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Essex Street Academy

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Essex Street Academy is an urban public school in New York, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 366 students in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Its teachers have had 88 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades 9 - 12

366 Students

26 Teachers

350 Grand St

New York, NY 10002 View local requests

http://www.essexstreetacademy.org

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Essex Street Academy Demographics

74%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

65%

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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Essex Street Academy

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teachers funded

602

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projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Essex Street Academy has received support from 347 individuals from New York and 255 individuals out-of-state.

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