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Mott Haven Community High School

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Mott Haven Community High School ranks 917 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 10-12

917^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 26% of New York high schools

Summary

Mott Haven Community High School is a public high school serving grades 10-12 in the Bronx, New York, with a total enrollment of 226 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #7, which is ranked 777 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mott Haven Community High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools over the past decade, with rankings ranging from 917 out of 1234 schools in 2024-2025 to 1191 out of 1237 schools in 2013-2014. The school has maintained a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger during this period. Its four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 50% and 84.3%, significantly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 13.5%, also higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has experienced extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 93.1% in recent years.

The school's proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams are consistently lower than the New York City Geographic District #7 and the state averages across all subject areas, including English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. The nearby schools, such as University Heights Secondary School-Bronx Community College, Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School, and International Community High School, also struggle with low performance, but they generally outperform Mott Haven Community High School on key metrics like graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism.

248

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,728

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

455 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10455

(718) 665-8512

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

African American:

27.8%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2014 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (52% vs 68% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (46% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (17% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg44%

New York avg68%

917^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 15High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 7

777^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	917 of 1234	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	954 of 1242	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1130 of 1228	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	1183 of 1190	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1139 of 1207	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1067 of 1210	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	1085 of 1221	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	1040 of 1255	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	1177 of 1255	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.0	1191 of 1237	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	475 of 713	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	569 of 671	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	631 of 686	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	592 of 679	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	181 of 669	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	96 of 637	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	27.5	442 of 565	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	440 of 546	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	931 of 1206	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	945 of 1219	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1162 of 1197	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1107 of 1193	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1076 of 1176	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	506 of 885	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	561 of 865	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.0	745 of 851	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	717 of 815	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	643 of 791	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	313 of 607	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	260 of 564	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	436 of 531	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	401 of 493	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	248 of 498	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	893 of 1179	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	935 of 1170	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	997 of 1155	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1102 of 1179	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1034 of 1154	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	843 of 1201	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	909 of 1211	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	990 of 1191	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1098 of 1154	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1118 of 1190	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1020 of 1176	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	630 of 1149	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	925 of 1144	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	833 of 1130	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	774 of 1132	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	846 of 1095	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+47 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government64%-11 vs state

Living Environment61%+4 vs state

Global History and Geography60%-16 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts52%-23 vs state

Algebra I41%-15 vs state

Earth Science20%-45 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mott Haven Community High School	Public	10-12	455 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-8512	248	24	10.4	90.3%	4 (1.6%)	69 (27.8%)	165 (66.5%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25.8	917^th of 1234 public high schools	25.7%		22.2	954^th of 1242 public high schools	23.2%	37			51.9		20.0	60.0	60.5		63.8	41.3											$38,728	$2,655	$36,072
Hero High School	Public	9-12	455 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-8013	733	74	9.9	94.8%	9 (1.2%)	251 (34.2%)	451 (61.5%)	10 (1.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	8.2	1162^nd of 1234 public high schools	5.8%		17.7	1013^th of 1242 public high schools	18.4%	149			38.1			63.4	22.8		37.6	15.7	20.7										$32,474	$2,984	$29,490
Urban Assembly Charter School For Computer Science	Public, Charter	9-12	447 Wales Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Urban Assembly Charter School For Computer Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 421-4523	488			86.7%	6 (1.2%)	163 (33.4%)	292 (59.8%)	18 (3.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69.9	331^st of 1234 public high schools	73.2%		47.4	673^rd of 1242 public high schools	45.8%	342	60.0	83.0	91.9			82.7	80.7	90.0	82.9	65.8	88.2										$25,798	$1,554	$24,244
Jm Rapport School For Career Development	Public	9-12	470 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 993-5581	408	61	6.6	96.6%	4 (1.0%)	129 (31.6%)	262 (64.2%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)																					$79,651	$1,573	$78,079
American Dream Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	403 Concord Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	American Dream Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-3071	603	58	10.0	91.9%	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.3%)	559 (92.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22.2	959^th of 1234 public high schools	22.3%		15.8	1047^th of 1242 public high schools	15.7%	88	20.3	23.3	67.3	6.5	11.1	67.7	42.9		67.9	23.2	49.4	8.9	41.9	28.8	46.9	51.3	20.7	36.9		51.8	$23,855	$1,143	$22,712
Hostos-Lincoln Academy Of Science	Public	6-12	600 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-5640	460	43	10.7	90.2%	3 (0.7%)	112 (24.3%)	335 (72.8%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54.3	592^nd of 1234 public high schools	52.0%		47.5	669^th of 1242 public high schools	46.1%	77		100.0	83.0	54.8	47.1	83.3	50.0		62.2	81.6	36.5	16.4	67.3	34.2	40.0	34.7	20.0	38.2	3.5	24.1	$33,482	$3,106	$30,376
University Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	600 St Ann's Ave-4th Fl	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-6543	447	27	15.3	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	167 (37.4%)	273 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	58.5	530^th of 1234 public high schools	57.1%		40.9	747^th of 1242 public high schools	39.9%	217	58.7	61.3	83.9	9.8		90.9	75.5		93.8	52.7		48.9									$23,472	$1,004	$22,468
Urban Dove Team Charter School II	Public, Charter	10-12	671 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Urban Dove Team Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 682-3975	285	25	11.4	94.7%	3 (1.1%)	100 (35.1%)	176 (61.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10.3	1130^th of 1234 public high schools	8.4%		9.5	1146^th of 1242 public high schools	7.7%	16			23.6		4.8	54.6	13.4		65.3	21.7											$37,590	$1,250	$36,340
Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	701 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-0571	197	21	9.3	99.0%	1 (0.5%)	39 (19.8%)	156 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	1172^nd of 1234 public high schools	5.0%		4.6	1216^th of 1242 public high schools	2.1%	44			37.3		11.1	70.8	16.0		14.8	7.9			6.5								$42,439	$3,916	$38,523
International Community High School	Public	9-12	345 Brook Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-4128	345	35	9.7	99.1%	6 (1.7%)	48 (13.9%)	280 (81.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)			56.4																		$39,451	$3,864	$35,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Mott Haven Community High School

What is the racial makeup of Mott Haven Community High School?

Students at Mott Haven Community High School are 67% Hispanic, 28% African American, 2% Asian, 2% White, 2% American Indian.

Is Mott Haven Community High School a good school?

Mott Haven Community High School ranks 917^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Mott Haven Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Mott Haven Community High School.

What district is Mott Haven Community High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 7

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