Elementary · New York
PS 129 John H Finley
Free meals for allPS 129 John H Finley, a public elementary school in New York, New York: grades pre-k–5, 229 students, 11.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of New York City Geographic District # 5.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 229
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20.6
- Students per teacher
- 11.1
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 59% of elementary schools in New York
Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 89% of elementary schools in New York
Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared
Smaller than 84% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New York: 53%38%proficient
+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 80% of elementary schools in New York
Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
81 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%29%proficient
−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 90% of elementary schools in New York
Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
83 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with New York City Geographic District # 5.
Location
- Address
- 425 W 130TH St, New York, NY 10027
- Phone
- (212)690-5932
- City or town
- New York
- County
- New York County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sisulu-Walker Charter School of HarlemCharterFree meals for all | K–5 | 152 | 12.7 | 70% | 64% |
Teachers College Community SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 295 | 10.3 | 63% | 67% |
PS 161 Pedro Albizu CamposFree meals for all | K–8 | 527 | 9.5 | 46% | 41% |
PS 92 Mary Mcleod BethuneFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 165 | 9.2 | 50% | 64% |
PS 154 Harriet TubmanFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 182 | 9.1 | 43% | 49% |
PS 125 Ralph BuncheFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 260 | 10.6 | 82% | 80% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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