PS 130 HERNANDO DE SOTO

PS 130 HERNANDO DE SOTO is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in NEW YORK, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, instructing 526 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 119 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 (54,599 students total), PS 130 HERNANDO DE SOTO accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PS 130 HERNANDO DE SOTO records that 77% of the student body identifies as Asian. Beyond that, the school lists 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, PS 130 HERNANDO DE SOTO has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 130 HERNANDO DE SOTO 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 52.1%; this one delivers 75.1%, a residual of +23.0 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (New York County) logs that median household income runs about $103,931, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which PS 130 HERNANDO DE SOTO is one.

EMMA LAZARUS HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 130 HERNANDO DE SOTO ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 61.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 130 HERNANDO DE SOTO's enrollment has fell 42% since 2018, when it stood at 912 (now 526). Over the same period, the Asian share declined from 87% to 77%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.