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Lincoln Avenue Elementary School

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Lincoln Avenue Elementary School is a suburban public school in Orange, New Jersey that is part of Orange Public Schools. It serves 708 students in grades K - 7 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.6:1. Its teachers have had 75 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 7

708 Students

56 Teachers

216 Lincoln Ave

Orange, NJ 07050 View local requests

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Lincoln Avenue Elementary School Demographics

67%

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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Lincoln Avenue Elementary School

$58,921

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

395

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Lincoln Avenue Elementary School has received support from 182 individuals from New Jersey and 213 individuals out-of-state.

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Lincoln Avenue Elementary School

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