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Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Q: Is Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson a good school?

Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson ranks 1092 nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1092^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 27% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson is a public middle school located in South Ozone Park, New York, serving 808 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #27, which is ranked 571 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 663 and 1112 out of around 1500 schools. The school has received a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating below-average performance compared to other New York middle schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math on the NY State Assessments are significantly lower than the district and state averages, and its performance on Regents exams is also below the district and state averages.

While the school's per-student spending has increased over the years, the student-teacher ratio has remained relatively high. Nearby schools, such as Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard and Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes, generally perform better than Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds is likely a significant factor in its academic challenges, but the school's relatively stronger performance for certain subgroups and the increased per-student spending suggest that there may be opportunities for the school to implement more targeted interventions and support systems to improve overall academic outcomes.

826

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,943

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121-10 Rockaway Blvd
South Ozone Park, NY 11420

(718) 843-2260

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Feeder schools for Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson:

Elementary:	Ps 100 Glen Morris
	Ps 123
	Ps 124 Osmond A Church
	Ps 155
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	Ps 223 Lyndon B Johnson
	Ps 45 Clarence Witherspoon
	Ps 96

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

27.4%

African American:

26.9%

Asian:

22.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Life Science Biology scores 39 pts below the New York average

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #27's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg49%

New York avg53%

1,092^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #27

571^st of 874New York City Geographic District #27 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	31.3	1092 of 1500	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1026 of 1504	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1084 of 1500	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1090 of 1479	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	663 of 1242	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1024 of 1439	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1112 of 1438	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.3	1000 of 1455	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.6	1051 of 1429	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.0	1020 of 1407	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	1053 of 1401	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	1068 of 1373	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	1071 of 1337	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	1055 of 1295	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	976 of 1243	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.5	975 of 1224	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.5	959 of 1185	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.5	873 of 1123	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.3	888 of 1095	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	411 of 676	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	408 of 705	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	467 of 696	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	483 of 706	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	82 of 253	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	371 of 653	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	423 of 663	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	353 of 406	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	336 of 396	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	346 of 388	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	347 of 381	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	218 of 236	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	340 of 369	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	346 of 374	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	391 of 646	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	238 of 615	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	188 of 591	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	445 of 581	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	192 of 473	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	359 of 503	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	996 of 1457	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	943 of 1465	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1029 of 1463	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1055 of 1454	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	576 of 1066	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	980 of 1370	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1059 of 1353	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	822 of 965	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	713 of 953	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	684 of 943	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	627 of 914	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	207 of 449	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	583 of 826	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	550 of 810	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	400 of 603	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	431 of 594	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	388 of 543	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	246 of 487	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	27 of 49	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	290 of 392	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	264 of 457	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	745 of 1283	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	742 of 1296	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	838 of 1288	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	833 of 1306	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	364 of 935	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	700 of 1241	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	852 of 1245	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1131 of 1455	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1024 of 1464	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1077 of 1464	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1061 of 1455	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	644 of 1071	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	990 of 1366	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1082 of 1352	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	12 of 24	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	22.9	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	505 of 1298	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	472 of 1303	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	450 of 1307	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	694 of 1283	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.2	136 of 522	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	34.2	750 of 1139	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	875 of 1170	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+34 vs school

Native American (2025)59th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I81%+25 vs state

Math40%-12 vs state

English Language Arts39%-12 vs state

Life Science Biology19%-39 vs state

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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)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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 226 Virgil I Grisson	Public	6-8	121-10 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 843-2260	826	66	12.5	91.5%	14 (1.7%)	222 (26.9%)	226 (27.4%)	184 (22.3%)	144 (17.4%)	23 (2.8%)	13 (1.6%)	31.3	1092^nd of 1500 public middle schools	27.2%		34.7	1026^th of 1504 public middle schools	31.8%	66			81.4	19.0				36.9	37.9	42.8		33.7	50.2	37.8			$30,943	$2,363	$28,579
Hawtree Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	121-10 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 659-3792	388	28	13.8	79.1%	7 (1.8%)	95 (24.5%)	89 (22.9%)	87 (22.4%)	98 (25.3%)	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	69	396^th of 1500 public middle schools	73.6%		57.7	577^th of 1504 public middle schools	61.6%	181			100.0	100.0				69.7	53.4	61.1		64.2	67.7	63.0		41.2	$28,078	$1,942	$26,136
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
Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes	Public	6-8	109-15 98th St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 659-0471	1,610	113	14.2	82.5%	52 (3.2%)	78 (4.8%)	747 (46.4%)	577 (35.8%)	128 (8.0%)	17 (1.1%)	11 (0.7%)	61.3	534^th of 1500 public middle schools	64.4%		62.1	508^th of 1504 public middle schools	66.2%	26			56.0	40.0				55.0	56.8	57.5		48.8	65.4				$28,616	$2,110	$26,506
Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard	Public	6-8	138-30 Lafayette St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 848-0001	907	72	12.5	80.4%	37 (4.1%)	50 (5.5%)	427 (47.1%)	323 (35.6%)	40 (4.4%)	18 (2.0%)	12 (1.3%)	62.9	501^st of 1500 public middle schools	66.6%		59.1	554^th of 1504 public middle schools	63.2%	53			100.0		86.4	88.5		54.6	57.4	63.2		57.7	62.6	54.3		41.0	$28,547	$2,027	$26,520
Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell	Public	6-8	93-11 101st Ave	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 845-5942	1,459	118	12.3	88.5%	36 (2.5%)	59 (4.0%)	949 (65.0%)	351 (24.1%)	36 (2.5%)	13 (0.9%)	15 (1.0%)	42.6	860^th of 1500 public middle schools	42.7%		47.2	768^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.9%	92	95.6	85.2	47.6	82.0				47.2	47.7	48.7		45.0	54.8			28.8	$29,657	$2,154	$27,503
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

What district is Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson in?

New York City Geographic District #27

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson?

Students at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson are 27% Hispanic, 27% African American, 22% Asian, 17% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson a good school?

Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson ranks 1092^nd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 826 students attended Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson.

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