PS 121

Located at 126-10 109TH AVE, in SOUTH OZONE PARK, New York, PS 121 is a roomy elementary-level community that works with 750 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 121 sits 69% larger than that benchmark.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, which oversees 50 schools and 36,340 students, PS 121 is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PS 121 records that the largest single group is Asian at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 21% Native American, 16% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 121 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 47.2%; this one delivers 83.9%, a residual of +36.7 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Queens County shows median household income runs about $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which PS 121 is one.

Nearest neighbor: SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 14, around 0.1 miles off. 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), PS 121 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 58.5%.

PS 121 operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. PS 121's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 935 (now 750). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 17% to 13%. Class-load math has rose: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for PS 121 typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.