J.H.S. 008 Richard S. Grossley
108-35 167 STREET, Queens, NY 11433
About this school
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The New Preparatory Middle School 8, located in the heart of Jamaica, New York is known as The Best Kept Secret in Queens. The secret is that despite all odds, all learners are empowered to succeed! The New Preparatory Middle School 8 provides a focused, data-driven learning environment, where our teachers provide meaningful instruction and support each scholar. All learners discover and develop their innate and creative potential by exposure to a highly diverse curriculum. We forge a path to academic excellence! We dedicate ourselves to the development of the "whole child". We offer differientiated academic opportunities for all scholars to access the learning. We also offer "Arts in Education". Our interdisciplinary approach is paramount to meeting the needs of our diverse learners. Subsequently, scholars become critical thinkers and ambassadors of their own learning. New Preparatory Middle School 8's rich tapestry of people from varying cultures warmly embraces families and our school community. All stakeholders are part of goal setting, program implementation and monitoring adherence to high standards and assessing progress. Our journey never ends, we aim to continue "Journeying Toward Excellence".
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Student demographics
NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2024-10-31 · Source release: 2025 · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Source-reported for the stated period; retrieval does not establish present-day accuracy. Only the categories available in this record are shown; totals may be below 100%.
Academic measures
NYC School Quality Snapshot · Source release: 2025 release (measurement periods vary). Proficiency is the share of tested students meeting state standards, not a school rating.
- ELA proficiency
- 46%2025 NY State tests
- Math proficiency
- 44%2025 NY State tests
- Student attendance
- 90%September 2024-June 2025
Sources and data dates
- School listing
- NYC School Search · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.
- Stored rating
- GreatSchools Summary Rating · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · GreatSchools-owned stored rating; measurement period undisclosed. Not an independently verified or current-year score.
- Enrollment
- NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2025 release (measurement periods vary) · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.
- School description
- NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2025 release (measurement periods vary) · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.
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