JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT

264 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

JHS 22 Jordan L. Mott, located at 270 East 167th Street in the Bronx, is a public middle school serving students in grades 6 through 8. As part of the New York City Department of Education, the school is situated within the Morrisania neighborhood and is named after Jordan Lawrence Mott, an industrialist known for founding the Mott Iron Works in the 19th century. The school operates within District 9 and is committed to providing a comprehensive academic foundation for middle schoolers as they prepare for the transition to high school.

The school’s mission generally focuses on fostering a supportive learning environment that emphasizes literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional development. Like many schools in the Bronx, JHS 22 aims to serve a diverse student population by offering various extracurricular programs and academic interventions designed to meet individual student needs. By focusing on both rigorous instruction and community engagement, the school strives to empower its students to succeed in secondary education and beyond, playing a vital role in the educational fabric of the local South Bronx community.

264

Total Students

33.6

Full-Time Teachers

7.9

Student/Teacher Ratio

96.6%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT
Demographic	Student Count
White	4
Hispanic	198
Black	56
Asian	3
Two or More	2
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
198 (75.0 %)
Black
56 (21.2 %)
White
4 (1.5 %)
Asian
3 (1.1 %)
Two or More
2 (0.8 %)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.4 %)

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 # 9
Phone:	(718)681-6850
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	264
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	33.6
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	7.9
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	254
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	1

* 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 62

Grade 7 102

Grade 8 99

Ungraded 1