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About this school
A School Without Walls is
an urban public school
in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 136 students
in grades 9 - 10.
Its teachers have had 6 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
74%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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A School Without Walls
$3,599
raised using DonorsChoose
6
projects
funded
5
teachers
funded
14
donors
1
project for
technology
1
project for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
A School Without Walls has received support from
8 individuals from New York and
6 individuals out-of-state.
