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Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley

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Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley ranks 760 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 49% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley is a public middle school in Jamaica, New York, serving 354 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in the state.

While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and Hispanic students struggling more than their African American and English Language Learner peers.

When compared to nearby schools, Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley generally underperforms. For instance, Middle School 358, located just 1.01 miles away, consistently outperforms Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley in both ELA and Math assessments. The school's declining statewide ranking, inconsistent performance, and high poverty rates suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

354

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,529

Per pupil spending ?

85.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

108-35 167th St
Jamaica, NY 11433

(718) 739-6883

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Feeder schools for Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley:

Elementary:	David N Dinkins School
	Jamaica Children's School
	Ps 121
	Ps 140 Edward K Ellington
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	Ps 160 Walter Francis Bishop
	Ps 40 Samuel Huntington
	Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.3%

Hispanic:

29.4%

Asian:

24.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Common Core English Language Arts scores 24 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg57%

New York avg56%

760^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #28

373^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #28 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	760 of 1500	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	778 of 1504	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	836 of 1500	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	916 of 1479	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	939 of 1242	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	938 of 1439	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1030 of 1438	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	1154 of 1455	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	1316 of 1429	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	1275 of 1407	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	1184 of 1401	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	1154 of 1373	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.1	1182 of 1337	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	1200 of 1295	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.7	1183 of 1243	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.6	1121 of 1224	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	1044 of 1185	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	1054 of 1123	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.5	984 of 1095	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	237 of 676	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	231 of 705	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	301 of 696	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	294 of 706	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	87 of 253	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	326 of 653	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	346 of 663	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	284 of 406	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	300 of 396	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	301 of 388	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	330 of 381	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	325 of 369	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	345 of 374	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	171 of 646	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	45.1	267 of 615	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.5	560 of 591	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	55.4	163 of 581	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.2	143 of 473	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	42.1	243 of 503	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	831 of 1457	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	870 of 1465	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	813 of 1463	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1041 of 1454	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	874 of 1066	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	808 of 1370	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	939 of 1353	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	674 of 965	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	568 of 953	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	568 of 943	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	428 of 914	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.5	324 of 449	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	514 of 826	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	530 of 810	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	346 of 603	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	414 of 594	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	285 of 543	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	156 of 487	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	211 of 392	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	317 of 457	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	487 of 1283	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	520 of 1296	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	503 of 1288	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	622 of 1306	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	552 of 1241	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	736 of 1245	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	660 of 1455	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	654 of 1464	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	823 of 1464	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	751 of 1455	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	684 of 1071	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1034 of 1366	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1033 of 1352	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	82.4	2 of 20	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	542 of 1298	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	666 of 1303	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	736 of 1307	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	787 of 1283	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	791 of 1139	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	711 of 1170	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2023)90th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology60%~ state avg

Algebra I55%~ state avg

Common Core English Language Arts52%-24 vs state

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Math49%-4 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley	Public	6-8	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 739-6883	354	29	12.4	85.6%	4 (1.1%)	118 (33.3%)	104 (29.4%)	86 (24.3%)	34 (9.6%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	47.9	760^th of 1500 public middle schools	49.3%		46.5	778^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.3%	18	51.5		54.8	60.0			45.5	47.6	55.6		38.5	57.9	50.8		43.5	$36,529	$2,483	$34,046
Emerson School (The)	Public	6-8	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 657-4801	284	27	10.5	90.1%	6 (2.1%)	100 (35.2%)	115 (40.5%)	38 (13.4%)	22 (7.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17.4	1347^th of 1500 public middle schools	10.2%		21.9	1267^th of 1504 public middle schools	15.8%	80		36.7	66.7	56.7			30.3	36.8	34.2		21.2	37.9	0.0		28.8	$34,583	$2,624	$31,959
Middle School 358	Public, Magnet	6-8	88-06 164th St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 558-6240	345	21	16.1	92.5%	6 (1.7%)	57 (16.5%)	168 (48.7%)	104 (30.1%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	67	432^nd of 1500 public middle schools	71.2%		52.5	669^th of 1504 public middle schools	55.5%	237	66.4		70.6	24.2			63.6	53.7	66.4		48.7	66.7				$31,492	$3,210	$28,282
Is 238 Susan B Anthony Academy	Public	6-8	88-15 182nd St	Hollis	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 297-9821	820	72	11.3	85.1%	7 (0.9%)	169 (20.6%)	312 (38.0%)	265 (32.3%)	47 (5.7%)	13 (1.6%)	7 (0.9%)	36.5	978^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.8%		36.3	992^nd of 1504 public middle schools	34.0%	14			95.2	64.2			49.0	43.6	46.2		43.3	47.1	38.7		24.0	$32,584	$2,985	$29,599
Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck	Public, Magnet	6-8	85-05 144th St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 657-1120	1,265	91	13.8	88.1%	54 (4.3%)	159 (12.6%)	668 (52.8%)	321 (25.4%)	42 (3.3%)	8 (0.6%)	13 (1.0%)	37.9	949^th of 1500 public middle schools	36.7%		35.8	1002^nd of 1504 public middle schools	33.4%	53		86.4	45.1	26.5	73.3		39.2	45.9	40.8		41.2	55.0				$31,175	$2,379	$28,796
Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72	Public	6-8	133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 723-6200	329	31	10.6	87.5%	3 (0.9%)	214 (65.0%)	72 (21.9%)	18 (5.5%)	15 (4.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	29.1	1140^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.0%		28.8	1129^th of 1504 public middle schools	24.9%	11			86.4				34.7	31.6	54.4		19.4	36.9	40.2		37.6	$40,838	$3,863	$36,975
Redwood Middle School	Public	6-8	133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 276-4540	270	25	10.8	85.2%	3 (1.1%)	146 (54.1%)	73 (27.0%)	19 (7.0%)	14 (5.2%)	7 (2.6%)	8 (3.0%)	38.5	942^nd of 1500 public middle schools	37.2%		36.6	985^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.5%	43	66.7		82.8	95.2			33.3	45.5	51.5		28.9	56.0			30.8	$36,476	$4,570	$31,906
Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 14	Public, Charter	5	109-55 128th St	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 14	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 472-1911	168			64.3%	0 (0.0%)	122 (72.6%)	21 (12.5%)	17 (10.1%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)						78.6				89.3				61.7		$19,073	$00	$19,073
Is 192 Linden (The)	Public	6-8	109-89 204th St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 479-5540	355	30	11.8	83.9%	1 (0.3%)	216 (60.8%)	66 (18.6%)	37 (10.4%)	11 (3.1%)	17 (4.8%)	7 (2.0%)	27	1185^th of 1500 public middle schools	21.0%		20.9	1287^th of 1504 public middle schools	14.4%	102	75.0	63.0	46.4	82.1			30.0	37.7	55.1		17.7	34.2	43.6		27.7	$34,317	$2,473	$31,844
Is 59 Springfield Gardens	Public	6-8	132-55 Ridgedale St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 527-3501	401	34	11.7	71.6%	3 (0.7%)	303 (75.6%)	61 (15.2%)	11 (2.7%)	14 (3.5%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	44.4	822^nd of 1500 public middle schools	45.2%		44.6	818^th of 1504 public middle schools	45.6%	4	93.3	82.8	96.6				40.0	55.6	51.0		18.9	51.1	46.1		47.2	$33,111	$2,377	$30,735

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley

Is Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley a good school?

Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley ranks 760^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley?

Students at Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley are 33% African American, 29% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 10% American Indian, 1% White, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley in?

New York City Geographic District #28

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