PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY

PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY operates as a cozy elementary-level community in NEW YORK, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5. Current enrollment sits at 229 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 48% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5, which oversees 28 schools and 7,761 students, PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY reports that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 39% Black, 3% White, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 97% of students at PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.8%.

Around the school, census data for New York County shows median household earnings sit near $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SEED HARLEM, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY. On composite proficiency, PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.

PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY has fell 48%, going from 439 students in 2018 to 229 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 45% to 55%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.