Is Ps 29 John M Harrigan a good school?

Yes! Ps 29 John M Harrigan is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 58 th of 2439 New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 29 John M Harrigan?

In the 2022-23 school year, 721 students attended Ps 29 John M Harrigan.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 29 John M Harrigan?

Students at Ps 29 John M Harrigan are 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

Ps 29 John M Harrigan

Summary:

Ps 29 John M Harrigan is an exceptional elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 721 students in grades PK-5. Located in the New York City Geographic District #15, this school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 29 John M Harrigan's academic performance is truly remarkable, with students consistently outperforming their peers in the district and across New York State on the state assessments. In the 2022-2023 school year, an impressive 93.68% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 60.74% in the district and 45.09% statewide. The school's unique student demographics, with a predominantly White population, set it apart from the more diverse nearby schools, such as Brooklyn New School-Ps 146 (The) and Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole. Additionally, Ps 29 John M Harrigan has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting it serves a more affluent population compared to the surrounding schools.

The consistent high performance and unique demographics of Ps 29 John M Harrigan make it a standout institution in the local education landscape. While the school's spending per student is higher than the state average, it is lower than some of the nearby schools, such as the Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District and the Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13. This suggests that Ps 29 John M Harrigan is able to achieve exceptional results with efficient resource allocation, making it an attractive option for families seeking a high-quality education for their children.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

425 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

(718) 330-9277

District: New York City Geographic District #15

SchoolDigger Rank:
58^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,614

Student/teacher ratio: 15.8

Number of students: 721

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.5%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Two or more races:

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 13.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 29 John M Harrigan ranks better than 97.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 26 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #15. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.07. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.5%), Hispanic (11%), two or more races (10.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 13.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 29 John M Harrigan is 15.8, which is the highest among 27 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #15! (See more...)

Compare Ps 29 John M Harrigan employs 45.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 29 John M Harrigan is $15,614. 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #15 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 29 John M Harrigan:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 29 John M Harrigan 58^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 29 John M Harrigan in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #15:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #15 356^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 29 John M Harrigan

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Rank History for all students at Ps 29 John M Harrigan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	72.90	608^th	2206	72.4%
2007	71.54	683^rd	2219	69.2%
2008	67.77	827^th	2227	62.9%
2009	65.52	900^th	2257	60.1%
2010	78.36	399^th	2263	82.4%
2011	86.12	192^nd	2286	91.6%
2012	84.16	244^th	2320	89.5%
2013	91.30	118^th	2325	94.9%
2014	95.84	24^th	2345	99.0%
2015	95.94	19^th	2352	99.2%
2016	91.76	98^th	2366	95.9%
2017	92.03	106^th	2386	95.6%
2018	88.96	175^th	2395	92.7%
2019	92.14	141^st	2413	94.2%
2021	88.45	160^th	2201	92.7%
2022	95.69	54^th	2434	97.8%
2023	96.07	58^th	2439	97.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ps 29 John M Harrigan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.02	26^th	202	87.1%
2022	91.64	16^th	289	94.5%
2023	91.39	22^nd	223	90.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 29 John M Harrigan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.77	224^th	1941	88.5%
2019	85.08	127^th	1859	93.2%
2021	81.49	99^th	1044	90.5%
2022	98.02	20^th	2031	99.0%
2023	93.17	78^th	2016	96.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 29 John M Harrigan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.73	838^th	2045	59.0%
2019	89.38	153^rd	2032	92.5%
2021	91.53	69^th	1678	95.9%
2022	94.38	69^th	2099	96.7%
2023	84.93	223^rd	2041	89.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 29 John M Harrigan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.50	179^th	2338	92.3%
2019	91.42	136^th	2357	94.2%
2021	87.42	130^th	1955	93.4%
2022	94.83	63^rd	2401	97.4%
2023	95.62	54^th	2403	97.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 29 John M Harrigan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	88.12	169^th	2340	92.8%
2019	91.22	148^th	2358	93.7%
2021	85.54	191^st	1961	90.3%
2022	95.21	46^th	2400	98.1%
2023	94.80	76^th	2400	96.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 29 John M Harrigan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	71.74	156^th	601	74.0%
2019	68.68	168^th	548	69.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 29 John M Harrigan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.15	127^th	1392	90.9%
2019	89.49	90^th	1315	93.2%
2021	73.53	153^rd	818	81.3%
2022	96.87	25^th	1503	98.3%
2023	96.48	34^th	1429	97.6%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 29 John M Harrigan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.92	178^th	1408	87.4%
2019	85.52	142^nd	1338	89.4%
2021	82.13	148^th	1224	87.9%
2022	90.75	41^st	1399	97.1%
2023	91.32	57^th	1337	95.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ps 29 John M Harrigan

