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Junior High School 218 James Peter Sinnott

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Junior High School 218 James Peter Sinnott is an urban public school in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 306 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.3:1. Its teachers have had 42 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

306 Students

33 Teachers

370 Fountain Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11208 View local requests

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Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Junior High School 218 James Peter Sinnott Demographics

91%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

97%

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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Junior High School 218 James Peter Sinnott

$33,489

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

111

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Junior High School 218 James Peter Sinnott has received support from 79 individuals from New York and 32 individuals out-of-state.

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Junior High School 218 James Peter Sinnott

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