St John Chrysostom's School

The middle-school corridor between Bruckner and the West Bronx isn’t short on neighborhood institutions, but St John Chrysostom’s School at 1144 Hoe Ave keeps the local academic pulse steady. Across from bodegas and banners that read “Bronx Made,” the school threads science labs and athletic tracks into the everyday sidewalk bustle. Sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders arrive from zip codes that fan out toward Parkchester and Soundview, transforming a brick facade into daily departure points for tutoring and after-school clubs.

Catholic education on Hoe Avenue has stood since the late 1960s, and the middle-school program now covers accelerated math, Spanish begins in grade six, algebra and geometry for eighth-graders, preparation for the regents in Earth Science and Algebra I, and sports seasons in basketball and volleyball that spill onto Hoe Avenue courts. Parents often point to the library carousel that turns over new titles every quarter, and bus lines one block south on Bruckner take students straight to competitive feeder high schools in Riverdale and Co-op City.

Need to confirm a bus route or schedule a parent-teacher interview? Call (718) 328-7226 before the final bell rings at half past two—voicemail picks up after 3 p.m. Alumni drop by anecdotally in November for the annual open house, but month-to-month planning is best fixed during regular office hours.

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