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Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School

Public Grades 9-12
1172nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 5% of New York high schools
Summary

Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with a student population of 176. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #7, which is ranked 777 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools, with rankings ranging from 977 to 1216 out of around 1200-1250 schools over the past decade. The school's performance is particularly low for subgroups such as female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs. Its four-year graduation rate has been around 70-84% in recent years, lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has been between 4.5-11.4%, which is higher than the averages. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 61.1% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as University Heights Secondary School-Bronx Community College, Hostos-Lincoln Academy Of Science, and Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School, generally perform better academically than Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School, with higher rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. The nearby charter schools, such as University Prep Charter High School and NYC Charter High School - AECI, also outperform Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School on various metrics, despite the school having relatively high spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio.

197
Students ?
9.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$42,439
Per pupil spending ?
99%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 701 St Anns Ave
       Bronx, NY  10455

(718) 402-0571

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
79.2%
African American:
19.8%
White:
0.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (25% vs 67% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the New York average (62% vs 83%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school25%
District avg43%
New York avg67%
1,172nd of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 13 pts since 2015
From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 15High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 7
777th of 874New York City Geographic District # 7 among New York districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20257.51172 of 12345.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.61216 of 12422.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.61195 of 12282.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.41102 of 11907.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.41133 of 12076.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.91180 of 12102.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.61096 of 122110.2%★☆☆☆☆
201624.2982 of 125521.8%★☆☆☆☆
201518.91027 of 125518.2%★☆☆☆☆
201419.1977 of 123721.0%★☆☆☆☆
201324.5891 of 121726.8%★☆☆☆☆
201223.9900 of 119824.9%★☆☆☆☆
201112.51066 of 11658.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.61036 of 11177.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200912.5989 of 10868.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200820.9847 of 102717.5%★☆☆☆☆
200724.3805 of 100219.7%★☆☆☆☆
200619.9820 of 98616.8%★☆☆☆☆
200514.0826 of 93511.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201910.8651 of 6865.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.1665 of 6792.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.7662 of 6691.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.9610 of 6374.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.5519 of 58311.0%★☆☆☆☆
202217.6456 of 4815.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.1454 of 56519.6%★☆☆☆☆
201814.7527 of 5463.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202510.71114 of 12067.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.51203 of 12191.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.41159 of 11973.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.61046 of 11559.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.91124 of 11935.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.81161 of 11761.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.9850 of 8854.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.2819 of 8655.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.4824 of 8513.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.0698 of 7608.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.8723 of 81511.3%★☆☆☆☆
20188.8761 of 7913.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.5509 of 60716.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.4440 of 56422.0%★☆☆☆☆
202329.0418 of 53121.3%★☆☆☆☆
202252.8134 of 38965.6%★★★☆☆
201914.3474 of 4933.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.2484 of 4982.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.4877 of 117925.6%★☆☆☆☆
20245.01139 of 11702.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.81031 of 11016.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.41110 of 11795.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.61132 of 11541.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20256.01170 of 12012.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.21155 of 12114.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.01168 of 11911.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.51092 of 11545.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.61117 of 11906.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.51132 of 11763.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.71037 of 11499.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.41062 of 11447.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.21088 of 11303.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.5896 of 103813.7%★☆☆☆☆
201911.31089 of 11323.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.01039 of 10955.1%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+21 vs school
Homeless (2025)16th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2019)5th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school
Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Global History and Geography71%-5 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts37%-38 vs state
Living Environment16%-41 vs state
U.S. History and Government15%-60 vs state
Earth Science11%-54 vs state
Algebra I8%-48 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences7%-50 vs state

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Students at Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School are 79% Hispanic, 20% African American.

Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of New York high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 197 students attended Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School.


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2024–25 school spending dataApr 30, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 27, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesFeb 3, 2026
2024–25 NY State Assessments & Regents scoresDec 4, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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