📍 108-35 167th St, Jamaica, Queens County, 11433
Jhs 8 Richard S Grossley is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 326 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jhs 8 Richard S Grossley enrolls 326 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 135 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 28% |
| Asian | 52 | 16% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 32 | 9.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 3.4% |
| White | 5 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 326 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 269 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jhs 8 Richard S Grossley is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-50, state senate district 14, state house district 32.
Jhs 8 Richard S Grossley is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 326 students, Jhs 8 Richard S Grossley is smaller than the district average of about 763 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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