Enrollment
354
Middle
DISTRICT 674 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28·NCES 360010003176
JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY
108-35 167TH ST, JAMAICA, NY 11433 · (718) 739-6883 · Queens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of New York public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
303 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 132 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 123 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 28% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
49.3%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
50.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 46.1% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY
JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY this school | 354 | 85.6% | 50.3% |
| HAWTREE CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTH OZONE PARK | 388 | 79.1% | 62.3% |
| JHS 292 MARGARET S DOUGLAS BROOKLYN | 267 | 92.1% | 41.6% |
| JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT BROOKLYN | 307 | 94.5% | 30.0% |
| MS 890 BROOKLYN | 336 | 79.8% | 65.9% |
| IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE) FLUSHING | 254 | 83.5% | 40.6% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #419 of 766 | #37 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #495 of 768 ▲ 33 | #38 of 57 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #351 of 768 ▼ 107 | #34 of 57 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #496 of 796 | #44 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #581 of 683 | #30 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #23 of 688 | #5 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #185 of 773 | #24 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #118 of 168 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
354
-93 (-21%) vs 2020
-52% since 2010-11, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 354 | 28.5 | 12.4:1 | 86% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 34.8 | 10.2:1 | 82% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 35.1 | 9.3:1 | 88% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 86% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 30 | 11.4:1 | 90% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 33 | 11.0:1 | 83% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 742 | 52 | 14.3:1 | 75% (560) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY.
About JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY
JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY is a middle school in JAMAICA, New York, reachable at (718) 739-6883. Enrollment stands at 354 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 33% below the 531-student average for middle schools in New York.
Besides JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 runs 49 other schools. The district enrolls 36,340 students.
Black students account for 33% of enrollment at JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY, more than any other group. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 24% Asian, and 10% Native American. By comparison, Queens County residents are about 17% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY scores 73%.
There are 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY, giving a ratio of 12.4:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New York is 10.3:1. A total of 303 students, or 86%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 77% average among public schools in Queens County.
JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of New York public middle schools.
JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.3%, compared with a predicted 43.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Queens County, the median household earns about $86,136 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Queens County, 392 public schools serve about 268,205 students.
YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY sits less than a tenth of a mile from JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 53.4% proficiency; JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY posts 50.3%.
The federal government classifies JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY's location as City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 21%, from 447 to 354. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.4:1, from 13.6:1.
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Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students
Quick facts
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- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
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Nearby schools
- YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY0.0 mi · 596
- EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)0.0 mi · 284
- JAMAICA CHILDREN'S SCHOOL0.3 mi · 257
- PS 40 SAMUEL HUNTINGTON0.3 mi · 399
- PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEY0.4 mi · 806
- DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL0.6 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEYHow large is JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY?
JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY enrolls approximately 354 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY serve?
JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY.
How diverse is JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY?
JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY reports a student body of 1% White, 29% Hispanic, 33% Black, 24% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY in?
JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28.
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