, New York, MOTT HALL II is a small junior high, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3. It caters to 347 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 35% smaller than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 19,478 students; MOTT HALL II is among them.

In terms of who attends, MOTT HALL II records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 36% Black, 13% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, MOTT HALL II tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for New York County indicate median household income runs about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), MOTT HALL II is one campus in the mix.

PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MOTT HALL II. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MOTT HALL II ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 51.1%.

MOTT HALL II operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 341 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 27% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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