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MS 129 ACADEMY FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP

PublicRegularGrades 6–8
BRONX, New York · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students245
Student:Teacher8.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch95%
Title INo
MS 129 ACADEMY FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP
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Neighbourhood — who lives here

Median Household Income
2019-2023
$22,791
US median $74,580
Poverty Rate
2019-2023
31%
US avg 12.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
2019-2023
18%
US avg 35%
Unemployment Rate
2019-2023
9.4%
US avg 3.5%
Median Gross Rent
2019-2023
$1,361
Rent Burden (30%+ of income)
2019-2023
64%
US avg ~30%
Foreign-Born Residents
2019-2023
29%
US avg 13.7%
Single-Parent Households
2019-2023
32%
US avg ~26%

Environment & safety around the school

Toxic Release Sites (1 mi)
2024
4
Worth investigating
Toxic Release Sites (5 mi)
2024
55
Nearest Brownfield
<1 mile
0.2:1
2180 PROSPECT AVE
Nearest Superfund Site
6.1:1
QUANTA RESOURCES
Water: Health Violations (10yr)
11
KINGSTON CENTER AN0
Water: Acute Violations (10yr)
0
Last: 2023-10-29
Air Quality: PM2.5
1.6 mi
6.4:1
EPA std 9 μg/m³
Served by
N/A
KINGSTON CENTER AN0

Neighbourhood demographics are for the census tract containing the school and may not reflect the student body exactly (students can live in adjacent tracts). Environmental proximity is informational — none of these metrics mean the school itself is unsafe. Sources: US Census ACS 5-year, EPA Superfund NPL, EPA TRI, EPA Brownfields, EPA SDWIS, EPA AQS.