P.S. 129 John H. Finley

P.S. 129 John H. Finley rated 68/100 in Manhattan, District 5. ELA proficiency: 38%. Math proficiency: 28%. 219 students enrolled in grades PK-8. View ratings, test scores, parent reviews, and commute times.

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What the school community says

2026 NYC School Survey · Separate from academic ratings and neighborhood safety

K–12 survey · 2026

Family experience

P.S. 129 John H. Finley

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses103

Response rate60%

Published topics12 / 12

A starting point for your school visit

Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate is among the highest published topics (100/100). School Facilities and Services sits lower (91/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Family Satisfaction with Child's Education
97 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 94 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Outreach to Parents
98 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 95 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Parent-Teacher Trust
98 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 97 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 12 topics and source details
P.S. 129 John H. Finley · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Advocate10090–100 · Higher end
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Teacher9790–100 · Higher end
Conflict Resolution9890–100 · Higher end
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education9790–100 · Higher end
IEP Service Satisfaction9890–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Leadership9590–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents9890–100 · Higher end
Parent Involvement in School9690–100 · Higher end
Parent-Principal Trust9690–100 · Higher end
Parent-Teacher Trust9890–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services9190–100 · Higher end
Strong Relationships9790–100 · Higher end

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 05M129

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: a53cfece9c20be0123c592679e8a5b3985b4e5ec10f03575d1911bf528b37885

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Teaching & leadership

P.S. 129 John H. Finley

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses9

Response rate36%

Published topics21 / 27

Small response count: fewer than 10 respondents. Interpret cautiously; this is our participation warning, not an official suppression rule.

A starting point for your school visit

Outreach to Parents is among the highest published topics (97/100). Quality of Student Discussion sits lower (26/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Instructional Leadership
82 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 92 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Peer Collaboration
62 / 100

0–69 · Lower end

2026 reporting-record median: 90 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Academic Press
72 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 89 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 27 topics and source details
P.S. 129 John H. Finley · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press7270–89 · Middle band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary AdvocateNot reportedNot reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary TeacherNot reportedNot reported
Classroom Behavior380–69 · Lower end
Conflict Resolution670–69 · Lower end
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction8270–89 · Middle band
Early Childhood InstructionNot reportedNot reported
Guidance7570–89 · Middle band
Inclusive Learning Environment9290–100 · Higher end
Innovation and Collective Responsibility350–69 · Lower end
Instructional Leadership8270–89 · Middle band
Outreach to Parents9790–100 · Higher end
Peer Collaboration620–69 · Lower end
Preventing Bullying440–69 · Lower end
Program Coherence660–69 · Lower end
Quality of Professional Development7770–89 · Middle band
Quality of Student Discussion260–69 · Lower end
Safety9390–100 · Higher end
School Commitment7370–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services7870–89 · Middle band
Social-Emotional470–69 · Lower end
Strong Core InstructionNot reportedNot reported
Strong RelationshipsNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Influence490–69 · Lower end
Teacher-Principal Trust7870–89 · Middle band
Teacher-Teacher Trust670–69 · Lower end
Two-Way CommunicationNot reportedNot reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 05M129

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 205cdbbcff8c323f2b07345fea70a4740b58a10d1a0fc2f390b42eea35808a29

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

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