P.S./M.S. 280 Mosholu Parkway

3202 STEUBEN AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10467 · Bronx · K-8

DBN: 10X280

K-8

Zoned: Elementary

Zoned: Middle

SchoolDigger Elementary: 1886 (of 2445)

SchoolDigger Middle: 879 (of 1500)

Niche: 610 (of 1516)

Zones into these middle schools

P.S./M.S. 280 Mosholu Parkway J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway P.S. 095 Sheila Mencher

Fed by these elementary schools

P.S. 008 Isaac Varian P.S. 056 Norwood Heights P.S./M.S. 280 Mosholu Parkway P.S. 095 Sheila Mencher Bedford Park Elementary School PS/MS 20 P.O.George J. Werdann, III P.S. 094 Kings College School

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 89.4%

57.1% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

45.3%(citywide avg: 48.3%)

ELA avg. rating

2.82 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.89 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

43.4%(citywide avg: 47.3%)

Math avg. rating

2.82 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.86 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

27.3%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

2.55 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

41.4%

Grade 3 Math

51.4%

Grade 4 ELA

49.2%

Grade 4 Math

53.7%

Grade 5 ELA

35.2%

Grade 5 Math

28.4%

Grade 6 ELA

39.8%

Grade 6 Math

40.4%

Grade 7 ELA

53.6%

Grade 7 Math

50%

Grade 8 ELA

51.4%

Grade 8 Math

35.3%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

19.8%(citywide avg: 23.9%)

English Language Learners -- Math

20.8%(citywide avg: 28%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

22.6%

Students with disabilities -- Math

26.7%

Asian students -- ELA

62.5%(citywide avg: 70.7%)

Asian students -- Math

63.6%(citywide avg: 73%)

Black students -- ELA

41.7%(citywide avg: 44.7%)

Black students -- Math

38.2%(citywide avg: 41.9%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

41.6%(citywide avg: 45.9%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

40.1%(citywide avg: 44.3%)

White students -- ELA

86.7%(citywide avg: 81.6%)

Small sample (15 students) -- treat as directional.

White students -- Math

73.3%(citywide avg: 71.9%)

Small sample (15 students) -- treat as directional.

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

718 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 91.3%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

10%

Black

10.3%

Hispanic or Latino

74.7%

White

3.9%

Multiracial

0.6%

Native American

0.6%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

25.8%

English Language Learners

16.9%

Living in poverty

91.8%

Female

51.1%

Male

48.9%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Kindergarten admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Zoned

75 seats

Not all seats filled last year

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Students who live in the zone and have a sibling at the school.

~100% admitted

There were about 15 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~20% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Other students who live in the zone.

~100% admitted

3. Students who live in the district and have a sibling at the school.

~100% admitted

There were fewer than 5 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~5% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

4. Students who live outside the district and have a sibling at the school.

~100% admitted

5. Other students who live in the district.

~100% admitted

There were about 25 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~33% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

6. Other students who live outside the district.

~100% admitted

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Zone Priority

70 seats

1 applicants per seat

Not all seats filled last year

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Priority to continuing students

~100% admitted

There were about 50 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~71% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Then to applicants whose sibling(s) will be enrolled in this school next year

No applicants

There were no applicants in this group.This group's offers alone accounted for ~0% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

3. Then to residents of the middle school zone

~100% admitted

There were less than 10 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~13% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

4. Then to District 10 students and residents

~100% admitted

There were about 20 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~29% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

5. Then to Bronx students and residents

No applicants

6. Then to New York City residents

No applicants