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Community High School - Social Justice

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Community High School - Social Justice is an urban public school in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 185 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.0:1. Its teachers have had 127 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

185 Students

23 Teachers

350 Gerard Ave

Bronx, NY 10451 View local requests

https://www.cssjbronx.org/

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Community High School - Social Justice Demographics

94%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

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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Community High School - Social Justice

$86,213

raised using DonorsChoose

127

projects funded

teachers funded

293

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

Community High School - Social Justice has received support from 145 individuals from New York and 148 individuals out-of-state.

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Community High School - Social Justice

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