Lafayette Street Elementary School St James Annex in Newark, New Jersey on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Lafayette Street Elementary School St James Annex is a public school in Newark, New Jersey that is part of Newark Public Schools. Its teachers have had 14 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades Not specified

# of students unavailable

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187 Elm Street

Newark, NJ 07105 View local requests

https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/laf/annex/

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

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

Lafayette Street Elementary School St James Annex Teachers on DonorsChoose

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Lafayette Street Elementary School St James Annex Demographics

77%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

91%

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.

Lafayette Street Elementary School St James Annex Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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