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Enrollment
708
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15·NCES 360009202139
PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN
425 HENRY ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11201 · (718) 330-9277 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of New York public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
96 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
93.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
91.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 88.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
85.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN
PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN's state test result (85.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN this school | 708 | 13.6% | 85.3% |
| MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST SETAUKET | 644 | 13.8% | 74.0% |
| EAST BROADWAY SCHOOL SEAFORD | 662 | 15.4% | 55.5% |
| PS 58 CARROLL (THE) BROOKLYN | 753 | 10.8% | 79.8% |
| MOUNT SINAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOUNT SINAI | 657 | 15.7% | 70.9% |
| PS 87 WILLIAM SHERMAN NEW YORK | 751 | 13.2% | 85.1% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #90 of 2,335 | #16 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #113 of 2,342 ▲ 20 | #20 of 290 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #42 of 2,343 ▲ 11 | #8 of 290 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #258 of 2,585 | #58 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #2,232 of 2,338 | #235 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #1,260 of 2,388 | #157 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.6% | #2,380 of 2,534 | #296 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #507 of 1,757 | #112 of 225 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
708
-106 (-13%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 708 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 14% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 42 | 16.7:1 | 14% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 721 | 45.4 | 15.9:1 | 13% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 814 | 48 | 17.0:1 | 13% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 922 | 61 | 15.1:1 | 12% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 901 | 54 | 16.7:1 | 9% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 22% (147) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN.
About PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN
PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN is an elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, reachable at (718) 330-9277. Enrollment stands at 708 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 60% above the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 enrolls 25,925 students, and its 51 schools include PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN.
The share of White students at PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN is 69%, a majority. It is also 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. For comparison, the population of Kings County is roughly 38% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN scores 49%.
Classroom staffing at PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN totals 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Federal data show 14% of students (96) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Kings County report 79%.
Among New York public elementary schools, PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN, the prediction is 70.0% and the result is 85.3%.
The county, Kings County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 583 public schools and about 291,697 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-COBBLE HILL, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN enrolled 814 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 708.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
- SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,348 students
- PS 321 WILLIAM PENNElementary · 1,305 students
- MS 51 WILLIAM ALEXANDERMiddle · 1,038 students
- PS 230 DORIS L COHENElementary · 925 students
- PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE)Elementary · 891 students
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTSHigh · 890 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-COBBLE HILL0.2 mi · 260
- DIGITAL ARTS AND CINEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 297
- BOERUM HILL SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (THE)0.2 mi · 743
- COBBLE HILL SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES0.4 mi · 316
- NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 223
- PS 58 CARROLL (THE)0.5 mi · 753
Frequently asked questions
About PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGANHow large is PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN?
PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN enrolls approximately 708 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN serve?
PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN is approximately 17.3:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN?
At PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN, the student body is approximately 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN public or private?
PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.