MS 429

MS 429 is one of the intimate 6-8 campuss in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, with 252 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 7. Enrollment runs roughly 53% smaller than the state mean of about 531.

MS 429 is one of 53 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, a district that instructs 35,337 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MS 429 reports that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 24% White, 16% Asian, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MS 429 has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting MS 429 higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, MS 429 is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.9%; this one delivers 70.1%, a residual of +22.3 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Queens County put median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. MS 429 is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

PS 150 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MS 429 ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 59.6%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Inside the community feed, the feed for MS 429 typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.