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

Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson ranks 1026 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

In the 2023-24 school year, 808 students attended Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson.

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, 23% Asian, 17% American Indian, 3% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Summary:

Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson is a public middle school located in South Ozone Park, New York, serving 789 students in grades 6-8 and part of the New York City Geographic District #27.

While the school consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math below the district and state averages, it performs relatively better in certain areas like Regents exams. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (86-93%) and a diverse student population, with significant proportions of Hispanic (63-71%) and African American (40-48%) students. Nearby schools like Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard and Hawtree Creek Middle School generally perform better on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings, which may be attributed to their lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

The school's performance on state assessments has been inconsistent, with some fluctuations in proficiency rates over the years. However, the school's increased per-student spending and relatively stable student-teacher ratio indicate a commitment to providing more resources and support to the students. Identifying and addressing the specific needs of the school's diverse student population, particularly the underperforming subgroups, could be an area of focus for the school's improvement efforts.

Detail:

Public 6-8

121-10 Rockaway Blvd
South Ozone Park, NY 11420

(718) 843-2260

District: New York City Geographic District #27

SchoolDigger Rank:
1026^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,345

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

Student/teacher ratio: 13.7

Number of students: 808

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

27.2%

African American:

26.9%

Asian:

22.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson ranks worse than 68.2% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 8^th among 9 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #27. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.68. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (27.2%), African American (26.9%), Asian (22.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson is 13.7. 6 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #27 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson employs 58.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson is $19,345, which is the 4^th highest among 9 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #27.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson:

SchoolDigger ranks Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson 1026^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #27:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #27 582^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

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Rank History for all students at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	21.32	888^th	1095	18.9%
2007	26.46	873^rd	1123	22.3%
2008	22.51	959^th	1185	19.1%
2009	25.54	975^th	1224	20.3%
2010	22.90	976^th	1243	21.5%
2011	20.19	1055^th	1295	18.5%
2012	22.81	1071^st	1337	19.9%
2013	23.02	1068^th	1373	22.2%
2014	26.15	1053^rd	1401	24.8%
2015	28.97	1020^th	1407	27.5%
2016	28.57	1051^st	1429	26.5%
2017	32.34	1000^th	1455	31.3%
2018	25.72	1112^th	1438	22.7%
2019	29.24	1024^th	1439	28.8%
2021	44.81	663^rd	1242	46.6%
2022	29.12	1090^th	1479	26.3%
2023	30.66	1084^th	1500	27.7%
2024	34.68	1026^th	1504	31.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.89	359^th	503	28.6%
2019	44.88	192^nd	473	59.4%
2022	31.43	445^th	581	23.4%
2023	51.25	188^th	591	68.2%
2024	47.77	238^th	615	61.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.51	875^th	1170	25.2%
2019	34.21	750^th	1139	34.2%
2021	58.22	136^th	522	73.9%
2022	40.60	694^th	1283	45.9%
2023	53.65	450^th	1307	65.6%
2024	51.88	472^nd	1303	63.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.20	852^nd	1245	31.6%
2019	39.95	700^th	1241	43.6%
2021	52.41	364^th	935	61.1%
2022	36.04	833^rd	1306	36.2%
2023	37.51	838^th	1288	34.9%
2024	41.80	742^nd	1296	42.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.86	264^th	457	42.2%
2019	32.40	290^th	392	26.0%
2021	45.16	27^th	49	44.9%
2022	45.23	246^th	487	49.5%
2023	32.93	388^th	543	28.5%
2024	32.64	431^st	594	27.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.65	1059^th	1353	21.7%
2019	31.26	980^th	1370	28.5%
2021	44.38	576^th	1066	46.0%
2022	30.55	1055^th	1454	27.4%
2023	33.24	1029^th	1463	29.7%
2024	38.28	943^rd	1465	35.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.13	1082^nd	1352	20.0%
2019	28.50	990^th	1366	27.5%
2021	40.42	644^th	1071	39.9%
2022	29.93	1061^st	1455	27.1%
2023	30.01	1077^th	1464	26.4%
2024	33.34	1024^th	1464	30.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.41	346^th	374	7.5%
2019	12.42	340^th	369	7.9%
2021	11.27	218^th	236	7.6%
2022	13.34	347^th	381	8.9%
2023	14.04	346^th	388	10.8%
2024	23.27	336^th	396	15.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.66	423^rd	663	36.2%
2019	38.76	371^st	653	43.2%
2021	58.78	82^nd	253	67.6%
2022	33.64	483^rd	706	31.6%
2023	34.54	467^th	696	32.9%
2024	40.65	408^th	705	42.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.30	550^th	810	32.1%
2019	31.39	583^rd	826	29.4%
2021	47.84	207^th	449	53.9%
2022	33.62	627^th	914	31.4%
2023	31.15	684^th	943	27.5%
2024	29.13	713^th	953	25.2%

