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About this school
Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grissom is
an urban public school
in S. Ozone Park, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 877 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
Its teachers have had 37 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 6 - 8
877 Students
50 Teachers
12110 Rockaway BlvdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grissom Demographics
92%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
92%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grissom Support on DonorsChoose
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Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grissom
$15,633
raised using DonorsChoose
37
projects
funded
19
teachers
funded
84
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
2
projects for
technology
10
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grissom has received support from
49 individuals from New York and
35 individuals out-of-state.
