JHS 226 Virgil I Grisson Middle School
12110 Rockaway Blvd
South Ozone Park NY, 11420, Queens County
Phone: 718-843-2260
Ranking:
(2,757 out of 3,424, bottom 19%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 69 | 68 | 84 | 84 | 93 | 108 | 108 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,194 | 1,354 | 1,329 | 1,462 | 1,474 | 1,609 | 1,675 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 328 | 27.5% | 449 | 33.2% | 339 | 25.5% | 415 | 28.4% | 343 | 23.3% | 355 | 22.1% | 393 | 23.5% |
Grade 7: | 454 | 38.0% | 407 | 30.1% | 484 | 36.4% | 520 | 35.6% | 431 | 29.2% | 518 | 32.2% | 586 | 35.0% |
Grade 8: | 404 | 33.8% | 490 | 36.2% | 498 | 37.5% | 523 | 35.8% | 524 | 35.5% | 560 | 34.8% | 532 | 31.8% |
Ungraded: | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.3% | 176 | 11.9% | 176 | 10.9% | 163 | 9.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 643 | 53.9% | 721 | 53.2% | 696 | 52.4% | 756 | 51.7% | 765 | 51.9% | 823 | 51.1% | 887 | 53.0% |
Female: | 551 | 46.1% | 633 | 46.8% | 633 | 47.6% | 706 | 48.3% | 701 | 47.6% | 778 | 48.4% | 784 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 222 | 18.6% | 114 | 8.4% | 81 | 6.1% | 21 | 1.4% | 9 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.5% | 21 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 247 | 20.7% | 347 | 25.6% | 370 | 27.8% | 465 | 31.8% | 475 | 32.2% | 501 | 31.1% | 482 | 28.8% |
Hispanic: | 235 | 19.7% | 261 | 19.3% | 287 | 21.6% | 361 | 24.7% | 329 | 22.3% | 307 | 19.1% | 326 | 19.5% |
Black: | 481 | 40.3% | 581 | 42.9% | 546 | 41.1% | 600 | 41.0% | 647 | 43.9% | 775 | 48.2% | 822 | 49.1% |
White: | 8 | 0.7% | 24 | 1.8% | 9 | 0.7% | 15 | 1.0% | 14 | 0.9% | 18 | 1.1% | 24 | 1.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 2.0% | 36 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 844 | 70.7% | 906 | 66.9% | 920 | 69.2% | 1,004 | 68.7% | NA | NA | 1,003 | 62.3% | 1,038 | 62.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 7.0% | 98 | 7.2% | 115 | 8.7% | 118 | 8.1% | NA | NA | 182 | 11.3% | 189 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.31 | 19.91 | 15.82 | 17.39 | 15.90 | 14.90 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 52% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 56% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 47% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 47% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 52% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.2% | 24% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 59% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 63% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 65% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.4% | 31.6% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 50% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 46% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 64% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 76% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 41% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 39% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 47% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 26.2% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 49% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 56% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 58% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 61% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 10% | 26.9% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 38% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 45% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 48% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 44% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 37% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 42% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.8% | 25.9% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 38% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 51% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 76% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 50% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 55% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 57% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.5% | 27.1% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 38% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 56% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 62% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 58% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 59% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 22% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 33% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 38% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 42% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 50% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 70% | 31% | 72% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 43% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 72% | 41% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 56% | 46% | 72% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 32% | 46% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 68% | 47% | 73% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 95% | 51% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 90% | 57% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 87% | 56% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* JHS 226 Virgil I Grisson Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.