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It is also important for students to strive for something and they absolute strive to be on our class's wall of fame.\r\n\r\nFilm can get very expensive and it is so greatly appreciated that you helped purchase 100 pieces of Fuji Film. They should absolutely last all of next school year and ensure that the \"Wall of Fame\" continues to be a part of my classroom routine.","fullyFundedDate":1779046323472,"projectUrl":"project/wall-of-fame/10274150/","projectTitle":"Wall of Fame","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Belfus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4928730_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1523167215903","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msbelfus"},{"teacherId":3380078,"projectId":10189999,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the incredible support you have given my students as they make their \"Final Push\" towards the end of the school year. 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About this school
Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District.
It serves 906 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Its teachers have had 1,855 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 8
906 Students
48 Teachers
11061 Knights RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
54%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Jun 5, 2026
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Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School
$660,624
raised using DonorsChoose
1,855
projects
funded
64
teachers
funded
3,773
donors
280
projects
for
basic supplies
327
projects for
technology
280
projects for
books
89
projects
for
art supplies
Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School has received support from
1,144 individuals from Pennsylvania and
2,629 individuals out-of-state.