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Ps 29 John M Harrigan

Public Grades PK, KG-5

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 29 John M Harrigan is an exceptional elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 702 students. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating exceptional academic performance.

Ps 29 John M Harrigan's students significantly outperform the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 95.5% of 3rd graders, 92.93% of 4th graders, and 89.69% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 71.41%, 69.66%, and 69.07% for the New York City Geographic District #15, and 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61% for the state. The school's performance is consistently strong across different student subgroups, ranking among the top 5-15% of New York elementary schools for most subgroups.

While Ps 29 John M Harrigan outperforms the district and state averages, some nearby schools, such as Brooklyn Prospect Charter School and Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill, also demonstrate exceptional academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in certain grade levels and subject areas. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $25,688 in the 2023-2024 school year suggests a focus on providing students with the necessary resources and support to succeed academically.

708

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,201

Per pupil spending ?

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

(718) 330-9277

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

Two or more races:

11.7%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (90% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #15

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school90%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

81^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 25Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #15

401^st of 874New York City Geographic District #15 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	81 of 2445	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	98 of 2445	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	58 of 2439	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	54 of 2434	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	160 of 2201	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	141 of 2413	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	175 of 2395	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	92.0	106 of 2386	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.8	98 of 2366	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	95.9	19 of 2352	99.2%	★★★★★
2014	95.8	24 of 2345	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.3	118 of 2325	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	84.2	244 of 2320	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	86.1	192 of 2286	91.6%	★★★★★
2010	78.4	399 of 2263	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	65.5	900 of 2257	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.8	827 of 2227	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.5	683 of 2219	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.9	608 of 2206	72.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	142 of 696	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	182 of 662	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	168 of 548	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	156 of 601	74.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	63 of 2409	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	94 of 2413	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	54 of 2403	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	63 of 2401	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	130 of 1955	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	136 of 2357	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	179 of 2338	92.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	215 of 1569	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	149 of 1531	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	34 of 1429	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	25 of 1503	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.5	153 of 818	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	90 of 1315	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	127 of 1392	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	277 of 2098	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	159 of 2078	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	223 of 2041	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	94.4	69 of 2099	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	69 of 1678	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	153 of 2032	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	52.7	838 of 2045	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	104 of 2407	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	102 of 2411	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	76 of 2400	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	46 of 2400	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	191 of 1961	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	148 of 2358	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	169 of 2340	92.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	64 of 287	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	41 of 279	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	91.4	22 of 223	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	16 of 289	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	26 of 202	87.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	62 of 2134	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	63 of 2110	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	78 of 2016	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	20 of 2031	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	99 of 1044	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	127 of 1859	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.8	224 of 1941	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	54 of 1402	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	76 of 1392	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	57 of 1337	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	41 of 1399	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	148 of 1224	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	142 of 1338	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	178 of 1408	87.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts93%+38 vs state

Math91%+34 vs state

Science74%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 29 John M Harrigan	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Henry St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9277	708	41	17.2	13.6%	487 (68.8%)	6 (0.8%)	81 (11.4%)	50 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.7%)	95	81^st of 2445 public elementary schools	96.7%		94.7	98^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.0%	17			95.5	92.9	89.7				94.5	90.8	88.8				74.5	$26,201	$1,690	$24,512
Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill	Public, Charter	K-4	284 Baltic St-Lower Level	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1460	260			63.1%	36 (13.8%)	106 (40.8%)	68 (26.2%)	34 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	96.3	43^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.1	39^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.4%	4			90.6	92.8					96.2	98.6						$19,509	$00	$19,509
Ps 58 Carroll (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Smith St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9322	753	46	16.3	10.8%	505 (67.1%)	37 (4.9%)	82 (10.9%)	38 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (11.8%)	92.7	139^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.3%		89.5	214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.2%	75			86.8	88.8	88.9				92.8	89.0	79.0				72.5	$25,790	$1,670	$24,120
Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Pacific St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9275	564	45	12.5	29.3%	283 (50.2%)	77 (13.7%)	102 (18.1%)	39 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.6%)	71	661^st of 2445 public elementary schools	73.0%		67.6	716^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.7%	55			67.3	63.9	73.3				63.3	64.5	62.1				75.5	$29,875	$1,959	$27,916
Brooklyn New School-Ps 146 (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Henry St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 923-4750	634	44	14.5	37.1%	284 (44.8%)	79 (12.5%)	146 (23.0%)	28 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	91 (14.4%)	26.7	1873^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.4%		64.6	790^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.7%	1083			38.5	50.0	50.0				28.6	37.5	28.6				50.0	$35,364	$2,083	$33,281
Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole	Public	PK, KG-5	317 Hoyt St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 222-6400	481	56	8.5	34.9%	216 (44.9%)	76 (15.8%)	110 (22.9%)	41 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.3%)	84	334^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.3%		78.6	461^st of 2445 public elementary schools	81.1%	127			83.3	83.3	72.0				71.9	73.9	77.1				74.5	$46,128	$2,045	$44,083
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Public, Charter	K-8	80 Willoughby St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 889-7041	797	67	11.9	37.1%	276 (34.6%)	253 (31.7%)	120 (15.1%)	47 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (12.4%)	90.6	185^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.7	128^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.8%	57	88.0	55.6	87.3	86.4	82.7	81.4	81.8	75.5	92.3	84.8	80.8	68.1	80.0	85.9	75.5	$26,522	$347	$26,176
Albee Square Montessori Public School	Public	PK-K	424 Albee Square West	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 636-3284	63	5	12.6	27.0%	20 (31.7%)	14 (22.2%)	12 (19.0%)	8 (12.7%)	2 (3.2%)	2 (3.2%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																$38,178	$1,821	$36,357
Ps 38 Pacific (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	450 Pacific St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 330-9305	546	34	16.0	44.1%	156 (28.6%)	131 (24.0%)	141 (25.8%)	59 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.4%)	81.1	387^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.2%		81.5	398^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.7%	11			84.3	77.1	73.2				92.0	72.6	64.8				60.6	$27,107	$1,906	$25,200
Brooklyn Rise Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	9 Hanover Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Rise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 470-9833	336	28	12.0	89.6%	10 (3.0%)	60 (17.9%)	241 (71.7%)	23 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	36.2	1575^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.6%		49.1	1194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.2%	381			45.7	56.0	49.2	40.0			46.0	53.9	43.3	53.3			31.6	$24,585	$942	$23,643

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 29 John M Harrigan

How many students attend Ps 29 John M Harrigan?

In the 2024-25 school year, 708 students attended Ps 29 John M Harrigan.

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 81^st of 2445 New York elementary schools.

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

Students at Ps 29 John M Harrigan are 69% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian.

What district is Ps 29 John M Harrigan in?

New York City Geographic District #15

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