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Obviously, with a class size of almost 30, I should have known it was gonna be far larger than any of my previous classroom rugs, but I specifically chose this rug because it had enough 'smiley faces' aka spots for each student in my class. Thankfully, after so many years of teaching, I have learned that a classroom rug needs to accommodate every student, as well as provide them with their own personal space and this rug does! 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John Barry Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District.
It serves 468 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
Its teachers have had 1,524 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 14, 2025
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John Barry Elementary School
$438,789
raised using DonorsChoose
1,524
projects
funded
72
teachers
funded
1,632
donors
203
projects
for
basic supplies
158
projects for
technology
224
projects for
books
75
projects
for
art supplies
John Barry Elementary School has received support from
954 individuals from Pennsylvania and
678 individuals out-of-state.