Enrollment
316
Middle
DISTRICT 208 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008304517
MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE)
401 W 164TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10032 · (212) 281-5028 · New York County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of New York public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
208 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 120 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 28% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
63.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -13.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 63.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 76.7% |
% 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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 SCHOOL (THE)
MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) this school | 316 | 65.8% | 69.1% |
| WOODHULL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HUNTINGTON | 435 | 59.3% | 43.9% |
| MS 297 NEW YORK | 297 | 74.7% | 47.2% |
| CONSELYEA PREPARATORY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 366 | 77.6% | 57.4% |
| TOMPKINS SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW YORK | 290 | 74.5% | 51.2% |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBERTY | 516 | 65.1% | 35.1% |
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 SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #152 of 766 | #16 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #336 of 768 ▼ 129 | #18 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #101 of 768 ▼ 10 | #16 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #537 of 796 | #11 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #464 of 683 | #14 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #345 of 688 | #18 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #310 of 773 | #25 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #76 of 168 | #1 of 6 |
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
316
+46 (+17%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 316 | 28.2 | 11.2:1 | 66% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 21.5 | 12.9:1 | 68% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 19.5 | 12.5:1 | 73% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 20 | 13.5:1 | 74% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 81% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 75% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 85% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE).
About MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE)
MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) is a middle-grades school in NEW YORK, New York, according to federal school records. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 316 students. Against the 531-student average for middle schools in New York, enrollment here is 40% lower.
Enrollment across the 45 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 totals 17,415 students.
Roughly 68% of students at MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 16% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of New York County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE)'s diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) operates with 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.2:1. On average, middle schools in New York have 10.3:1, compared with 11.2:1 here. MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) reports 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) would be expected to post about 50.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for New York County show that the median household income is $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) is one of 358 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: COMMUNITY MATH AND SCIENCE PREP, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 42.6% on proficiency, and MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) is above that at 69.1%.
MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment has grown by 46 students since 2020-21, to 316. Students per teacher fell from 13.5 in 2020-21 to 11.2 in 2024-25.
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New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE)What is the total enrollment at MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE)?
MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 316 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) serve?
MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) have?
MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE)?
MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) reports a student body of 16% White, 68% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE)?
MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.