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.