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	320	60	20	208	1	n/a	n/a	0	609
1990	321	59	33	204	0	n/a	n/a	0	617
1991	310	73	31	185	0	n/a	n/a	30	629
1992	329	98	47	216	1	n/a	n/a	0	691
1993	339	113	56	190	2	n/a	n/a	0	700
1994	355	111	66	217	1	n/a	n/a	0	750
1995	373	128	75	204	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
1996	373	128	75	204	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
1997	347	119	71	191	1	n/a	n/a	0	729
1998	354	118	77	213	2	n/a	n/a	0	764
1999	325	100	62	191	2	n/a	n/a	0	680
2000	335	112	64	200	4	n/a	n/a	0	715
2001	386	148	76	199	4	n/a	n/a	0	813
2002	409	140	55	192	4	n/a	n/a	0	800
2003	409	140	55	192	4	n/a	n/a	0	800
2004	392	151	59	186	4	n/a	n/a	0	792
2005	401	129	57	184	5	n/a	n/a	0	776
2006	412	110	52	178	2	n/a	n/a	0	754
2007	398	101	45	173	3	n/a	n/a	0	720
2008	389	75	47	165	1	n/a	n/a	0	677
2009	385	68	52	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	648
2010	422	64	56	126	1	n/a	n/a	0	669
2011	441	53	65	119	1	0	0	0	679
2012	460	50	80	114	3	0	1	0	708
2013	516	44	66	99	0	1	28	0	754
2014	582	27	59	105	1	0	29	0	803
2015	615	31	53	101	0	0	44	0	844
2016	665	36	44	102	0	0	54	0	901
2017	718	38	39	112	0	4	56	0	967
2018	679	30	32	102	2	5	72	0	922
2019	707	26	43	108	2	4	63	0	953
2020	691	21	41	97	2	3	71	0	926
2021	596	14	42	96	1	2	63	0	814
2022	524	12	43	78	2	2	66	0	727
2023	508	11	50	79	0	0	73	0	721

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 29 John M Harrigan

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	609	36.9	16.5	n/a
1990	617	39.9	15.4	n/a
1991	629	39.9	15.7	n/a
1992	691	38.9	17.7	n/a
1993	700	37.1	18.9	n/a
1994	750	37.7	19.9	n/a
1995	780	41.1	19.0	n/a
1996	780	41.1	19.0	n/a
1997	729	40.0	18.2	45
1998	764	38.6	19.8	46.5
1999	680	35.2	19.3	44.6
2000	715	33.1	21.6	45.6
2001	813	36.0	22.6	39
2002	800	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	800	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	792	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	776	46.3	16.8	0
2006	754	46.0	16.4	31.4
2007	720	48.0	15.0	31.4
2008	677	49.0	13.8	28.8
2009	648	47.0	13.8	27.2
2010	669	47.0	14.2	n/a
2011	679	45.1	15.0	21.6
2012	708	44.0	16.0	18.6
2013	754	47.0	16.0	14.1
2014	803	48.3	16.6	10
2015	844	49.0	17.2	10.1
2016	901	55.0	16.3	8.7
2017	967	52.7	18.3	10
2018	922	61.0	15.1	11.7
2019	953	59.0	16.1	13.6
2020	926	54.0	17.1	13.1
2021	814	48.0	16.9	12.8
2022	727	49.0	14.8	12.4
2023	721	45.3	15.8	13.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 29 John M Harrigan

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	609	36.9	16.5	n/a
1990	617	39.9	15.4	n/a
1991	629	39.9	15.7	n/a
1992	691	38.9	17.7	n/a
1993	700	37.1	18.9	n/a
1994	750	37.7	19.9	n/a
1995	780	41.1	19.0	n/a
1996	780	41.1	19.0	n/a
1997	729	40.0	18.2	45
1998	764	38.6	19.8	46.5
1999	680	35.2	19.3	44.6
2000	715	33.1	21.6	45.6
2001	813	36.0	22.6	39
2002	800	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	800	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	792	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	776	46.3	16.8	0
2006	754	46.0	16.4	31.4
2007	720	48.0	15.0	31.4
2008	677	49.0	13.8	28.8
2009	648	47.0	13.8	27.2
2010	669	47.0	14.2	n/a
2011	679	45.1	15.0	21.6
2012	708	44.0	16.0	18.6
2013	754	47.0	16.0	14.1
2014	803	48.3	16.6	10
2015	844	49.0	17.2	10.1
2016	901	55.0	16.3	8.7
2017	967	52.7	18.3	10
2018	922	61.0	15.1	11.7
2019	953	59.0	16.1	13.6
2020	926	54.0	17.1	13.1
2021	814	48.0	16.9	12.8
2022	727	49.0	14.8	12.4
2023	721	45.3	15.8	13.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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