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Gidney Avenue Memorial School is
an urban public school
in Newburgh, New York that is part of Newburgh Enlarged City Sd.
It serves 788 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
Its teachers have had 804 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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87%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Gidney Avenue Memorial School
$289,027
raised using DonorsChoose
804
projects
funded
74
teachers
funded
932
donors
109
projects
for
basic supplies
122
projects for
technology
118
projects for
books
64
projects
for
art supplies
Gidney Avenue Memorial School has received support from
558 individuals from New York and
374 individuals out-of-state.