East Gun Hill Road. Education Pelham Gardens and Morris Park generally have a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city . While 32% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 24% have less than a high school education and 44% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 26% of Bronx residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of Pelham Gardens and Morris Park students excelling in math rose from 32% in 2000 to 48% in 2011, though reading achievement remained constant at 37% during the same time period. Pelham Gardens and Morris Park's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is slightly higher than the rest of New York City. In Pelham Gardens and Morris Park, 23% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, a little more than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 74% of high school students in Pelham Gardens and Morris Park graduate on time, about the same as the citywide average of 75%. Library The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates the Eastchester branch at 1385 East Gun Hill Road. It has operated since 1950 and moved to its current one-story, location in 1985. Transportation The following MTA Regional Bus Operations bus routes serve Pelham Gardens: Local and Select Bus Service: to Bay Plaza Shopping Center and Inwood–207th Street () (via Fordham Road and Pelham Parkway) : to Co-op City and Lehman College (via Bedford Park Blvd and Allerton Av) : to Co-op City and Fordham (via East Gun Hill Road) : to Woodlawn and Westchester Square station (via Eastchester Road) : to East Side, Manhattan The following New York City Subway stations serve Pelham Gardens: Pelham Parkway () Gun Hill Road () Notable residents Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Aging, former New York Secretary of State Philip Foglia (c.1951–2020), prosecutor, lawyer, and Italian American rights activist Jake Lamotta, boxer (lived on Pelham Parkway) Lea Michele, actress, known for Glee (lived on Tiemann Avenue) References Neighborhoods in the Bronx