At a Glance
A Bronx middle school on a remarkable academic climb, with one of the richest extracurricular menus in the district.
Best suited for
Families who want a screened middle school with a strong upward trajectory, a deep menu of arts, sports, and STEM electives, and a tight-knit school community — and who are comfortable looking past current proficiency numbers to where the school is headed.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- ELA and math proficiency have roughly tripled since 2016, with math jumping nine points in a single year (2024 to 2025).
- Program richness scores a perfect 100/100, with offerings ranging from Jazz Band and Theater to Coding, Lego Robotics, and Specialized High School Test Preparation.
- An Accelerated/Honors track is available, unusual for a screened middle school in a high-poverty setting.
- Teacher-principal trust is at 99%, and 73% of families completed the survey — both signs of a tight-knit school community.
- Saturday Academy and Regents Living Environment coursework give students a head start on high school credits.
Things to consider
- Chronic absenteeism at 63.6% is high and may affect how much learning time students actually get.
- Overall proficiency in ELA, math, and especially science (27.8%) still trails district averages.
- The suspension rate of 1% is higher than the district average of 0.28%, though the absolute number of suspensions is small (5 total).
- The school's screened admissions and high economic need index mean the community is fairly homogeneous — families looking for a more affluent or racially mixed setting may want to look elsewhere.
- Seventh-grade math is strong (49.7%) but sixth-grade math is a relative weak spot (27.9%) — worth understanding how the school supports students entering from elementary school.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 10
Across District 10's middle schools, J.H.S. 080 sits below the district average overall score (1.49 vs. 1.77), placing it behind peer schools like P.S. 024 Spuyten Duyvil (92/100) and P.S. 081 Robert J. Christen (88/100), but well ahead of schools like Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter (62/100). It is a mid-tier school with above-average momentum.
Academics
Proficiency is 37.2% in ELA and 37.1% in math — both below the District 10 averages of 45% and 43.5%. But the trend is the more meaningful number: ELA proficiency climbed from 13.6% in 2016 to 37.2% in 2025, and math rose from 15.8% to 37.1% over the same period. Math in particular jumped nine points between 2024 and 2025 — a striking single-year gain that suggests something is working. Science proficiency (27.8%) lags the other subjects, and 7th-grade math is a clear bright spot at 49.7%.
Culture
The day-to-day feel here is more cohesive than the numbers suggest. Teacher-principal trust is at 99% — near-universal — and parent-principal trust is 95%. The family survey response rate of 73% is unusually high, indicating engaged families. Only five suspensions were issued last year, and parent satisfaction sits at 92%, just below the district average of 94%. The major flag is chronic absenteeism at 63.6% — more than six in ten students miss 10% or more of school days, a pattern worth asking about during a visit.
Community
The student body is 73% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% Asian, and 3% White — closely mirroring the surrounding neighborhood, which has a poverty rate of about 27% and a median household income near $47,000. The economic need index of 92.6 is among the highest in the district, meaning almost all students qualify for free lunch. About a quarter of students have IEPs, and ELL support is available. This is genuinely a neighborhood school, not a destination campus pulling from elsewhere.
Neighborhood
Norwood is a residential, family-oriented slice of the central Bronx — heavily renter-occupied (homeownership is just 4.5%) with a mostly working-class population. About one in five households have children, and only a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree. The neighborhood feels anchored rather than transient, with a median home value near $460,000 reflecting the co-op-heavy housing stock.
Three subway lines serve the school: the D at Norwood-205 St is a 4-minute walk, the 4 at Mosholu Pkwy is about 6 minutes, and the B and D at Bedford Park Blvd are roughly 8 minutes away.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Science Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Science exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 403 families responded (73% rate)
Programs & Activities
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Middle school (6th grade)
Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway admits through 2 programs, and each one has its own admissions method:
- J.H.S. 80 The Mosholu Parkway (M.S. 80) Spanish Dual Language ProgramScreened24 seats
- JHS 80 The Mosholu Parkway (M.S. 80)Unscreened159 seats
Middle school application
- Opened
- Wed, Oct 14
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 11
- Offers
- Wed, Apr 7
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the middle school application, in 5th grade.
- 2Screened programs rank 4th-grade course grades, so last year's report card is the one that counts.
- 3Unscreened programs fill by random lottery among the families who rank them.
- 4Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway a good school?
- On Motley, J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway earns an overall rating of 37/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run below the District 10 average.
- What grades does J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway serve?
- J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway serves grades 6 to 8.
- How do students get into J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway?
- J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway is a screened school — it admits by application, ranking applicants on their course grades (4th grade for middle school, the 7th-grade core-course average for high school); a few schools add an assessment, writing sample, or interview.
- Is J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway public, charter, or private?
- J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway is a public school in NYC Community School District 10.
- What neighborhood is J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway in?
- J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway is in Norwood, Bronx.