The Emerson School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 284 students
JHS 8 Richard S Grossley
108-35 167th St, Jamaica, NY 11433
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
354
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
New York City Geographic District #28
Queens County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 770 New York middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New York middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About JHS 8 Richard S Grossley
JHS 8 Richard S Grossley is a public middle school in Jamaica, New York, serving grades 6–8. It is part of New York City Geographic District #28. The school is located in a large city in Queens County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 354 students were enrolled, with about 12.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New York middle school (10.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 770 New York middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 354 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- New York City Geographic District #28
- County
- Queens County
- NCES school ID
- 360010003176
Schools near JHS 8 Richard S Grossley
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.