State/Public Elementary Open

Ps 129 John H Finley

๐Ÿ“ 425 W 130th St, New York, New York County, 10027

204
Pupils
10.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ps 129 John H Finley is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 204 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 5 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
New York City Geographic District # 5

Enrollment & staffing

Ps 129 John H Finley enrolls 204 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.

Male students
96 (47%)
Female students
108 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
19.6
Student-teacher ratio
10.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 45% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American10350%
Hispanic or Latino9145%
White52.5%
Asian31.5%
Two or more races2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

189 of the school's 204 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Ps 129 John H Finley is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 70.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5

Ps 129 John H Finley is one of 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 8,837 students district-wide and employs 943 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 204 students, Ps 129 John H Finley is smaller than the district average of about 316 students per school.

8,837
District students
28
Schools
943
Teachers (FTE)

View the full NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5 profile โ†’

Academic Performance

65%
Reading proficient
35%
Math proficient
30%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

Jobs at this school

Browse live education vacancies at or near Ps 129 John H Finley.

Find vacancies โ†’