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Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School

Public Grades 6-8
450th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,500 New York Middle Schools
Better than 70% of New York middle schools
Summary

Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 379. This school stands out as a high-performing outlier in the New York City Geographic District #9, which is generally underperforming.

The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 62.5% of 7th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 38.71% in the district and 50.99% in the state. In math, 77.42% of 7th graders and 75.42% of 8th graders were proficient or better, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also excels in Regents exams, with 96.67% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 36.91% in the district and 56.07% in the state.

Science And Technology Academy's exceptional performance extends across diverse student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. This suggests the school has effective strategies in place to address the unique needs of these students. Additionally, the school's relatively high per-student spending of $31,493 and low student-teacher ratio of 11.3 may contribute to its academic success, which is in contrast to the struggles faced by many nearby schools, such as Middle School 301 Paul L Dunbar and IS 219 New Venture School.

336
Students ?
9.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$35,037
Per pupil spending ?
94.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 250 E 164th St
       Bronx, NY  10456

(718) 293-4017

District: New York City Geographic District # 9


Feeder schools for Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School:

Elementary:    Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.2%
African American:
24.7%
Asian:
3.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2022 → 70th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the New York average (61% vs 52% meeting standards)
Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 9
Above the New York median (70th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2022) to 70th (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school61%
District avg38%
New York avg52%
450th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 30%▲ up 13 pts since 2015
From top 43% (2015) to top 30% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 15Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9
750th of 874New York City Geographic District # 9 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
202565.8450 of 150070.0%★★★★☆
202466.6427 of 150471.6%★★★★☆
202375.1315 of 150079.0%★★★★☆
202273.3302 of 147979.6%★★★★☆
202162.4383 of 124269.2%★★★☆☆
201968.6391 of 143972.8%★★★★☆
201857.0557 of 143861.3%★★★☆☆
201751.9663 of 145554.4%★★★☆☆
201651.8631 of 142955.8%★★★☆☆
201552.6612 of 140756.5%★★★☆☆
201451.4624 of 140155.5%★★★☆☆
201334.8905 of 137334.1%★★☆☆☆
201220.01094 of 133718.2%★☆☆☆☆
201120.31052 of 129518.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202573.3129 of 67680.9%★★★★☆
202479.799 of 70586.0%★★★★☆
202388.451 of 69692.7%★★★★★
202290.845 of 70693.6%★★★★★
201983.085 of 65387.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201964.9135 of 36963.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202570.882 of 64687.3%★★★★☆
202456.0153 of 61575.1%★★★★☆
202359.5125 of 59178.8%★★★★☆
202281.727 of 58195.4%★★★★★
202149.346 of 11861.0%★★★☆☆
201972.540 of 47391.5%★★★★★
201876.645 of 50391.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202570.5373 of 145774.4%★★★★☆
202468.2398 of 146572.8%★★★★☆
202379.4247 of 146383.1%★★★★☆
202272.5310 of 145478.7%★★★★☆
202162.5322 of 106669.8%★★★☆☆
201973.1319 of 137076.7%★★★★☆
201856.2581 of 135357.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202572.9188 of 96580.5%★★★★☆
202472.6194 of 95379.6%★★★★☆
202378.5150 of 94384.1%★★★★☆
202277.3131 of 91485.7%★★★★☆
202166.398 of 44978.2%★★★★☆
201975.6147 of 82682.2%★★★★☆
201867.9205 of 81074.7%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202576.390 of 60385.1%★★★★☆
202469.7114 of 59480.8%★★★★☆
202374.185 of 54384.3%★★★★☆
202278.066 of 48786.4%★★★★☆
202168.110 of 4979.6%★★★★☆
201973.260 of 39284.7%★★★★☆
201865.5103 of 45777.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202584.2146 of 128388.6%★★★★☆
202476.7217 of 129683.3%★★★★☆
202382.5158 of 128887.7%★★★★☆
202280.5162 of 130687.6%★★★★☆
201982.4156 of 124187.4%★★★★☆
201866.6296 of 124576.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202558.8538 of 145563.0%★★★☆☆
202463.2456 of 146468.9%★★★☆☆
202367.5400 of 146472.7%★★★★☆
202271.9303 of 145579.2%★★★★☆
202159.6358 of 107166.6%★★★☆☆
201962.7425 of 136668.9%★★★☆☆
201857.3516 of 135261.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202568.2246 of 129881.0%★★★★☆
202474.9169 of 130387.0%★★★★☆
202384.6100 of 130792.3%★★★★★
202268.9222 of 128382.7%★★★★☆
202142.5260 of 52250.2%★★★☆☆
201966.3199 of 113982.5%★★★★☆
201869.9177 of 117084.9%★★★★☆
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)89th percentile+19 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+17 vs school
Homeless (2025)85th percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school
African American (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school
Asian (2019)63rd percentile-9 vs school
Male (2025)63rd percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I97%+41 vs state
Math70%+18 vs state
English Language Arts52%~ state avg
Science50%+6 vs state

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Students at Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School are 68% Hispanic, 25% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White.

Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School ranks 450th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School.

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