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Fort Montgomery Elementary School

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Fort Montgomery Elementary School is a town public school in Fort Montgomery, New York that is part of Highland Falls-ft Montgmry SD. It serves 187 students in grades Pre-K - 2 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.4:1. Its teachers have had 16 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 2

187 Students

14 Teachers

895 Route 9W

Fort Montgomery, NY 10922 View local requests

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Fort Montgomery Elementary School Demographics

57%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

47%

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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Fort Montgomery Elementary School

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projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Fort Montgomery Elementary School has received support from 36 individuals from New York and 10 individuals out-of-state.

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