PS 29

Set in COLLEGE POINT, New York, PS 29 is a well-populated elementary campus, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25. It instructs 682 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 54% larger than typical.

Across the 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 (33,704 students total), PS 29 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PS 29 logs that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 20% Asian, 7% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

In terms of school funding signals, PS 29 lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Queens County's rate of about 77%.

With demographic context factored in, PS 29 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.7%; this one delivers 44.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Queens County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), PS 29 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: COLLEGE POINT COLLABORATIVE, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 29 at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.0%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 29 has fell 7%, going from 737 students in 2018 to 682 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 62% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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