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About this school
Barack Obama Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Hempstead, New York that is part of Hempstead Union Free Sd.
It serves 440 students
in grades 1 - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
Its teachers have had 664 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
97%
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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Last updated Apr 6, 2026
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Barack Obama Elementary School
$223,893
raised using DonorsChoose
664
projects
funded
38
teachers
funded
817
donors
96
projects
for
basic supplies
120
projects for
technology
87
projects for
books
7
projects
for
art supplies
Barack Obama Elementary School has received support from
589 individuals from New York and
228 individuals out-of-state.
