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What's something PS 124 YUNG WING does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007702458
PS 124 YUNG WING
40 DIVISION ST, NEW YORK, NY 10002 · (212) 966-7237 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
255 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
91.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
90.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
90.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+36.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 37 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
453
-272 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.1:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
84%
was 94%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 124 YUNG WING
Set in NEW YORK, New York, PS 124 YUNG WING is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. It educates 453 students across grades pre-K through 5.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 comprises 119 schools with combined enrollment of 54,599 students; PS 124 YUNG WING is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 124 YUNG WING shows that nearly all students (84%) are Asian; the rest comes out to 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 124 YUNG WING 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 54.3%; this one delivers 90.8%, a residual of +36.5 points.
Across the wider county, New York County reports that median household income runs about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 124 YUNG WING is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).
Nearest neighbor: EMMA LAZARUS HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 124 YUNG WING comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 64.1%.
Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 38%: 725 students in 2018 compared to 453 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 94% to 84%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for PS 124 YUNG WING typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- ART AND DESIGN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,485 students
- HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE)High · 1,455 students
- JHS 104 SIMON BARUCHMiddle · 1,023 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESHigh · 1,007 students
Other schools in NEW YORK
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICSHigh · 1,657 students
- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1Combined · 1,520 students
Nearby schools
- EMMA LAZARUS HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 279
- PS 1 ALFRED E SMITH0.2 mi · 200
- PACE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 499
- MS 1310.2 mi · 257
- PS 2 MEYER LONDON0.2 mi · 332
- PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN0.3 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About PS 124 YUNG WINGWhat is the total enrollment at PS 124 YUNG WING?
PS 124 YUNG WING enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 124 YUNG WING serve?
PS 124 YUNG WING serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 124 YUNG WING?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 124 YUNG WING is approximately 13.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 124 YUNG WING?
At PS 124 YUNG WING, the student body is approximately 3% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 84% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is PS 124 YUNG WING public or private?
PS 124 YUNG WING is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.