MS 301 PAUL L DUNBAR

182 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

MS 301, officially known as the Paul L. Dunbar School, is a public middle school located in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, New York. Serving students in grades 6 through 8, the school is situated within the New York City Department of Education’s District 9. As a neighborhood school, it plays a central role in its local community, focusing on providing a foundational middle school education that prepares students for the transition to high school.

The school is named in honor of Paul Laurence Dunbar, a pioneering African American poet, novelist, and playwright. True to its namesake, the school emphasizes literacy and academic development as core components of its curriculum. Like many schools in the Bronx, MS 301 is dedicated to fostering an environment that supports student growth, social-emotional learning, and academic achievement, often utilizing a variety of extracurricular programs and support services to engage its diverse student population.

182

Total Students

19.8

Full-Time Teachers

9.2

Student/Teacher Ratio

78.0%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for MS 301 PAUL L DUNBAR
Demographic	Student Count
White	1
Hispanic	114
Black	63
Two or More	1
American Indian	3

Hispanic
114 (62.6 %)
Black
63 (34.6 %)
American Indian
3 (1.6 %)
White
1 (0.5 %)
Two or More
1 (0.5 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Phone:	(718)585-2950
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	182
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	19.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	9.2
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	142
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 52

Grade 7 62

Grade 8 66

Ungraded 2