Middle school (grades 6-8) · Bronx, NY

Mott Hall Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Mott Hall Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 360107106328Charter school
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
66
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mott Hall Charter School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of New York schools.

#10 of 72
middle schools in Bronx · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
8.9:1
small classes for New York
92.5%
free-lunch eligible

Mott Hall Charter School has class sizes smaller than 83% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mott Hall Charter School ranks #10 of 72 middle schools in Bronx, NY.

School address

Enrollment

170

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.9:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-25% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

92.5%

vs 56.2% New York avg

+65% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mott Hall Charter School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:18.9:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Mott Hall Charter School

Mott Hall Charter School is a high-poverty, small charter middle school in Bronx, New York, enrolling 170 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 92.5% of students qualify for free meals, 65% above the New York average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of New York schools, with 170 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 258 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #73.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (62%) and African American (36%) (diversity index 49/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 170 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 79.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Mott Hall Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Mott Hall Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 170 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New York's single-school districts.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Mott Hall Charter School compares

Mott Hall Charter School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.9:1 ▼ 25% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 92.5% ▲ 65% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 170 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
170
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
92.5%
free-lunch eligible - 65% above the New York average of 56.2%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.9:1
students per teacher - 25% below state mean
Top 17% in New York - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
79.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$23,917
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 170 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 19 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 61.8%
African American 35.9%
Asian 1.2%
White 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 61.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 48.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 48.9, Mott Hall Charter School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mott Hall Charter School, which includes Mott Hall Charter School.

$23,917
Per student
-9%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+44%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Mott Hall Charter School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Mott Hall Charter School

How many students attend Mott Hall Charter School?

Mott Hall Charter School has 170 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Bronx, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mott Hall Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mott Hall Charter School is 8.9:1, which is 25% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 43% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mott Hall Charter School?

92.5% of students at Mott Hall Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mott Hall Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Mott Hall Charter School is Hispanic or Latino at 61.8% of enrollment, in Bronx, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mott Hall Charter School?

Mott Hall Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Mott Hall Charter School rank among middle schools in Bronx?

By Resource Investment Index, Mott Hall Charter School ranks #10 of 72 middle schools in Bronx, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Bronx on the city page.

Is Mott Hall Charter School a good school?

Mott Hall Charter School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Mott Hall Charter School?

None; Mott Hall Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Mott Hall Charter School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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