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About this school
Enrico Fermi School Perf Arts is
a suburban public school
in Yonkers, New York that is part of Yonkers Public Schools.
It serves 786 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
Its teachers have had 472 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
786 Students
50 Teachers
27 Poplar StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Enrico Fermi School Perf Arts
$134,667
raised using DonorsChoose
472
projects
funded
43
teachers
funded
630
donors
60
projects
for
basic supplies
98
projects for
technology
88
projects for
books
27
projects
for
art supplies
Enrico Fermi School Perf Arts has received support from
351 individuals from New York and
279 individuals out-of-state.