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Byron - Bergen Elementary School

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Byron - Bergen Elementary School is a rural public school in Bergen, New York that is part of Byron - Bergen Central School District. It serves 448 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.4:1. Its teachers have had 77 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

448 Students

43 Teachers

6917 West Bergen Rd

Bergen, NY 14416 View local requests

https://www.bbschools.org/WelcometoElem.aspx

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Byron - Bergen Elementary School Demographics

55%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Byron - Bergen Elementary School

$36,456

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

179

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Byron - Bergen Elementary School has received support from 127 individuals from New York and 52 individuals out-of-state.

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Byron - Bergen Elementary School

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