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Rank History for Native American students at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.05	13^th	25	48.0%
2019	22.86	14^th	18	22.2%
2021	66.07	3^rd	10	70.0%
2022	44.88	12^th	24	50.0%
2023	57.42	8^th	20	60.0%
2024	54.56	9^th	21	57.1%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	441	372	178	475	9	n/a	n/a	1475
1990	372	455	265	518	0	n/a	n/a	1610
1991	377	477	262	587	1	n/a	n/a	1704
1992	302	493	319	562	28	n/a	n/a	1704
1993	229	522	415	559	20	n/a	n/a	1745
1994	170	562	450	569	25	n/a	n/a	1776
1995	159	577	576	559	33	n/a	n/a	1904
1996	159	577	576	559	33	n/a	n/a	1904
1997	135	542	622	554	28	n/a	n/a	1881
1998	120	529	659	555	29	n/a	n/a	1892
1999	95	552	704	529	4	n/a	n/a	1884
2000	101	556	725	541	6	n/a	n/a	1929
2001	107	597	971	702	8	n/a	n/a	2385
2002	75	1115	917	701	16	n/a	n/a	2824
2003	75	1115	917	701	16	n/a	n/a	2824
2004	48	1133	592	471	12	n/a	n/a	2256
2005	50	1082	508	429	16	n/a	n/a	2085
2006	42	929	474	395	20	n/a	n/a	1860
2007	34	850	469	373	26	n/a	n/a	1752
2008	24	822	482	326	21	n/a	n/a	1675
2009	18	775	501	307	8	n/a	n/a	1609
2010	14	647	475	329	9	n/a	n/a	1474
2011	15	600	465	361	21	0	0	1462
2012	9	546	370	287	81	36	0	1329
2013	24	581	347	261	114	27	0	1354
2014	8	481	247	235	222	0	1	1194
2015	8	410	261	171	188	0	2	1040
2016	7	364	211	144	202	0	1	929
2017	7	333	185	147	231	9	2	914
2018	18	347	207	149	169	17	4	911
2019	17	322	273	167	126	33	5	943
2020	17	306	259	183	99	35	6	905
2021	12	266	232	196	118	31	7	862
2022	19	261	232	206	150	20	10	898
2023	18	241	191	178	138	14	9	789
2024	21	217	185	220	141	14	10	808

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1475	90.9	16.2	n/a
1990	1610	87.9	18.3	n/a
1991	1704	89.8	18.9	n/a
1992	1704	89.6	19.0	n/a
1993	1745	83.6	20.9	n/a
1994	1776	96.7	18.4	n/a
1995	1904	87.9	21.7	n/a
1996	1904	87.9	21.7	n/a
1997	1881	100.3	18.8	66.7
1998	1892	108.0	17.5	68.1
1999	1884	113.1	16.7	71
2000	1929	113.1	17.1	81.6
2001	2385	99.1	24.1	83.7
2002	2824	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	2824	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	2256	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	2085	117.0	17.8	0
2006	1860	113.0	16.5	73.1
2007	1752	104.0	16.8	78.2
2008	1675	108.0	15.5	73.3
2009	1609	108.0	14.9	73.6
2010	1474	92.7	15.9	n/a
2011	1462	84.0	17.3	76.7
2012	1329	84.0	15.8	77.9
2013	1354	67.9	19.9	74.2
2014	1194	68.9	17.3	77.7
2015	1040	63.0	16.5	82.6
2016	929	52.0	17.8	88.6
2017	914	53.4	17.1	86.7
2018	911	50.0	18.2	90.7
2019	943	58.9	15.9	85.2
2020	905	64.0	14.1	87
2021	862	66.0	13.0	92.6
2022	898	67.1	13.3	88.1
2023	789	62.0	12.7	86.7
2024	808	58.6	13.7	87.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1475	90.9	16.2	n/a
1990	1610	87.9	18.3	n/a
1991	1704	89.8	18.9	n/a
1992	1704	89.6	19.0	n/a
1993	1745	83.6	20.9	n/a
1994	1776	96.7	18.4	n/a
1995	1904	87.9	21.7	n/a
1996	1904	87.9	21.7	n/a
1997	1881	100.3	18.8	66.7
1998	1892	108.0	17.5	68.1
1999	1884	113.1	16.7	71
2000	1929	113.1	17.1	81.6
2001	2385	99.1	24.1	83.7
2002	2824	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	2824	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	2256	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	2085	117.0	17.8	0
2006	1860	113.0	16.5	73.1
2007	1752	104.0	16.8	78.2
2008	1675	108.0	15.5	73.3
2009	1609	108.0	14.9	73.6
2010	1474	92.7	15.9	n/a
2011	1462	84.0	17.3	76.7
2012	1329	84.0	15.8	77.9
2013	1354	67.9	19.9	74.2
2014	1194	68.9	17.3	77.7
2015	1040	63.0	16.5	82.6
2016	929	52.0	17.8	88.6
2017	914	53.4	17.1	86.7
2018	911	50.0	18.2	90.7
2019	943	58.9	15.9	85.2
2020	905	64.0	14.1	87
2021	862	66.0	13.0	92.6
2022	898	67.1	13.3	88.1
2023	789	62.0	12.7	86.7
2024	808	58.6	13.7	87.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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