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About this school
Gardnertown Fund Magnet School is
a suburban public school
in Newburgh, New York that is part of Newburgh Enlarged City Sd.
It serves 611 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
Its teachers have had 48 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 - 5
611 Students
49 Teachers
6 Plattekill TpkeContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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76%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Gardnertown Fund Magnet School
$16,668
raised using DonorsChoose
48
projects
funded
9
teachers
funded
93
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
4
projects for
technology
10
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Gardnertown Fund Magnet School has received support from
75 individuals from New York and
18 individuals out-of-state.
