PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN

PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN, a roomy elementary campus in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, caters to 708 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.

Across the 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 (25,925 students total), PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Kings County's rate of about 79%.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 85.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Kings County) logs that median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-COBBLE HILL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 64.8%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 23%: 922 students in 2018 compared to 708 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.