Martin Luther King Junior High School in Hastings On Hudson, New York on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Martin Luther King Junior High School is a suburban public school in Hastings On Hudson, New York that is part of Greenburgh-graham Ufsd. It serves 51 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 2.8:1. Its teachers have had 11 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Not specified

51 Students

18 Teachers

1 S Broadway

Hastings On Hudson, NY 10706 View local requests

http://www.greenburghgraham.org

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

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

Martin Luther King Junior High School Teachers on DonorsChoose

Ms. Hirsch

Mrs. Whiting

Ms. stroh

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Martin Luther King Junior High School Demographics

34%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

84%

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.

Martin Luther King Junior High School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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